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Contents Listing

Introduction

Conventions Used in This Book



Syntax Differences

Case Sensitivity

Line Termination

Comments

Namespace Declaration and Usage

Variable Declaration

Variable Initialization

Declaring Function Parameters

Passing Function Parameters

Optional Parameters

Parameter Lists

Method Declaration

Returning Output Parameters

Program Startup

Exiting Programs/Methods/Loops

Member Scope

Static and Shared Methods

Classes Versus Modules

If Statements

Short-Circuiting

Conditional Statement

Properties and Indexers

Arrays

for Loops

For/Each Loops

Try/Catch Blocks

Attribute Usage

Control Characters

Type Comparison and Conversion



Object-Oriented Features

Inheritance Syntax

Method Overloading

Constructors and Field Initializers

Invoking Other Constructors

Invoking Base Constructors

Initializers

Hiding Base Class Members

Overriding Methods

Requiring/Preventing Inheritance

Declaring and Implementing Interfaces

Delegates and Events

Comparing Classes

String Comparisons



IDE Differences

AssemblyInfo.x

Default/Root Namespace

Startup Object

App.ico

Imports / using

COM References

Compiler Constants

Option Explicit, Option Strict, Option Compare

Errors and Warnings



Unique Language Features

Unsafe Blocks (C#)

using (C#)

Documentation Comments (C#)

Operator Overloading (C#)

Late Binding (VB)