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Notes Prepared By
Raju Poudel
Lecturer, MMC
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Unit -1 Introduction to C# and .NET Framework [7 Hrs]
Object Orientation; Type Safety; Memory Management; Platform Support; C# and CLR;
CLR and .NET Framework; Framework Overview; .NET Standard 2.0; Applied Technologies

Introduction to C# Language
C# is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language. C# was developed by
Anders Hejlsberg and his team during the development of .Net Framework. It can be used
to create desktop, web and mobile applications.
C# is a hybrid of C and C++; it is a Microsoft programming language developed to compete
with Sun's Java language. C# is an object-oriented programming language used with XML-
based Web services on the .NET platform and designed for improving productivity in the
development of Web applications.
C# is an elegant and type-safe object-oriented language that enables developers to build a
variety of secure and robust applications that run on the .NET Framework. You can use C#

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to create Windows client applications, XML Web services, distributed components, client-
server applications, database applications, and much, much more. Visual C# provides an
advanced code editor, convenient user interface designers, integrated debugger, and many
other tools to make it easier to develop applications based on the C# language and the
.NET Framework.
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As an object-oriented language, C# supports the concepts of encapsulation, inheritance,
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and polymorphism. All variables and methods, including the Main method, the
application's entry point, are encapsulated within class definitions.
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The following reasons make C# a widely used professional language (Features of C#):
1. It is a modern, general-purpose programming language
2. It is object oriented.
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3. It is component oriented.
4. It is easy to learn.
5. It is a structured language.
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6. It produces efficient programs.

7. It can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms.
8. It is a part of .Net Framework.
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Object Orientation
C# is a rich implementation of the object-orientation paradigm, which includes
encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and polymorphism. Encapsulation means
creating a boundary around an object, to separate its external (public) behaviour from its
internal (private) implementation details.
The distinctive features of C# from an object-oriented perspective are:

Unified type system

The fundamental building block in C# is an encapsulated unit of data and functions called
a type. C# has a unified type system, where all types ultimately share a common base type.
This means that all types, whether they represent business objects or are primitive types
such as numbers, share the same basic functionality. For example, an instance of any type
can be converted to a string by calling its ToString method.

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Classes and interfaces
In a traditional object-oriented paradigm, the only kind of type is a class. In C#, there are
several other kinds of types, one of which is an interface. An interface is like a class, except
that it only describes members. The implementation for those members comes from types
that implement the interface. Interfaces are particularly useful in scenarios where multiple
inheritance is required (unlike languages such as C++ and Eiffel, C# does not support
multiple inheritance of classes).

Properties, methods, and events

In the pure object-oriented paradigm, all functions are methods. In C#, methods are only
one kind of function member, which also includes properties and events. Properties are
function members that encapsulate a piece of an object’s state, such as a button’s colour
or a label’s text. Events are function members that simplify acting on object state changes.

While C# is primarily an object-oriented language, it also borrows from the functional

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programming paradigm. Specifically:

Functions can be treated as values

Through the use of delegates, C# allows functions to be passed as values to and from other
functions.
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C# supports patterns for purity
Core to functional programming is avoiding the use of variables whose values change, in
favour of declarative patterns. C# has key features to help with those patterns, including
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the ability to write unnamed functions on the fly that “capture” variables (lambda
expressions), and the ability to perform list or reactive programming via query expressions.
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C# also makes it easy to define read-only fields and properties for writing immutable (read-
only) types.

Type Safety
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C# is primarily a type-safe language, meaning that instances of types can interact only
through protocols they define, thereby ensuring each type’s internal consistency. For
instance, C# prevents you from interacting with a string type as though it were an integer
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type.
More specifically, C# supports static typing, meaning that the language enforces type
safety at compile time. This is in addition to type safety being enforced at run‐ time.

Static typing eliminates a large class of errors before a program is even run. It shifts the
burden away from runtime unit tests onto the compiler to verify that all the types in a
program fit together correctly. This makes large programs much easier to manage, more
predictable, and more robust. Furthermore, static typing allows tools such as IntelliSense
in Visual Studio to help you write a program, since it knows for a given variable what type
it is, and hence what methods you can call on that variable.

