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Visual Studio® 2010 and .NET 4

SIX-IN-ONE

Istvan Novak

Andras Velvart

Adam Granicz

Gyorgy BalassyAttila HajdrikMitchel Sellers

Gaston C. Hillar

Agnes Molnar

Joydip Kanjilal

WILEY

Wiley Publishing, Inc.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION xxxiii

CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF VISUAL STUDIO 3

Roots 4

The First Breakthrough: Visual Basic 4

Other Languages and Tools 4

Visual Studio 97 and 6.0 5

Visual Studio.NET 2002 and 2003 5

Visual Studio 2005 7



Changes in Editions 10

What's New in Visual Studio 2010 12

Shift to WPF 12

Summary 13

CHAPTER 2: VISUAL STUDIO Ul ENHANCEMENTS 15

Basic IDE Overview 15

Exploring the Start Page 15

Understanding Window Management 16

New Project Dialog Window 17

Creating New Projects in a New Way 19

Using the Add Reference Dialog Window 19

Using the Extension Manager 20

Exploring New Daily Development Features 20

Exploring the Code Editor Window 20

Code Navigation 22

Generate From Usage 24

Exploring the Visual Designers 25

WPF Designer 26

XML Schema Designer 27

New Tools for Architects 27

Summary 29

CHAPTER 3: VISUAL STUDIO CODE SNIPPETS 31

Understanding Code Snippets 32

Using Code Snippets 34

HTML, SQL, and JScript Code Snippets 37

Creating Code Snippets 38

Creating a Simple Code Snippet 38

The Code Snippet Fife Structure 41

Managing Code Snippets 51

The Code Snippet Manager 52

Code Snippet Storage 53

Adding and Removing Snippets 54

Importing Snippets 54

Advanced Code Snippet Features 56

Multiple Snippets in a File 56

Code Snippets in Other Languages 58

Building Online Code Snippet Providers 59

Snippet Editors 59

Export as Code Snippet Add-In 60

Snippet Designer 61

Snippet Editor 62

Summary 63

CHAPTER 4: VISUAL STUDIO TEMPLATES 65

The Role of Templates 66

Project Templates 67

Item Templates 69

Creating Templates 70

Creating a Simple Project Template 71

Creating a Simple Item Template 76

Template Storage Structure 81

Template Folders 82

The Template Manifest File 84

Customizing Templates 98

Template Parameters 98

Custom Template Parameters 99

Wizards 101

Deploying Templates 110

Exporting and Importing Templates 111

Creating a Template Installation Kit 114

Summary 125

CHAPTER 5: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE IDE 127

Window Management 128

Visual Studio Window Architecture 128

Tool Windows 131

Document Windows 132

Arranging Windows 134

Customizing Menus and Toolbars 138

The Customize Dialog 139

Adding Menus and Commands 140

Creating and Rearranging Toolbars 144

Context Sensitivity 145

IDE Configuration 145

The Options Dialog 145

Changes in Option Pages 147

Visual Studio Settings 150

Reducing Efforts with Keyboard Shortcuts 155

Command Routing and Command Contexts 155

Working with Keyboard Shortcuts 157

Working with Keyboard Mapping Schemes 160

Custom Start Pages 162

Creating Your First Custom Start Page 163

Changing the StartPage.xaml File 173

Accessing the Visual Studio Context 176

Accessing the Visual Studio Object Model 182

A Few More Points About Start Pages 186

Customizing the Toolbox 186

A Lap Around the Toolbox 186

Customizing Toolbox Tabs 189

Adding Items to the Toolbox 190

A Few More Points About Toolbox Customization 193

Visual Studio Gallery 193

Browsing the Visual Studio Gallery 194

Downloading and Installing Components 196

Adding Your Own Contributions to the Gallery 197

Working Together with the Community 198

Summary 198

CHAPTER 6: VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIBILITY 201

The Visual Studio Shell and Packages 202

Package Integration 203

Extensibility Out of the Box 204

Extending Visual Studio by Customization 204

Using Macros to Automate Common Tasks 208

Visual Studio Add-lns 209

Extensions with Visual Studio SDK 210

The Full Power of Extensibility 210

Visual Studio Package Development 211

Editor Extensibility 212

Creating Visual Studio Macros 213

Understanding the Structure of Macros 213

Using the Macros IDE 218

Recording and Developing Macros 221

Macro Samples 225

Creating Visual Studio Add-lns 229

Add-In Architecture 229

Creating a Simple Add-in 230

Using the Automation Model 239

