.NET Compact Framework Programming with C# (Microsoft .NET Development Series) b

.NET Compact Framework Programming with C# is the definitive tutorial and reference for the .NET Compact Framework (CF). It shows you how to transfer your skills and your code to the Pocket PC 2003 and other mobile and embedded smart devices.

Authors Paul Yao and David Durant draw upon their years of research and experience with members of the Microsoft .NET CF team to show you exactly how the best CF programming gets done in C#. This is the only book a programmer needs to master the art of CF coding. Throughout the book, sample code and examples illustrate best practices and programming techniques. In addition, the companion Web site includes able code for all these examples, along with a set of development tools to help you with your CF development projects.

The authors expertly zero in on what programmers need to understand for successful smart device programming, including:

Garbage Collection in the .NET Compact FrameworkControls and supported Properties, Methods, and Events (PMEs)Custom controls with Windows Forms Designer supportUsing Platform Invoke (P/Invoke)Simple and complex data binding and the DataGrid controlProgramming with ADO.NET data classesSynchronizing SQL Server CE with SQL Server 2000 databasesCreating graphical output, including font and printing coding tricksDifferences between the standard desktop framework and the CF

.NET Compact Framework Programming with C# is your single resource for everything you really need to know about CF programming.