C# is also called a strongly typed language because its type rules (whether enforced
statically or at runtime) are very strict. For instance, you cannot call a function that’s

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designed to accept an integer with a floating-point number, unless you first explicitly
convert the floating-point number to an integer. This helps prevent mistakes.
Strong typing also plays a role in enabling C# code to run in a sandbox—an environment
where every aspect of security is controlled by the host. In a sandbox, it is important that
you cannot arbitrarily corrupt the state of an object by bypassing its type rules.

Memory Management
C# relies on the runtime to perform automatic memory management. The Com‐ mon
Language Runtime has a garbage collector that executes as part of your program,
reclaiming memory for objects that are no longer referenced. This frees programmers from
explicitly deallocating the memory for an object, eliminating the problem of incorrect
pointers encountered in languages such as C++.
C# does not eliminate pointers: it merely makes them unnecessary for most
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Platform Support
Historically, C# was used almost entirely for writing code to run on Windows platforms.
Recently, however, Microsoft and other companies have invested in other platforms,
including Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
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Xamarin™ allows cross platform C# development for mobile applications, and Portable
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Class Libraries are becoming increasingly widespread.
Microsoft’s ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform lightweight web hosting framework that can
run either on the .NET Framework or on .NET Core, an open source cross-platform runtime.
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C# and CLR
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C# depends on a runtime equipped with a host of features such as automatic memory

management and exception handling. At the core of the Microsoft .NET Framework is the
Common Language Runtime (CLR), which provides these runtime features. (The .NET Core
and Xamarin frameworks provide similar runtimes.)
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The CLR is language-neutral, allowing developers to build applications in multiple

languages (e.g., C#, F#, Visual Basic .NET, and Managed C++).
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C# is one of several managed languages that get compiled into managed code. Man‐ aged
code is represented in Intermediate Language or IL. The CLR converts the IL into the native
code of the machine, such as X86 or X64, usually just prior to execution. This is referred to
as Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation. Ahead-of-time compilation is also available to improve
start up time with large assemblies or resource constrained devices (and to satisfy iOS app
store rules when developing with Xamarin).

The container for managed code is called an assembly or portable executable. An assembly
can be an executable file (.exe) or a library (.dll), and contains not only IL, but type
information (metadata). The presence of metadata allows assemblies to reference types in
other assemblies without needing additional files.
A program can query its own metadata (reflection), and even generate new IL at runtime
(reflection.emit)

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Introduction and Overview of .Net Framework
.NET is the framework for which we develop applications. It sits in between our application
programs and operating system.
.NET provides an object oriented environment. It ensures safe execution of the code by
performing required runtime validations. For example, it is never possible to access an
element of an array outside the boundary. Similarly, it is not possible to a program to write
into another programs area, etc. The runtime validations performed by .NET makes the
entire environment robust.
It is a programming infrastructure created by Microsoft for building, deploying, and running
applications and services that use .NET technologies, such as desktop applications and Web
services.
The .NET Framework consists of:
- the Common Language Runtime
- the Framework Class Library

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Common Language Runtime(CLR):
CLR is the basic and Virtual Machine component of the .NET Framework. It is the run-time
environment in the .NET Framework that runs the codes and helps in making the
development process easier by providing the various services such as remoting, thread
management, type-safety, memory management, robustness etc. Basically, it is
responsible for managing the execution of .NET programs regardless of any .NET
programming language. It also helps in the management of code, as code that targets the
runtime is known as the Managed Code and code doesn’t target to runtime is known as
Unmanaged code.

Features of Common Language Runtime:

1. The runtime enforces code access security. For example, users can trust that an
executable embedded in a Web page can play an animation on screen or sing a
song, but cannot access their personal data, file system, or network.

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2. The runtime also enforces code robustness by implementing a strict type-and-code-
verification infrastructure called the common type system (CTS). The CTS ensures
that all managed code is self-describing.
3. The runtime also accelerates developer productivity. For example, programmers
can write applications in their development language of choice, yet take full

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advantage of the runtime, the class library, and components written in other
languages by other developers. Any compiler vendor who chooses to target the
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runtime can do so. Language compilers that target the .NET Framework make the
features of the .NET Framework available to existing code written in that language,
greatly easing the migration process for existing applications.
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4. While the runtime is designed for the software of the future, it also supports
software of today and yesterday.
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5. The runtime is designed to enhance performance.