Going on with Add-In Development 241

Visual Studio Packages in a Nutshell 242

Creating a Package with a Simple Menu Command 242

Debugging the Package 254

Extending the New Editor 255

Extending the Editor with the Managed Extensibility Framework 256

Editor Extensibility Points 258

Creating a Simple Classifier 250

Summary 275

CHAPTER 7: .NET FRAMEWORK VERSION HISTORY 279

Before the .NET Framework 279

Win/Win32 Programming in C 279

C++ Programming 280

Programming in Visual Basic 280

Programming in Delphi 281

COM Programming 281

The Origin and Goals of the .NET Framework 282

Evolution of the .NET Framework 283

.NET Framework 1.0 286






.NET Compact Framework 289

.NET Micro Framework 289

.NET Framework Architecture 289

Common Language Run-time (CLR) 290

Base Class Library 291

Services of the .NET Architecture 292

Main Benefits of the .NET Framework 293

Summary 294

CHAPTER 8: MODERN Ul FRAMEWORKS (WPF AND SILVERLIGHT) 297

The Importance of User Experience 297

Developers Are from Vulcan, Designers Are from Venus 299

A New Generation of Presentation Frameworks 301

The Ten Pillars of Silverlight 303

XAML 304

Tools for Working with Silverlight (and WPF) 313

Layout 315

Data Binding 322

Styles 330

Templates 332

Animations 341

Media 345

Networking 352

Other Features 355

Windows Presentation Foundation 359

WPF Features not Available in Silverlight 361

Choosing Between WPF and Silverlight 366

Designer - Developer Cooperation in Silverlight and WPF 367

A Common Solution Format 367

Blendability 368

Design Time Sample Data in Blend 369

SketchFlow 370

Triggers, Actions, and Behaviors 371

Model-View-ViewMode! Pattern 372

Summary 373

CHAPTER 9: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION (WCF) 375

WCF Versus ASMX Web Services 375

A Quick Look at SOA 376

Service 377

Service Provider 377

Service Consumer(s) 377

Service Registry 377

Service Contract 377

Service Proxy 378

Service Lease 378

Message 378

Service Description 378

Advertising and Discovery 378

Building Blocks of the WCF Architecture 378

Getting Started With WCF 381

Creating the WCF Service 382

Defining Data Contracts 386

Specifying the Binding Information 387

Hosting the WCF Service 388

Creating the Service Proxy 389

Creating the Service Client — The Service Consumer 391

Working with an Ajax-Enabled WCF Service 392

REST and WCF 394

Implementing a WCF Service Declaratively 394

Defining the Service Contract 395

Hosting the Service 396

Implementing the Service Logic Declaratively 396

Summary 398

CHAPTER 10: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET CORE FRAMEWORK 399

Changes in Common Language Run-time 400

In-Process Side-By-Side Execution 400

DLR Integration 402

Type Equivalence 411

Parallel Computing 415

The Challenge of Many-core Shift 416

The Microsoft Approach 418

Parallel LINQ 421

Task Parallel Library 428

Code Contracts 455

Managed Extensibility Framework 463

The Challenge 463

A Simple MEF Example 465

Basic MEF Concepts 471

Composition 477

A Few More Points on MEF 486

Summary 487

CHAPTER 11: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET WORKFLOW

FRAMEWORK 489

An Introduction to WF 4.0 490

The Workflow Design Surface 491

The Hello Workflow Application 492

Creating Flowcharts and Coded Workflows 499

Flowcharts in WF 4.0 500

Code-Only Workflows 505

Workflow Architecture 509

WorkflowApplication and Hosts 510

Activities 511

Extensions 512

Workflow Activity Model Changes 513

Workflow Activity Library 517

Primitive Activities 518

Flow Control Activities 518

Workflow Run-Time Activities 520

Flowchart-Specific Activities 521

Error-Handling Activities 522

Transaction-Handling Activities 523

Collection-Handling Activities 524

Messaging Activities 525

Using the Compensating Transaction Model 527

The ConferenceWorkflow Example 527

Implementing Cancellation, Confirmation, and Compensation 528

Cancellation 530

Compensation 530

Persistence and Human Interactions 532

The DomainNameWorkflow Project 533

Workflow Tracking 544

Workflow Services 551

Creating a Workflow Service 551

Using WorkflowServiceHost 553

Summary 562

CHAPTER 12: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET DATA FRAMEWORK 563

