Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days

Creating a C# Program ......................................................................................770

Naming Your Source Files ............................................................................771

Executing a C# Program ..............................................................................771

Compiling C# Source Code ..........................................................................772

The C# Compiler and the .NET Runtime ....................................................773

Your First C# Program ........................................................................................773

Displaying Basic Information ............................................................................774

C# and the Web ..................................................................................................776

Summary ............................................................................................................778

Q&A ....................................................................................................................778

Workshop ............................................................................................................779

Quiz ..............................................................................................................779

Exercises ........................................................................................................779

BONUSWEEKINREVIEW 781

APPENDIXAASCII Character Chart 783

APPENDIXBC/C++ Reserved Words 789

APPENDIXCWorking with Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers 793

The Decimal Number System ............................................................................793

The Binary System ............................................................................................794

The Hexadecimal System ..................................................................................794

APPENDIXDPortability Issues 797

The ANSI Standard ......................................................................................797

The ANSI Keywords ....................................................................................798

Case Sensitivity ............................................................................................798

Portable Characters ........................................................................................800

Guaranteeing ANSI Compatibility ....................................................................800

Avoiding the ANSI Standard ..............................................................................801

Using Portable Numeric Variables ......................................................................801

Maximum and Minimum Values ..................................................................803

Classifying Numbers ....................................................................................809

Converting a Character’s Case: A Portability Example ................................814

Portable Structures and Unions ..........................................................................815

Word Alignment ............................................................................................815

Reading and Writing Structures ....................................................................816

Using Non-ANSI Features in Portable Programs ........................................817

ANSI Standard Header Files ........................................................................820

Summary ............................................................................................................820

Q&A ....................................................................................................................820

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