6. The runtime can be hosted by high-performance, server-side applications, such as
Microsoft SQL Server and Internet Information Services (IIS).
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Framework Class Library (FCL):

The class library is a comprehensive, object-oriented collection of reusable types that you
can use to develop applications ranging from traditional command-line or graphical user
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interface (GUI) applications to applications based on the latest innovations provided by

ASP.NET, such as Web Forms and XML Web services.
It is the collection of reusable, object-oriented class libraries and methods etc. that can be
integrated with CLR. Also called the Assemblies. It is just like the header files in C/C++ and
packages in the java. Installing .NET framework basically is the installation of CLR and FCL
into the system.

The core libraries are sometimes collectively called the Base Class Library (BCL). The
entire framework is called the Framework Class Library (FCL).

Features of Framework Class Library:

An object-oriented class library, the .NET Framework types enable you to accomplish a
range of common programming tasks, including tasks such as string management, data
collection, database connectivity, and file access. In addition to these common tasks, the

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class library includes types that support a variety of specialized development scenarios. For
example, you can use the .NET Framework to develop the following types of applications
and services:
1. Console applications
2. Windows GUI applications (Windows Forms).
3. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.
4. ASP.NET applications.
5. Windows services.
6. Service-oriented applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
7. Workflow-enabled applications using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).

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Table 5-1 shows the history of compatibility between each version of C#, the CLR, and the
.NET Framework.

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Other Frameworks
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The Microsoft .NET Framework is the most expansive and mature framework, but runs only
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on Microsoft Windows (desktop/server). Over the years, other frame‐ works have emerged
to support other platforms. There are currently three major players besides the .NET
Framework, all of which are currently owned by Microsoft:
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Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

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For writing Windows 10 Store Apps and for targeting Windows 10 devices (mobile, XBox,
Surface Hub, Hololens). Your app runs in a sandbox to lessen the threat of malware,
prohibiting operations such as reading or writing arbitrary files.
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.NET Core with ASP.NET Core

An open source framework (originally based on a cut-down version of the .NET Framework)
for writing easily deployable Internet apps and micro services that run on Windows,
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macOS, and Linux. Unlike the .NET Frame‐ work, .NET Core can be packaged with the web
application and xcopy deployed (self-contained deployment).

Xamarin
For writing mobile apps that target iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile. The Xamarin
company was purchased by Microsoft in 2016.

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Table 1-1 compares the current platform support for each of the major frameworks

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.Net Standard 2.0
.Net Standard is a specification which dictates what the Base Class Libraries of different
.Net platforms should implement to unify the Base Class Libraries of different .Net
Platforms. Here, Platform means full .Net Framework, .Net Core, Xamarin, Silverlight, XBox

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etc. This also enables code sharing between applications that runs on these different
platforms. For example, a library or a component that is developed on top of a platform
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that implements specific .Net Standard version can be shared by all the applications that
runs on any of the platforms that implements same .Net Standard version.
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.NET Standard is not a Framework; it’s merely a specification describing a minimum

baseline of functionality (types and members), which guarantees compatibility with a
certain set of frameworks. The concept is similar to C# interfaces: .NET Standard is like an
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interface that concrete types (frameworks) can implement

Net Standard has solved all this in a different way, it provided an API specification which
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all platforms should implement to remain .Net Standard complaint. This has unified the
base class libraries of different .Net platforms and has paved way to share libraries and also
brought the BCL evolution centralized as seen below.
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.NET Standard 2.0 is a new version that significantly increases the number of APIs
compared to the previous version (1.6.1). In fact, the API surface has more than doubled
with .NET Standard 2.0.

The .NET Standard 2.0 is supported by the following .NET implementations:

 .NET Core 2.0 or later
 .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later
 Mono 5.4 or later
 Xamarin.iOS 10.14 or later
 Xamarin.Mac 3.8 or later
 Xamarin.Android 8.0 or later
 Universal Windows Platform 10.0.16299 or later

What's new in the .NET Standard 2.0?

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The .NET Standard 2.0 includes the following new features:
1) A vastly expanded set of APIs
2) Support for .NET Framework libraries
3) Support for Visual Basic
4) Tooling support for .NET Standard libraries

Older .NET Standards

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There are also older .NET Standards in use, most notably 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.6. A higher-
numbered standard is always a strict superset of a lower-numbered standard. For instance,
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if you write a library that targets .NET Standard 1.6, you will support not only recent
versions of the four major frameworks, but also .NET Core 1.0. And if you target .NET
Standard 1.3, you support everything we’ve already mentioned plus .NET Framework 4.6.0
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(see Table 5-2).

