.Net Framework 4.5 Expert Programming Cookbook

Table of Contents

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Core .NET Recipes
• Introduction
• Implementing the validation logic using the Repository pattern
• Creating a custom validation attribute by extending the validation data annotation
• Using XML to generate a localized validation message
• Extending the validation attribute for localization
• Creating custom attributes
• Processing custom attributes via reflection
• Using asynchronous file I/O for directory-to-directory copy
• Accessing JSON using dynamic programming

• Chapter 2: Application Events and Windows Forms
• Introduction
• Creating an event that can have generic values as payload
• Creating a table layout that can dynamically add or remove rows based on the size of the collection
• Creating DataGridView dynamically
• Creating a video player using DirectX and Windows Forms

• Chapter 3: Threading and Parallel Programming
• Introduction
• Creating a shared resource
• Handling Producer-Consumer race conditions
• Handling background threads in Windows Forms
• Handling threads in WPF
• Using parallel programming to make bulk image processing faster
• Chaining two parallelized bulk image processing operations

• Chapter 4: ASP.NET Recipes – I
• Introduction
• Creating a user registration page using HTML5 controls
• Saving a draft of a user registration page using HTML5 client storage
• Binding objects to controls using strongly-typed data controls
• Implementing communication between an ASPX page and a Silverlight application

• Chapter 5: ADO.NET Recipes
• Introduction
• Saving large files (BLOB) in MS SQL Server using ADO.NET
• Retrieving large files (BLOB) from SQL Server using ADO.NET
• Using transactions to maintain database consistency when saving multiple files
• Using DataSet to modify custom XML configuration files

• Chapter 6: WCF Recipes
• Introduction
• Implementing custom binding in WCF
• Creating a WCF REST service
• Handling exceptions using FaultContract and FaultException
• Uploading files using Stream
• Securing a service using role-based security

• Chapter 7: WPF Recipes
• Introduction
• Implementing the Model and Repository patterns
• Implementing View Model
• Implementing View commands and binding data to View
• Using the live data shaper for live sorting
• Playing videos using MediaElement
• Using Ribbon control to display the video player controls

• Chapter 8: ASP.NET Recipes – II
• Introduction
• Preventing cross-site injection using the anti-XSS library
• Adding Google Map functionality using Map Helper
• Third-party authentication of users using Google
• Implementing unobtrusive validation

• Chapter 9: Silverlight Recipes
• Introduction
• Using Pivot control to present asset data
• Accessing webcams
• Using client-side storage for saving a draft of the user registration data

• Chapter 10: Entity Framework Recipes
• Introduction
• Joining two entities using LINQ
• Uploading files using Entity Framework and stored procedures
• Managing connections manually for long-running tasks
• Using functions that return tables as return values

• Index