Index

P-Q

parameterless constructor, replacing, 512

parameters, 102

params keyword, 796

parent class, class hierarchies, 178

ParseData method

CollectionWrapper class, 627, 629

CourseCatalog class, 632

ScheduleOfClasses class, 640

Student class, 650

ParseData2 method

CollectionWrapper class, 627, 629

CourseCatalog class, 634

Faculty class, 638

ScheduleOfClasses class, 642

Student class, 650

Pascal case, 76, 101

when to use, 125

PassingGrade method

TranscriptEntry class, 590

Password property

PasswordForm class, 714

PasswordChar property

TextBox class, 714

passwordDialog class

ShowDialog method, 749

PasswordForm class

adding to SRS, 732

event handling code, 739

Password property, 714

PasswordKeyUp method, 757

sharing information across windows and classes, 713

PasswordKeyUp method

PasswordForm class, 757

Path environment variable, setting, 785

pattern matching and reuse, 63, 413

Persist method

Student class, 655, 754

persisting data, 611

object state, 644, 651

serialized object, 613

Person class

abstract class, 551

constructors, 552

fields, 552

methods

Display method, 554

get/set methods, 553

ToString method, 553

Student Registration System example, 551

PetStore example

programmer-defined namespaces, 442

physical objects, 69

pipelines and information flow, 361

polymorphism, 89, 237, 248

abstract classes, 248

abstract methods, 250

and method hiding, 531

declaring reference variables as abstract types, 253

defined, 238

simplifies code maintenance, 244

PostGrade method

Section class, 578

predefined attributes, 541

predefined collection types

ArrayList class, 202

predefined interfaces, 270

predefined types, 11

most common simple types, 12

strings, 15

Prerequisites.dat

Student Registration System example, 622

prescription tracking system

background, 775

simplifying assumptions, 777

PrintDescription method

Student class, 530

printing to screen, 39, 507

print statements, 41

PrintTranscript method

Student class, 560

private accessibility, 121

private keyword, 796

private visibility

accessor methods, 127

exceptions to rules pertaining to, 138

when to declare methods as having, 139

processes, object modeling, 296

Professor class, 565

AgreeToTeach method, 566

fields, 566

object belongs to more than one class, 534

services, 583

programmer-defined namespaces, 442

programming environment, setting up, 424

properties

accessor features, 134

accessor syntax, 136

elegance of, 137

C# terminology, 423

declaring as accessor, 133

using for accessibility, 128, 133

protected access modifier, 122

protected internal access modifier, 122

protected keyword, 796

pseudo attributes, 146

pseudocode, 3

use of in text, 7

public const fields

Section class, 573

public keyword, 10, 119, 796

public static fields, 594

public visibility

exceptions to rules pertaining to, 138

PushMe class example

GUI event handling using delegates, 724

ButtonClicked method, 728

complete listing, 730

revised version of class, 727