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The 1.x standards lack thousands of APIs that are present in 2.0, including much of what
we describe in this book. This can make targeting a 1.x standard significantly more
challenging, especially if you need to integrate existing code or libraries.

If you need to support older frameworks but don’t need cross platform compatibility, a
better option is to target an older version of a specific framework. In the case of Windows,
a good choice is .NET Framework 4.5 because it’s widely deployed (pre-installed on all
machines running Windows 8 and later), and it contains most of what’s in .NET Frame‐
work 4.7.

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You can also think of .NET Standard as a lowest common denominator. In the case of .NET
Standard 2.0, the four frameworks that implement it have a similar Base Class Library, so
the lowest common denominator is big and useful. However, if you also want compatibility
with .NET Core 1.0 (with its significantly cut-down BCL), the lowest common
denominator—.NET Standard 1.x—becomes much smaller and less useful.

The CLR and Core Framework

System Types
The most fundamental types live directly in the System namespace. These include C#’s
built-in types, the Exception base class, the Enum, Array, and Delegate base classes, and
Nullable, Type, DateTime, TimeSpan, and Guid. The System namespace also includes types
for performing mathematical functions (Math), generating random numbers (Random),
and converting between various types (Convert and Bit Converter).

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Text Processing
The System.Text namespace contains the StringBuilder class (the editable or mutable
cousin of string), and the types for working with text encodings, such as UTF-8 (Encoding
and its subtypes).
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The System.Text.RegularExpressions namespace contains types that perform advanced
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pattern-based search-and-replace operations.

Collections
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The .NET Framework offers a variety of classes for managing collections of items. These
include both list- and dictionary-based structures, and work in conjunction with a set of
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standard interfaces that unify their common characteristics. All collection types are defined
in the following namespaces:
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Queries
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) was added in Framework 3.5. LINQ allows you to
perform type-safe queries over local and remote collections (e.g., SQL Server tables). A big
advantage of LINQ is that it presents a consistent querying API across a variety of domains.
The essential types reside in the following namespaces, and are part of .NET Standard 2.0:

The full .NET Framework also includes the following,

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XML
XML is used widely within the .NET Framework, and so is supported extensively. The XML
name‐ spaces are:

Diagnostics
Diagnostics refers to .NET’s logging and assertion facilities and describe how to interact
with other processes, write to the Windows event log, and use performance counters for
monitoring. The types for this are defined in and under System.Diagnostics. Windows-

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specific features are not part of .NET Standard, and are avail‐ able only in the .NET
Framework.

Concurrency and Asynchrony

Many modern applications need to deal with more than one thing happening at a time.

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Since C# 5.0, this has become easier through asynchronous functions and high-level
constructs such as tasks and task combinators. Types for working with threads and
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asynchronous operations are in the System.Threading and System.Threading.Tasks
namespaces.
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Streams and I/O

The Framework provides a stream-based model for low-level input/output. Streams are
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typically used to read and write directly to files and network connections, and can be
chained or wrapped in decorator streams to add compression or encryption functionality.
The .NET Stream and I/O types are defined in and under the System.IO namespace, and
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the WinRT types for file I/O are in and under Windows.Storage.

Networking
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You can directly access standard network protocols such as HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, and SMTP
via the types in System.Net.

The latter two namespaces are unavailable to Windows Store applications if you’re
targeting Windows 8/8.1 (WinRT), but are available to Windows 10 Store apps (UWP) as
part of the .NET Standard 2.0 contract. For WinRT apps, use third-party libraries for sending
mail, and the WinRT types in Windows.Networking.Sockets for working with sockets.

Serialization
The Framework provides several systems for saving and restoring objects to a binary or
text representation. Such systems are required for distributed application technologies,

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such as WCF, Web Services, and Remoting, and also to save and restore objects to a file.
The types for serialization reside in the following namespaces:

Assemblies, Reflection, and Attributes

The assemblies into which C# programs compile comprise executable instructions (stored
as intermediate language or IL) and metadata, which describes the pro‐ gram’s types,
members, and attributes. Through reflection, you can inspect this metadata at runtime,
and do such things as dynamically invoke methods. With Reflection.Emit, you can construct
new code on the fly.

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Dynamic Programming
Dynamic Language Runtime, which has been a part of the CLR since Framework 4.0. The
types for dynamic programming are in System.Dynamic.

