C# in Depth, Second Edition

Chapter 7. Concluding C# 2: the final features

This chapter covers

• Partial types
• Static classes
• Separate getter/setter property access
• Namespace aliases
• Pragma directives
• Fixed-size buffers
• Friend assemblies

So far we’ve looked at the four biggest new features in C# 2: generics, nullable types, delegate enhancements, and iterator blocks. Each addresses a fairly complex requirement, which is why we’ve gone into them in some depth. The remaining new features of C# 2 knock a few rough edges off C# 1. They’re little niggles that the language designers decided to correct—either areas where the language needed a bit of improvement for its own sake, or where the experience of working with code generation and native code could be made more pleasant. ...