Available libraries and classes

[Jeroen]

Hi,

I'll be starting on a hobby-project for a Windows Mobile 6 phone soon,
which will be for the largest part a standalone application. I'm
coming from a C# regular .NET 2 background. What I'm looking for is
info on the following:

- In general: which (system-)libraries are available?
- Specific: XML processing availability (System.xml?)?
- Specific: Regex processing availability
(System.Text.RegularExpressions?)?
- Specific: What 'Forms' stuff is avalable (System.Windows.Forms?)?

The reason I'm asking this here is two fold, on which maybe someone
could comment:

1. Most books seem to be about CF 1.1 and about 4 years old. The book
I end up at with searches is mostly this one:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/compactframeworkpg/

2. Searching the web doesn't help me much:
http://www.google.com/search?q=.NET+compact+framework+fundamentals

Any tips on books, links, tutorials are most welcome.

Regards,
Jeroen

 

[Peter Foot]

The most up-to-date book for Windows Mobile development would be the Mobile
Development Handbook from Microsoft Press as this covers .NETCF v2.0 (With a
little v3.5) and Windows Mobile 5.0/6 development:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...mp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0735623589

(I may be somewhat biased because I am one of the authors though...)

Peter

 

[Guest]

- In general: which (system-)libraries are available?

The list is long - the CF is a subset of the FFX. I don't know of a
definitive device-only list.

- Specific: XML processing availability (System.xml?)?

It's there, but it's a subset.

- Specific: Regex processing availability
(System.Text.RegularExpressions?)?

It's there, but again, likely a subset (never used the desktop version so I
don't know how much might be missing).

- Specific: What 'Forms' stuff is avalable (System.Windows.Forms?)?

Again, the list would be long. Look in MSDN or use Reflector.

The reason I'm asking this here is two fold, on which maybe someone
could comment:

1. Most books seem to be about CF 1.1 and about 4 years old. The book
I end up at with searches is mostly this one:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/compactframeworkpg/

MS Press has a CF 2.0 book out by Wiggley, Foot and Moth that is very good.
The older CF 1.0 (there is no CF 1.1) books are still mostly relevent
though.

2. Searching the web doesn't help me much:
http://www.google.com/search?q=.NET+compact+framework+fundamentals

Search for "tutorials" and "samples" as well.

 

[Jeroen]

Thanks, that answers my questions!

Regards,
Jeroen