Security
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Code access, role, and identity security, and the transparency model introduced in CLR 4.0.
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Cryptography can be done in the Framework, covering encryption, hashing, and data
protection. The types for this are defined in:
System.Security
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System.Security.Permissions
System.Security.Policy
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System.Security.Cryptography

Advanced Threading
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C#’s asynchronous functions make concurrent programming significantly easier because

they lessen the need for lower-level techniques. However, there are still times when you
need signaling constructs, thread-local storage, reader/writer locks, and so on. Threading
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types are in the System.Threading namespace.

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Applied Technologies
Descriptions of .NET Implementations

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Following are the different applied technologies:
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User-Interface APIs
User-interface–based applications can be divided into two categories: thin client, which
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amounts to a website, and rich client, which is a program the end user must download and
install on a computer or mobile device.
For thin client applications, .NET provides ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core.For rich-client
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applications that target Windows 7/8/10 desktop, .NET provides the WPF and Windows
Forms APIs. For rich-client apps that target iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, there’s
Xamarin, and for writing rich-client store apps for Win‐ dows 10 desktop and devices.
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Finally, there’s a hybrid technology called Silverlight, which has been largely abandoned
since the rise of HTML5.
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ASP.NET
Applications written using ASP.NET host under Windows IIS and can be accessed from any
web browser. Here are the advantages of ASP.NET over rich-client technologies:
 There is zero deployment at the client end.
 Clients can run a non-Windows platform.
 Updates are easily deployed.

In writing your web pages, you can choose between the traditional Web Forms and the
newer MVC (Model-View-Controller) API. Both build on the ASP.NET infra‐ structure. Web
Forms has been part of the Framework since its inception; MVC was written much later in
response to the success of Ruby on Rails and MonoRail. It provides, in general, a better
programming abstraction than Web Forms; it also allows more control over the generated
HTML.

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ASP.NET Core
A relatively recent addition, ASP.NET Core is similar to ASP.NET, but runs on both .NET
Framework and .NET Core (allowing for cross-platform deployment). ASP.NET Core
features a lighter-weight modular architecture, with the ability to self-host in a custom
process, and an open source license. Unlike its predecessors, ASP.NET Core is not
dependent on System.Web and the historical baggage of Web Forms. It’s particularly
suitable for micro-services and deployment inside containers.

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

WPF was introduced in Framework 3.0 for writing rich-client applications. The benefits of
WPF over its predecessor, Windows Forms, are as follows:
 It supports sophisticated graphics, such as arbitrary transformations, 3D rendering,
multimedia, and true transparency. Skinning is supported through styles and
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 Its primary measurement unit is not pixel-based, so applications display correctly
at any DPI (dots per inch) setting.
 It has extensive and flexible layout support, which means you can localize an
application without danger of elements overlapping.
 Rendering uses DirectX and is fast, taking good advantage of graphics hard‐ ware
acceleration.
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 User interfaces can be described declaratively in XAML files that can be maintained
independently of the “code-behind” files—this helps to separate appearance from
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functionality.
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Windows Forms
Windows Forms is a rich-client API that’s as old as the .NET Framework. Com‐ pared to
WPF, Windows Forms is a relatively simple technology that provides most of the features
you need in writing a typical Windows application. It also has significant relevancy in
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maintaining legacy applications. It has a number of drawbacks, though, compared to WPF:

 Controls are positioned and sized in pixels, making it easy to write applications that
break on clients whose DPI settings differ from the developer’s (although this has
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improved somewhat in Framework 4.7).

 The API for drawing nonstandard controls is GDI+, which, although reasonably
flexible, is slow in rendering large areas (and without double buffering, may flicker).
 Controls lack true transparency.
 Most controls are non-compositional. For instance, you can’t put an image control
inside a tab control header. Customizing list views and combo boxes is time-
consuming and painful.
 Dynamic layout is difficult to get right reliably

Xamarin
Xamarin, now owned by Microsoft, lets you write mobile apps in C# that target iOS and
Android, as well as Windows Phone. Being cross-platform, this runs not on the .NET
Framework, but its own framework (a derivation of the open source Mono framework).

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UWP (Universal Windows Platform)
UWP is for writing apps that target Windows 10 desktop and devices, distributed via the
Windows Store. Its rich-client API is designed for writing touch-first user interfaces, and
was inspired by WPF and uses XAML for layout. The namespaces are Windows.UI and
Windows.UI.Xaml.