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) 563

LINQ Operators 564

LINQ Implementations 566

Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) 572

Entity Framework 573

Entity Framework Architecture 573

The Entity Data Source Control 579

Choosing Between LINQ to Entities and LINQ to SQL 579

Summary 579

CHAPTER 13: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET COMMUNICATION

FRAMEWORK 581

Enhancements in WCF Framework 3.5 581

Enhancements in WCF Framework 4.0 583

Simplified Configuration 583

Standard Endpoints 585

Discovery 586

REST Improvements 588

Routing Service 589

Summary 592

CHAPTER 14: .NET CHARTING COMPONENTS 593

Creating Charts 594

Creating a Simple Chart 594

Adding Data to the Chart Programmatically 598

Adding Charts to WPF Applications 603

Using Chart Controls 605

Elements of a Chart 606

The Chart Class 607

Chart Types 609

Chart Coordinate System 617

Three-Dimensional Charts

Appearance of Chart Elements

Axes and Related Chart Elements

Data Points

Advanced Chart ManipulationAnnotations

Binding Data to Series

The DataManipulator class

More Chart Manipulations

Summary

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CHAPTER 15: ASP.NET VERSION HISTORY 653

Development of the Web and Web Development 653

Enter ASP 654

EnterASP.NET 655

ASP.NET Version History 657

ASP.NET 1.0 659

ASP.NET 1.1 659

ASP.NET 2.0 659

ASP.NET 3.0 664

ASP.NET 3.5 665

ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 667

ASP.NET 4.0 667

Summary 668

CHAPTER 16: ASP.NET CHARTING CONTROLS 669

Creating Charts 670

Adding a Chart Control to a Page 670

Setting up Charts in an Event Handler Method 674

Binding Data to the Chart 676

Rendering ASP.NET Charts 679

Image URL Rendering 680

Using Charts with Legacy Web Sites 683

Binary Stream Rendering 684

Chart State Management 688

Saving Chart State 688

Advanced Chart State Management 690

User Interactivity 694

Using Tooltips 694

Handling Clicks on Data Points 696

Interactivity With Ajax 697

A Few More Points on User Interactivity 709

Summary 709

CHAPTER 17: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA 711

Creating a New Dynamic Data Web Site 711

Working Against a Data Model 711

Displaying Data from Existing Tables 716

Creating Simple CRUD Applications 718

Creating a Dynamic Data Application for Master-Detail Relationships 725

Working to Modify Implementation to Fit Business Needs 730

Understanding Dynamic Data's Structure 730

Customizing the Look and Feel 732

Working with Page Templates 735

Working with Field Templates 738

Working with Entity Templates 741

Working with Filter Templates 744

Creating Custom Pages 746

Customizing Validations 747

Summary 750

CHAPTER 18: ASP.NET MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER (MVC) 751

