Conventions Used in This Book

This book uses the following typographic conventions:

Italic

Used for URLs, names of directories and files, options, and occasionally for emphasis.

Constant width

Used for program listings, and for code items such as commands, options, switches, variables, attributes, keys, functions, types, classes, namespaces, methods, modules, properties, parameters, values, objects, events, event handlers, XML tags, HTML tags, macros, the contents of files, and the output from commands.

Constant width bold

Used in program listings to highlight an important part of the code.

//...

Ellipses in C# code indicate text that has been omitted for clarity.

<!-- ... -->

Ellipses in XML schemas and documents' code indicate text that has been omitted for clarity.

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