Visual Studio 2010 and.net 4

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1 Visual Studio 2010 and.net 4 SIX-IN-ONE Istvan Novak Andras Velvart Adam Granicz Gyorgy Balassy Attila Hajdrik Mitchel Sellers Gaston C. Hillar Agnes Molnar Joydip Kanjilal WILEY Wiley Publishing, Inc.

2 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 Visual Studio.NET 2002 and Visual Studio Visual Studio Visual Studio Changes in Editions 10 What's New in Visual Studio 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 Developer The Origin and Goals of the.net Framework 282 Evolution of the.net Framework 283.NET Framework NET Framework NET Framework NET Framework NET Framework NET Framework 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 - Cooperation in Silverlight and WPF 367 A Common Solution Format 367 Blendability 368 Design Time Sample Data in Blend 369

7 The 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 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

8 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 The Workflow Design Surface 491 The Hello Workflow Application 492 Creating Flowcharts and Coded Workflows 499 Flowcharts in WF 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

9 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 Enhancements in WCF Framework 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

10 Three-Dimensional Charts Appearance of Chart Elements Axes and Related Chart Elements Data Points Advanced Chart Manipulation Annotations Binding Data to Series The DataManipulator class More Chart Manipulations Summary 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 ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 667 ASP.NET 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

11 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

12 Customization in MVC 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 Refactoring AcmeLibrary 824 Creating and Running Unit Tests 831 A Few More Points on MVC 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

13 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 977 isip»"j^^s^ipsisfii f Ifllllllfiflil' CHAPTER 21: HISTORY OF VISUAL BASIC 981 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 1020 Late Binding in Visual Basic Accessing an IronPython Library 1023

14 Variance 1026 Type Substitution 1026 Variance in Visual Basic 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# Type System 1044 Memory Management 1045 Syntactic Sugar 1046 C# C# 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# 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

15 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 The dynamic Type 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# 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

16 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 Running the Function Plotter 1170 Other.NET Languages 1170 IronRuby 1170 IronPython 1170 Summary H67 INDEX 1173