Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concept to Code

1.9. C# Expressions

A simple expression in C# is the following (plus a few more expression types having to do with objects that you'll learn about in Chapter 13):

• A constant: 7, false

• A char(acter) literal: 'A', '&'

• A string literal: "foo"

• The name of any variable declared to be of one of the predefined types that we've discussed so far: myString, x

• Any two of the preceding items that are combined with one of the C# binary operators (discussed in detail later in this chapter): x + 2

• Any one of the preceding items that is modified by one of the C# unary operators (discussed in detail later in this chapter): i++

• Any of the preceding simple expressions enclosed in parentheses: (x + 2)

1.9.1. Assignment Statements

Assigning a value to a variable is accomplished ...