Silverlight
Silverlight is also distinct from the .NET Framework, and lets you write a graphical UI that
runs in a web browser, much like Macromedia’s Flash. With the rise of HTML5, Microsoft
has abandoned Silverlight.

Backend Technologies

ADO.NET

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ADO.NET is the managed data access API. Although the name is derived from the 1990s-
era ADO (ActiveX Data Objects), the technology is completely different. ADO.NET contains
two major low-level components:

Provider layer
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The provider model defines common classes and interfaces for low-level access to
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database providers. These interfaces comprise connections, commands, adapters, and
readers (forward-only, read-only cursors over a database). The Framework ships with
native support for Microsoft SQL Server, and numerous third-party drivers are available for
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other databases.

DataSet model
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A DataSet is a structured cache of data. It resembles a primitive in-memory database, which

defines SQL constructs such as tables, rows, columns, relationships, constraints, and views.
By programming against a cache of data, you can reduce the number of trips to the server,
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increasing server scalability and the responsiveness of a rich-client user interface. DataSets
are serializable and are designed to be sent across the wire between client and server
applications.
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Sitting above the provider layer are three APIs that offer the ability to query databases via
LINQ:
 Entity Framework (.NET Framework only)
 Entity Framework Core (.NET Framework and .NET Core)
 LINQ to SQL (.NET Framework only)

LINQ to SQL is simpler than Entity Framework, and has historically produced better SQL
(although Entity Framework has benefited from numerous updates).
Entity Framework is more flexible in that you can create elaborate mappings between the
database and the classes that you query (Entity Data Model), and offers a model that allows
third-party support for databases other than SQL Server.

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Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a rewrite of Entity Framework with a simpler design
inspired by LINQ to SQL. It abandons the complex Entity Data Model and runs on both .NET
Framework and .NET Core.

Windows Workflow (.NET Framework only)

Windows Workflow is a framework for modelling and managing potentially long running
business processes. Workflow targets a standard runtime library, providing consistency
and interoperability. Workflow also helps reduce coding for dynamically controlled
decision-making trees. Windows Workflow is not strictly a backend technology—you can
use it anywhere.
Workflow came originally with .NET Framework 3.0, with its types defined in the
System.WorkFlow namespace. Workflow was substantially revised in Framework 4.0; the
new types live in and under the System.Activities namespace.

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COM+ and MSMQ (.NET Framework only)
The Framework allows you to interoperate with COM+ for services such as distributed
transactions, via types in the System.EnterpriseServices namespace.
It also supports MSMQ (Microsoft Message Queuing) for asynchronous, one-way
messaging through types in System.Messaging.

Distributed System Technologies

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Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
WCF is a sophisticated communications infrastructure introduced in Framework 3.0. WCF
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is flexible and configurable enough to make both of its predecessors— Remoting and
(.ASMX) Web Services—mostly redundant.
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WCF, Remoting, and Web Services are all alike in that they implement the following basic
model in allowing a client and server application to communicate:
 On the server, you indicate what methods you’d like remote client applications to
be able to call.
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 On the client, you specify or infer the signatures of the server methods you’d like
to call.
 On both the server and the client, you choose a transport and communication
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protocol (in WCF, this is done through a binding).

 The client establishes a connection to the server.
 The client calls a remote method, which executes transparently on the server.

WCF further decouples the client and server through service contracts and data contracts.
Conceptually, the client sends an (XML or binary) message to an end‐ point on a remote
service, rather than directly invoking a remote method. One of the benefits of this
decoupling is that clients have no dependency on the .NET plat‐ form or on any proprietary
communication protocols.
For .NET-to-.NET communication, however, WCF offers richer serialization and better
tooling than with REST APIs. It’s also potentially faster as it’s not tied to HTTP and can use
binary serialization.
The types for communicating with WCF are in, and below, the System.Service Model
namespace.

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Web API
Web API runs over ASP.NET/ASP.NET Core and is architecturally similar to Microsoft’s MVC
API, except that it’s designed to expose services and data instead of web pages. Its
advantage over WCF is in allowing you to follow popular REST over HTTP conventions,
offering easy interoperability with the widest range of platforms.
REST implementations are internally simpler than the SOAP and WS- protocols that WCF
relies on for interoperability. REST APIs are also architecturally more elegant for loosely-
coupled systems, building on de-facto standards and making excellent use of what HTTP
already provides.

