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You can develop Microsoft .NET applications that use the
same data grid as your Java™ applications.
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Setting up the .NET development environment
To use the WebSphere® eXtreme Scale Client for .NET in Microsoft Visual Studio, you must install the development environment and configure your project to use the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET assembly.- Creating dynamic maps with .NET APIs
You can create dynamic maps with .NET APIs after the data grid has been instantiated. You can dynamically instantiate maps that are based on a predefined set of map templates. - Defining ClassAlias and FieldAlias annotations to correlate Java and .NET classes
Use ClassAlias and FieldAlias annotations to enable sharing of data grid data between your Java and .NET classes. - Mapping keys to partitions with PartitionKey annotations
A PartitionKey alias is used to identify the fields or attributes on which a hash code calculation is run to determine the partition to which data is saved. The PartitionKey annotation is only valid on key attributes. - Programming for transactions in .NET applications
When you write a .NET application that requires transactions, you must consider issues such as lock handling, collision handling, and transaction isolation. - Configuring data grid security for WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET
You can configure .NET and Java to communicate over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and to use the UserPassword authentication logic. - Configuring TLS for WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET
You can configure Transport Layer Security (TLS) for the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET. - Programming client authentication for WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET
To send credentials from the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET to the server side, you must implement the ICredentialGenerator and ICredential interfaces. These interfaces generate a credential object that is passed to the data grid and interpreted on the server side. On the server side, the corresponding plug-in interprets the credential object. - Programming custom credentials for WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET
You can specify a user credential for a map. With a user credential on a map, you can have two users interacting with the same data grid through a web application. - Performance programming for WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for .NET
You must consider the effects that the .NET APIs have on the performance of your .NET application. The management of the data grid, map objects, and threads also influences application performance.