This book gives developers - both the experienced and those who have only taken their first few steps - a small, fast-paced primer that will kick-start them into the world of C++/CLI. In twenty no-fluff chapters Microsoft insiders take readers into the heart of the C++/CLI language and explain both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. At the end of this short book readers will have a deep thorough grounding in the core language elements and the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a language's syntax and grammar.

Auteur

Gordon Hogenson is the manager responsible for the Visual C++ documentation, has worked as a technical writer and testing engineer for Visual C++, C# and other Microsoft products for nine years. He has avid interests in many diverse fields, including botany and organic gardening, chemistry, physics, metaphysics and philosophy.

Résumé

C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET introduces Microsoft's extensions to the C++ syntax that allow you to target the common language runtime the key to the heart of the .NET 3.0 platform. In 12 no-fluff chapters, Microsoft insider Gordon Hogenson takes you into the core of the C++/CLI language and explains both how the language elements work and how Microsoft intends them to be used. Compilable code samples illustrate the syntax as simply as possible, and more elaborate code samples show how the new syntax might typically be used.

The book is a beginner's guide, but it assumes a familiarity with programming basics. And it concentrates on explaining the aspects of C++/CLI that make it the most powerful and fun language on the .NET Framework 3.0. As such, this book is ideal if you're thinking of migrating to C++/CLI from another language. By the end of this book, you'll have a thorough grounding in the core language elements together with the confidence to explore further that comes from a solid understanding of a languages syntax and grammar.

Contenu
Introducing C++/CLI.- A Quick Tour of the C++/CLI Language Features.- Building C++/CLI Programs for the .NET Developer Platform with Visual C++.- Object Semantics in C++/CLI.- Fundamental Types: Strings, Arrays, and Enums.- Classes and Structs.- Features of a .NET Class.- Inheritance.- Interfaces.- Exceptions, Attributes, and Reflection.- Parameterized Functions and Types.- Interoperability.