MCTS .NET Application Development Foundation - 70-536 – Objectives List Part 6 (Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application)

Expose COM components to the .NET Framework and the .NET Framework components to COM.

• System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace
• Interoperability
  
  • Interoperating with Unmanaged Code
  • Advanced COM Interoperability
• Exposing COM Components to the .NET Framework
• Exposing .NET Framework Components to COM
• Importing a Type Library as an Assembly
  
  • How to: Add References to Type Libraries
  • Type Library Importer (Tlbimp.exe)
  • How to: Generate Interop Assemblies from Type Libraries
  • Type Library to Assembly Conversion Summary
    
    • Imported Library Conversion
    • Imported Module Conversion
    • Imported Type Conversion
    • Imported Member Conversion
    • Imported Parameter Conversion
• Create COM types in managed code.
• Compile an interop project.
• Deploy an interop application.
• Qualify the .NET Framework types for interoperation.
• Apply Interop attributes
• ComVisibleAttribute class.
• Package an assembly for COM.
• Deploy an application for COM access.
• TypeConverter Class

Call unmanaged DLL functions in a .NET Framework application, and control the marshaling of data in a .NET Framework application.

• Consuming Unmanaged DLL Functions
• Interop Marshaling
• A Closer Look at Platform Invoke
• Creating a Class to Hold DLL Functions
• Creating Prototypes in Managed Code
  
  • Specifying an Entry Point
  • Specifying a Character Set
  • Platform Invoke Examples
  
  
• How to: Map HRESULTs and Exceptions
• DllImportAttribute Class
• Calling a DLL Function
  
  • Passing Structures
  • Callback Functions
  • How to: Implement Callback Functions
• Default Marshaling Behavior
• Marshaling Data with Platform Invoke
• Marshaling Data with COM Interop
• Marshal Class
• MarshalAsAttribute Class

Implement reflection functionality in a .NET Framework application (refer System.Reflection namespace), and create metadata, Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL), and a PE file by using the System.Reflection.Emit namespace.

• System.Reflection Namespace
• System.Reflection.Emit Namespace
• Reflection
• Emitting Dynamic Methods and Assemblies
  
  • Reflection Emit Abstractions
  • Reflection Emit Dynamic Method Scenarios
  • Reflection Emit Dynamic Assembly Scenarios
  • Reflection Emit Application Scenarios
  • Security Issues in Reflection Emit
  • Using Reflection Emit
  • More Information About Reflection Emit
• Assembly Class
• Assembly attributes
  
  • AssemblyAlgorithmIdAttribute class
  • AssemblyCompanyAttribute class
  • AssemblyConfigurationAttribute class
  • AssemblyCopyrightAttribute class
  • AssemblyCultureAttribute class
  • AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute class
  • AssemblyDelaySignAttribute class
  • AssemblyDescriptionAttribute class
  • AssemblyFileVersionAttribute class
  • AssemblyFlagsAttribute class
  • AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute class
  • AssemblyKeyFileAttribute class
  • AssemblyTitleAttribute class
  • AssemblyTrademarkAttribute class
  • AssemblyVersionAttribute class
• Info classes
  
  • ConstructorInfo class
  • MethodInfo class
  • MemberInfo class
  • PropertyInfo class
  • FieldInfo class
  • EventInfo class
  • LocalVariableInfo class
• 
  Binder class
• BindingFlags
• MethodBase class
• MethodBody class
• Builder classes
  
  • AssemblyBuilder class
  • ConstructorBuilder class
  • EnumBuilder class
  • EventBuilder class
  • FieldBuilder class
  • LocalBuilder class
  • MethodBuilder class
  • ModuleBuilder class
  • ParameterBuilder class
  • PropertyBuilder class
  • TypeBuilder class

Send electronic mail to a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for delivery from a .NET Framework application.

• MailAddress class
• MailAddressCollection class
• SmtpClient class
• SmtpPermission class
• SmtpPermissionAttribute class
• Attachment class
• AttachmentBase class
• AttachmentCollection class
• SmtpException class
• SmtpFailedRecipientException class
• SendCompletedEventHandler delegate
• LinkedResource class
• LinkedResourceCollection class
• AlternateView class
• AlternateViewCollection class