Ebook: C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET

C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET introduces Microsoft's extensions to the C++ syntax that allow you to target the common language runtime the key to the heart of the .NET 3.0 platform. In 12 no-fluff chapters, Microsoft insider Gordon Hogenson takes you into the core of the C++/CLI language and explains both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. Compilable code samples illustrate the syntax as simply as possible, and more elaborate code samples show how the new syntax might typically be used.

The book is a beginner's guide, but it assumes a familiarity with programming basics. And it concentrates on explaining the aspects of C++/CLI that make it the most powerful and fun language on the .NET Framework 3.0. As such, this book is ideal if you're thinking of migrating to C++/CLI from another language. By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough grounding in the core language elements together with the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a languages syntax and grammar.

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C++/CLI is arguably the most powerful language on the .NET 2.0 Platform, as it is the only one that gives developers the option to directly access their computer’s hardware from within the .NET managed code environment. As such it is ideal for the types of processor- and memory-intensive tasks for which C++ has traditionally been used.

This book gives developers – both the experienced and those who have only taken their first few steps – a small, fast-paced primer that will kick-start them into the world of C++/CLI. In twenty no-fluff chapters Microsoft insiders take readers into the heart of the C++/CLI language and explain both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. At the end of this short book readers will have a deep thorough grounding in the core language elements and the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a language’s syntax and grammar.

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C++/CLI is arguably the most powerful language on the .NET 2.0 Platform, as it is the only one that gives developers the option to directly access their computer’s hardware from within the .NET managed code environment. As such it is ideal for the types of processor- and memory-intensive tasks for which C++ has traditionally been used.

This book gives developers – both the experienced and those who have only taken their first few steps – a small, fast-paced primer that will kick-start them into the world of C++/CLI. In twenty no-fluff chapters Microsoft insiders take readers into the heart of the C++/CLI language and explain both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. At the end of this short book readers will have a deep thorough grounding in the core language elements and the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a language’s syntax and grammar.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiv
Introducing C++/CLI....Pages 1-10
A Quick Tour of the C++/CLI Language Features....Pages 11-28
Building C++/CLI Programs for the .NET Developer Platform with Visual C++....Pages 29-41
Object Semantics in C++/CLI....Pages 43-73
Fundamental Types: Strings, Arrays, and Enums....Pages 75-116
Classes and Structs....Pages 117-171
Features of a .NET Class....Pages 173-210
Inheritance....Pages 211-234
Interfaces....Pages 235-257
Exceptions, Attributes, and Reflection....Pages 259-284
Parameterized Functions and Types....Pages 285-316
Interoperability....Pages 317-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-412

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C++/CLI is arguably the most powerful language on the .NET 2.0 Platform, as it is the only one that gives developers the option to directly access their computer’s hardware from within the .NET managed code environment. As such it is ideal for the types of processor- and memory-intensive tasks for which C++ has traditionally been used.

This book gives developers – both the experienced and those who have only taken their first few steps – a small, fast-paced primer that will kick-start them into the world of C++/CLI. In twenty no-fluff chapters Microsoft insiders take readers into the heart of the C++/CLI language and explain both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. At the end of this short book readers will have a deep thorough grounding in the core language elements and the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a language’s syntax and grammar.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiv
Introducing C++/CLI....Pages 1-10
A Quick Tour of the C++/CLI Language Features....Pages 11-28
Building C++/CLI Programs for the .NET Developer Platform with Visual C++....Pages 29-41
Object Semantics in C++/CLI....Pages 43-73
Fundamental Types: Strings, Arrays, and Enums....Pages 75-116
Classes and Structs....Pages 117-171
Features of a .NET Class....Pages 173-210
Inheritance....Pages 211-234
Interfaces....Pages 235-257
Exceptions, Attributes, and Reflection....Pages 259-284
Parameterized Functions and Types....Pages 285-316
Interoperability....Pages 317-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-412
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