Introduction to MVC 752

Similar Design Patterns 753

Microsoft and the Web Platform 753

What Is Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2? 754

Extensibility in MVC 760

Creating an MVC 2 Application 761

The Project Structure 763

How Does it Work? 764

Adding New MVC 2 Pages 771

Create a Database 771

Create a Model 772

Listing Books 773

Adding Book Actions 779

Customization in MVC 2 790

Model Binding 790

Validation 795

Ul Customization 804

Routing Details 816

Controller Factory 816

Influencing the Execution Flow 817

Authorization 819

Action and Result Filtering 821

Exception Filtering 822

ActionResult 822

Testing with MVC 2 824

Refactoring AcmeLibrary 824

Creating and Running Unit Tests 831

A Few More Points on MVC 2 834

Areas 834

Metadata Providers 834

Value Providers 834

Model Binders 835

Child Actions 835

Asynchronous Controllers 835

Summary 835

CHAPTER 19: ASP.NET AJAX IMPROVEMENTS 837

Understanding Ajax 838

The XMLHttpRequest Object 839

ASP.NET and Ajax 840

Using the ASP.NET Ajax Server Controls 841

Refactoring the Framework Libraries 844

Using the Microsoft CDN 846

Using the Microsoft Ajax Library 848

Working with DOM Elements 852

The Script Loader 855

Client-Side Data Binding with Templates 859

Advanced Data-Binding Scenarios 872

Working with Server-Side Data 878

Summary 892

CHAPTER 20: ASP.NET AJAX CONTROL TOOLKIT AND JQUERY 893

First Look at the Ajax Control Toolkit 894

Installing the Ajax Control Toolkit 894

Creating a Simple Web Application with the Toolkit 896

Using the Controls of the Toolkit 908

New Server Controls 915

Control Extenders 938

Animations 957

The jQuery Library 962

"Hello, World" with jQuery 963

Selectors and Filters 965

Chaining and Utility Functions 970

Eventing Model and Event Handlers 971

Visual Effects and Animations 975

jQuery Ajax Features 976

Summary

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CHAPTER 21: HISTORY OF VISUAL BASIC

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The Roots of Visual Basic 982

Structured and Unstructured BASIC 982

Moving to "Visual" 984

Visual Basic in the 1990s 985

Visual Basic in the .NET Framework 986

Design Goals and Debates 986

Visual Basic .NET (7.0) and .NET 2003 (7.1) 987

Visual Basic 2005 (8.0) 989

Visual Basic 2008 (9.0) 997

Summary 1005

CHAPTER 22: VISUAL BASIC 10.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS 1007

New Productivity-Improving Syntax 1008

Implicit Line Continuation 1008

Auto-Implemented Properties 1010

Collection Initializers 1012

Multiline Lambda Expressions 1018

Working with Dynamic Objects 1020Late Binding in Visual Basic 2010 1021

Accessing an IronPython Library 1023

Variance 1026

Type Substitution 1026

Variance in Visual Basic 2010 1029

A Few More Points on Variance 1033

Summary 1038

CHAPTER 23: HISTORY OF C# 1041

The Evolution of C# 1041

Design Goals 1042

Short History 1042

Implementations 1043

C# 1.0 1044

Type System 1044

Memory Management 1045

Syntactic Sugar 1046

C# 1.1 1047

C# 2.0 1047

Generic Types 1048

Partial Types 1050

Static Classes 1051

Iterators 1052

Anonymous Methods 1052

Delegate Inference 1053

Delegate Covariance and Contravariance 1053

Nullable Types 1054

Property Accessors 1055

Null-Coalesce Operator 1056

Namespace Aliases 1056

C# 3.0 1056

Local Variable Type Inference 1057

Extension Methods 1057

Anonymous Types 1058

Lambda Expressions 1059

Query Expressions 1060

Expression Trees 1061

Automatic Properties 1062

Object Initializers 1062

Collection Intializers 1063

Partial Methods 1°63

Summary 1064

CHAPTER 24: C# 4.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS 1065

Pains with Interoperability 1066

Creating the PainWithOffice Application 1066

Frustrating Issues 1069

Remove the Pain 1070

Dynamic Lookup 1072

Dynamic Binding 1°72

The dynamic Type 1073

Dynamic Operations 1074

The Dynamic Language Run-time 1077

Named and Optional Parameters 1078

Using Optional Parameters 1079

Using Named Parameters 1081

Overload Resolution 1082

COM-Specific Interoperability Features 1084

Dynamic Import 1084

Omitting ref from Parameters 1084

Indexed Properties 1085

Compiling Without PIAs 1086

Variance 1087

Type Substitution 1087

Bird's-Eye View of Variance 1089

Variance in C# 4.0 1090

A Few More Points on Variance 1094

Summary 1099

CHAPTER 25: VISUAL F# AND THE OTHER .NET LANGUAGES 1103

A Brief History of F# 1104

F# at First Glance 1105

Trying Things Out with F# 1106

Understanding Syntax 1107

Your First F# Project 1112

Programming with F# 1113

Namespaces and Modules 1113

Attributes 1115

Literals and Bindings 1115

Expressions 1120

Values and F# Types 1124

Type Augmentations 1137

Computation Expressions 1138

Sequences 1141

Range Expressions 1143

Sequence Expressions 1143

Asynchronous Workflows 1144

Pattern Matching 1146

Active Patterns 1149

Exceptions 1154

Units of Measure 1157

Lazy Computations 1159

Quotations 116°

Working with Database Queries 1161

A Larger Application in F# 1163

The Ast Module 1164

The Language Module 1164

The Evaluator Module 1166

The FunctionPlotter Module H67

Running the Function Plotter 1170

Other .NET Languages 1170

IronRuby 1170

IronPython 1170

Summary

INDEX 1173

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