Developer Reference

Build the skills to apply Microsoft .NET collections effectively

Put .NET collections to work—and manage issues with GUI data binding, threading, data querying, and storage. Led by a data collection expert, you''ll gain task-oriented guidance, exercises, and extensive code samples to tackle common problems and improve application performance. This one-stop reference is designed for experienced Microsoft Visual Basic and C# developers—whether you’re already using collections or just starting out.

Discover how to:

• Implement arrays, associative arrays, stacks, linked lists, and other collection types
• Apply built in .NET collection classes by learning their methods and properties
• Add enumerator, dictionary, and other .NET collection interfaces to your classes
• Query collections by writing simple to complex Microsoft LINQ statements
• Synchronize data across threads using built in .NET synchronization classes
• Enhance your custom collection classes with serialization support
• Use simple data binding to display collections in Windows Forms, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation