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C# Unleashed
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C# Unleashed

by Joseph Mayo
November 2001
Beginner to intermediate
816 pages
16h 3m
English
Sams
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Chapter 2. Getting Started with C#

In This Chapter

  • Writing a Simple C# Program

  • Comments

  • Identifiers and Keywords

  • Style

  • Preparing a Program To Run

  • Basic C# Types

  • Definite Assignment

  • Basic Conversions

  • Arrays

  • Interacting with Programs

This chapter starts by creating a simple, minimal C# program that will give you a feel for what C# looks like and will be a stepping-stone to more features. This chapter includes instructions on how to compile this program. When needed, additional compilation features will be presented. Appendix A has a detailed list of compilation options.

This chapter also provides coverage of the C# data types. It tells about the various types C# provides. There will be plenty of examples of declarations and the kinds of data that can be ...

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