Developer’s Guide to Collections in Microsoft® .NET

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