Here is a fast-paced primer that kick-starts developers into the world of C++/CLI. Twenty no-fluff chapters by Microsoft insiders delve into the heart of the language and explain how the language elements work, and how Microsoft intends them to be used.

C++/CLI is arguably the most powerful language on the .NET 2.0 Platform, as it is the only one that gives developers the option to directly access their computer's hardware from within the .NET managed code environment. As such it is ideal for the types of processor- and memory-intensive tasks for which C++ has traditionally been used. This book gives developers both new and experienced a small, fast-paced primer that kick-starts 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.

The only short, fast-paced C++/CLI beginner's guide to C++/CLI available Written by Microsoft insiders, edited C++ guru Stan Lippman, and reviewed for accuracy by the same experts that built the C++/CLI language Teaches everything you need to know to begin confidently exploring C++/CLI and building fully-functional applications

Autorentext
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.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt
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.