Remoting and .ASMX Web Services (.NET Framework only)

Remoting and .ASMX Web Services are WCF’s predecessors. Remoting is almost redundant
in WCF’s wake, and .ASMX Web Services has become entirely redundant.
Remoting is geared toward tightly coupled applications. A typical example is when the

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sharing common assemblies). Communication typically involves exchanging potentially
complex custom .NET objects that the Remoting infrastructure serializes and deserializes
without needing intervention.
The types for Remoting are in or under System.Runtime.Remoting; the types for Web
Services are under System.Web.Services.
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Scope of .Net Technology:
Over the period of time, many software have evolved along with many new technologies
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getting introduced. In this race, one which caught the people’s interest was .Net. In a very
short time this new technology became the boon for the software developer community
and now it’s been considered as the most growing career option, which clearly indicates
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that .Net development still rules.

Its growing popularity has made it the first choice of many experienced and fresher and
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now one can think of having a great career start in this field outside India too. .Net is now
part of many international markets like USA, UAE, South Africa, UK and other developing
countries and is heading forward with each passing day. With its every new version .Net
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technologies is evolving at a fast pace and creating amazing job opportunities for the
developers.

The availability of RAD in.Net, which means the Rapid Application Development is the
reason behind its success. The plus point of learning this technology is that you can develop
as many applications as you want for different platforms and environments. You can even
use it for building XML web applications and web services that can excellently run on the
Internet. .Net is best suited for developing window based applications, web server
programs and applications, which are both PC and mobile compatible. It’s easy to transfer
feature is what makes it the popular choice.
The biggest advantage of learning .net is that one can get a job in various profiles like
he/she can be absorbed as a software developer also or a.Net technician too. Today, there
are an array of institutes and firms that offer certified and short term course in .Net, which

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is a great move from career point of view. Whether you are a diploma holder or an Engineer
or an MCA, learning .Net will surely set your career and will offer it a right pace and track.
There are ample of career options in this particular field. An interested candidate can go
for MCTS(VB.net), MCTS(ASP.net) and MCPD, which are some of the international
certifications. You can even choose from Cisco certifications like CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, which
will give a new direction to your career.

With so many job prospects in this technology, choosing it will be an ideal choice for your
career. This clearly illustrates the future scope of .Net, which is sure to offer you great
future ahead in almost all the spheres, ranging from Desktop applications to mobile
applications.

Feature of Object Oriented Programming:

Object-oriented programming (OOP) refers to a type of computer programming (software

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the types of operations (functions) that can be applied to the data structure.
In this way, the data structure becomes an object that includes both data and functions. In
addition, programmers can create relationships between one object and another. For
example, objects can inherit characteristics from other objects.

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Abstraction: The process of picking out (abstracting) common features of objects and
procedures.
Class: A category of objects. The class defines all the common properties of the different
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objects that belong to it.

Encapsulation: The process of combining elements to create a new entity. A procedure is
a type of encapsulation because it combines a series of computer instructions.
Information hiding: The process of hiding details of an object or function. Information
hiding is a powerful programming technique because it reduces complexity.
Inheritance: a feature that represents the "is a" relationship between different classes.
Interface: the languages and codes that the applications use to communicate with each
other and with the hardware.
Object: a self-contained entity that consists of both data and procedures to manipulate the
data.
Polymorphism: A programming language's ability to process objects differently depending
on their data type or class.
Procedure: a section of a program that performs a specific task.

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Procedure-Oriented vs. Object-Oriented Programming
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a high-level programming language where a
program is divided into small chunks called objects using the object-oriented model, hence
the name. This paradigm is based on objects and classes.
 Object – An object is basically a self-contained entity that accumulates both data
and procedures to manipulate the data. Objects are merely instances of classes.
 Class – A class, in simple terms, is a blueprint of an object which defines all the
common properties of one or more objects that are associated with it. A class can
be used to define multiple objects within a program.

The OOP paradigm mainly eyes on the data rather than the algorithm to create modules
by dividing a program into data and functions that are bundled within the objects. The
modules cannot be modified when a new object is added restricting any non-member
function access to the data. Methods are the only way to assess the data.

