Index

A

abstract classes, 408, 411-414

abstract interfaces, 411-414

abstract keyword, 407

abstraction, 388, 395-396, 398

access modifiers, 225

in Class Designer, 234-236

for get/set accessors, 248-251

in information hiding, 243

accessors, 243-251

actions, 25

ADO.NET, 486

ADO.NET Data Services, 486

ADO.NET Entity Framework, 486

adorners, 765

aggregate types. See arrays; generics; specialized sets

Agile Development, 20

Agile Manifesto, 20

Alexander, Christopher, 459

alignment of panel controls, 542

angle brackets in syntax diagrams, 130

animated values, 596

animations, 743-751

class hierarchy, 744

example of, 748-751

reasons for using, 743

storyboards, 745-746

timeline classes, 747

application development. See also OOA&D (Object-Oriented Analysis & Design); WPF controls

compilation process, 33-41