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C++/CLI Primer

For .NET Development

Apress

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  • A unique short book on the Microsoft C++/CLI language

  • C++/CLI supersedes older Managed Extensions for C++

  • A primer for Microsoft .NET application developers

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 1-2
  3. Words of Agreement

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 3-4
  4. Unmanaged Programming Brief

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 5-5
  5. Managed Programming Brief

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 7-8
  6. What Is C++\CLI?

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 9-10
  7. Types and Object Creation

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 11-12
  8. Primitive Types Mapping

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 13-15
  9. User-Defined Value Types

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 17-18
  10. Reference Types

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 19-20
  11. Garbage Collection Intro

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 21-22
  12. Declaring and Consuming a Managed Class

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 23-26
  13. Boxing/Unboxing

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 27-29
  14. Object Destruction

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 31-38
  15. Scope of a Managed Object

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 39-40
  16. Mixed Mode

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 41-43
  17. Equality and Identity

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 45-46
  18. Abstract Classes

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 47-48
  19. Nullptr

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 49-50
  20. Declaring Properties

    • Vivek Ragunathan
    Pages 51-56

About this book

Enter a world of hardcore back-end, server-side enterprise programming on the .NET platform. This book presents some of the important aspects of the C++/CLI language that often become a barrier preventing programmers from exploring further. The C++/CLI Primer is a powerful but compact book that will guide you through that barrier.

Many of today's complex transactions and enterprise applications count on C++/CLI. Visual Studio 2015 and earlier versions support C++/CLI if you program using an IDE. C++/CLI is unattractive, clumsy, and hard when compared to other modern languages that run on the .NET platform. That's because it is powerful. Like light that can be viewed as a wave or particle, C++/CLI can be exercised as an unmanaged or managed or actually as the sandwich language to do mixed mode programming, which is its real power. That's also why it is unique.






What You'll Learn
  • Discover C++/CLI and why is it used in .NET programming
  • Work with types, primitive types, object creation, and managed and abstract classes
  • Use abstract classes in C++/CLI
  • Harness the power of nullptre
  • Implement code that uses boxing/unboxing
  • Use equality/identity, properties, enums, strings, arrays, and more



Who This Book Is For


Experienced Microsoft .NET application developers, familiar with .NET framework and C++.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • San Jose, USA

    Vivek Ragunathan

About the author

Vivek Ragunathan has extensive experience in architecting, re-architecting, designing and implementing large- scale backend/web applications.  He is skillful in object oriented design, programming and methodologies. He thoughtfully borrows and applies functional programming concepts.  Vivek has experience in .NET, C#, Java, C++, JavaScript, Python, Scala.

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Buying options

eBook USD 14.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 22.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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