NET System Namespace: Attributes, Garbage Collector, and Other Advanced NET

In Depth The System namespace supplies advanced classes for attribute support, type conversion, memory management, and garbage collection in addition to providing the foundation for the .NET Framework Class Library. In this chapter, you will learn how to declare custom attributes, access numeric types on the byte level using the BitConverter class, convert between managed types using the Convert class, use and build URIs using the Uri/UriBuilder classes, obtain environment information using the Environment class, and control garbage collection using the GC class. Throughout the chapter, I’ll provide numerous tables summarizing class constructors, properties, and methods to help you use these components.