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C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 ??? Modern Cross-Platform Development

You're reading from   C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 ??? Modern Cross-Platform Development Create powerful applications with .NET Standard 2.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, and Entity Framework Core 2.0, using Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio Code

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Published in Nov 2017
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ISBN-13 9781788398077
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Title Page
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Preface
1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core! FREE CHAPTER 2. Part 1 – C# 7.1
3. Speaking C# 4. Controlling the Flow and Converting Types 5. Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions 6. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming 7. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes 8. Part 2 – .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0
9. Understanding and Packaging .NET Standard Types 10. Using Common .NET Standard Types 11. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization 12. Protecting Your Data and Applications 13. Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core 14. Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ 15. Improving Performance and Scalability Using Multitasking 16. Part 3 – App Models
17. Building Web Sites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages 18. Building Web Sites Using ASP.NET Core MVC 19. Building Web Services and Applications Using ASP.NET Core 20. Building Windows Apps Using XAML and Fluent Design 21. Building Mobile Apps Using XAML and Xamarin.Forms 22. Summary 23. Answers to the Test Your Knowledge Questions Index

Implementing interfaces


Interfaces are a way of connecting different types together to make new things. Think of them like the studs on top of LEGO™ bricks that allow them to "stick" together, or electrical standards for plugs and sockets.

If a type implements an interface, then it is making a promise to the rest of .NET that it supports a certain feature.

Common interfaces

Here are some common interfaces that your types might want to implement:

Interface

Method(s)

Description

IComparable

CompareTo (other)

This defines a comparison method that a type implements to order or sort its instances.

IComparer

Compare (first, second)

This defines a comparison method that a secondary type implements to order or sort instances of a primary type.

IDisposable

Dispose()

This defines a disposal method to release unmanaged resources more efficiently than waiting for a finalizer.

IFormattable

ToString (format, culture)

This defines a culture-aware method to format the value of an object into a string representation.

IFormatter...

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