Description of each .NET Framwork Classes

Don Wash

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Jul 3, 2004, 10:06:59 AM7/3/04

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Hi All!

I'm new to .NET and I've made a few searches on the net and finally found
that the key to understand Microsoft .NET development process is to
understand Microsoft .NET Framework classes and each of their purposes. It
doesn't matter what language I use (either VB.NET, C#, or any other
languages).

So I'm just wondering if you could point me out the websites OR books that
explain each of the .NET Framwork Classes in detail?

Many thanks in advance!

Don

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

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Jul 3, 2004, 10:41:08 AM7/3/04

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* "Don Wash" <d...@wash.com> scripsit:

You will find the documentation of the classes here:

<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/cpref_start.asp>

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Don Wash

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Jul 3, 2004, 10:49:40 AM7/3/04

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Hi Herfried!

Thanks for the reply. Obviously there are quite a few classes under .NET
Framework for various purposes. Can you give me any tips on memorizing all
of them? Obviously it is hard to swallow all at once. Do you have any
methodology to remember them all? If so please share.

Cheers,
Don

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Chua Wen Ching

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Jul 3, 2004, 10:56:01 AM7/3/04

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Hi Herfried K. Wagner,

You might want to check this. There is no explanation, but you can roughly see what are the classes within .NET Framework itself.

Anakrino
http://www.saurik.com/net/exemplar/

Reflector for .NET
http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/

Hope it helps. Good Luck!

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Chua Wen Ching :)

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

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Jul 3, 2004, 11:06:32 AM7/3/04

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* "Don Wash" <d...@wash.com> scripsit:

> Thanks for the reply. Obviously there are quite a few classes under .NET
> Framework for various purposes. Can you give me any tips on memorizing all
> of them? Obviously it is hard to swallow all at once. Do you have any
> methodology to remember them all? If so please share.

I simply don't remember all of them. Instead, I know where to find what
in the .NET Framework (namespaces containing the classes) and then have
look at the namespace using MSDN documentation or object browser (inside
the IDE).

Chua Wen Ching

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Jul 3, 2004, 11:31:01 AM7/3/04

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Hi Don Wash,

I agree with Herfried. It is kind of impossible to memorize all. First of all, you don't use everything.

If you can't remember the classes, check for msdn.

Hope it helps.

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Chua Wen Ching :)

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Cindy Winegarden

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Jul 3, 2004, 11:28:41 AM7/3/04

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Don Wash <d...@wash.com> wrote:
> ... websites OR books

> that explain each of the .NET Framwork Classes in detail?

Hi Don,

For books try "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Class Library Reference Volumes
1-4: System" (ISBN 0735615551) and "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Class
Library Reference Volume 5: System.Web" (ISBN 073561816X). These books are
large and expensive but provide an easy way to work through the framework in
a systematic way.

You'll also find basic information in the Object Browser, but to me the best
part is how you can see the hierarchy in the tree on the left.

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Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.wi...@mvps.org www.cindywinegarden.com

ZAky

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Jul 6, 2004, 11:40:02 AM7/6/04

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Try Webmartix class browser tool
ZAky

Sriram Krishnan

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Jul 17, 2004, 10:00:52 AM7/17/04

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You could also try out http://www.msdn.com

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Sriram Krishnan
Microsoft Student Ambassador
http://www.,dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sriram
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