8
Working with Common .NET Types
This chapter is about some common types that are included with .NET. These include types for manipulating numbers, text, and collections; improving working with spans, indexes, and ranges; and in an optional online-only section, working with network resources.
This chapter covers the following topics:
- Working with numbers
- Working with text
- Pattern matching with regular expressions
- Storing multiple objects in collections
- Working with spans, indexes, and ranges
Working with numbers
One of the most common types of data is numbers. The most common types in .NET for working with numbers are shown in Table 8.1:
Namespace |
Example type(s) |
Description |
|
|
Integers; ... |
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