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Objects can communicate with each other through same member functions. This process
is known as message passing. This anonymity among the objects is what makes the
program secure. A programmer can create a new object from the already existing objects

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Procedure-Oriented Programming (POP) follows a step-by-step approach to break down

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instructions. Each step is carried out in order in a systematic manner so that a computer
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can understand what to do. The program is divided into small parts called functions and
then it follows a series of computational steps to be carried out in order.
It follows a top-down approach to actually solve a problem, hence the name. Procedures
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correspond to functions and each function has its own purpose. Dividing the program into
functions is the key to procedural programming. So a number of different functions are
written in order to accomplish the tasks.
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Difference between OOP and POP is shown below:

Procedure Oriented Programming Object Oriented Programming

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In POP, program is divided into small partsIn OOP, program is divided into parts
called functions. called objects.
In POP, Importance is not given to data butIn OOP, Importance is given to the data rather
to functions as well as sequence of actions to
than procedures or functions because it works
be done. as a real world.
POP follows Top Down approach. OOP follows Bottom Up approach.
POP does not have any access specifier. OOP has access specifiers named Public,
Private, Protected, etc.
In POP, Data can move freely from function In OOP, objects can move and communicate
to function in the system. with each other through member functions.
To add new data and function in POP is not OOP provides an easy way to add new data and
so easy. function.

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 In POP, Most function uses Global data for In OOP, data cannot move easily from function
sharing that can be accessed freely from to function, it can be kept public or private so
function to function in the system. we can control the access of data.
POP does not have any proper way for hiding OOP provides Data Hiding so provides more
data so it is less secure. security.
In POP, Overloading is not possible. In OOP, overloading is possible in the form of
Function Overloading and Operator
Overloading.
Example of POP are : C, VB, FORTRAN, Pascal. Example of OOP are : C++, JAVA, VB.NET,
C#.NET.

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Unit -2 C# Language Basics [12 Hrs]
Writing Console and GUI Applications; Identifiers and keywords; Writing comments; Data
Types; Expressions and Operators; Strings and Characters; Arrays; Variables and
Parameters; Statements (Declaration, Expression, Selection, Iteration and Jump
Statements); Namespaces

A First C# Program
Here is a program that multiplies 12 by 30 and prints the result, 360, to the screen. The
double forward slash indicates that the remainder of a line is a comment

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Writing higher-level functions that call upon lower-level functions simplifies a pro‐ gram.
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follows:
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Compilation
The C# compiler compiles source code, specified as a set of files with the .cs extension, into
an assembly. An assembly is the unit of packaging and deployment in .NET. An assembly
can be either an application or a library. A normal console or Windows application has a
Main method and is an .exe file.
A library is a .dll and is equivalent to an .exe without an entry point. Its purpose is to be
called upon (referenced) by an application or by other libraries. The .NET Framework is a
set of libraries.

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The name of the C# compiler is csc.exe. You can either use an IDE such as Visual Studio to
compile, or call csc manually from the command line.
To compile manually, first save a program to a file such as MyFirstProgram.cs, and then go
to the command line and invoke csc (located in
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319) as follows:
csc MyFirstProgram.cs
This produces an application named MyFirstProgram.exe

To produce a library (.dll), do the following:

csc /target:library MyFirstProgram.cs

Identifiers and Keywords

Identifiers are names that programmers choose for their classes, methods, variables, and
so on. These are the identifiers in our example program, in the order they appear:

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An identifier must be a whole word, essentially made up of Unicode characters starting
with a letter or underscore. C# identifiers are case-sensitive. By convention, parameters,

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local variables, and private fields should be in camel case (e.g., myVariable), and all other
identifiers should be in Pascal case (e.g., MyMethod).
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in our example program:
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Most keywords are reserved, which means that you can’t use them as identifiers. Here is
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Avoiding conflicts
If you really want to use an identifier that clashes with a reserved keyword, you can do so
by qualifying it with the @ prefix. For instance:

The @ symbol doesn’t form part of the identifier itself. So @myVariable is the same as
myVariable.

Contextual keywords
Some keywords are contextual, meaning they can also be used as identifiers— without an
@ symbol. These are:

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used in our example program are 12 and 30.

Punctuators help demarcate the structure of the program. These are the punctuators we
used in our example program:
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The braces group multiple statements into a statement block.

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The semicolon terminates a statement. (Statement blocks, however, do not require a

semicolon.) Statements can wrap multiple lines:
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An operator transforms and combines expressions. Most operators in C# are denoted with
a symbol, such as the multiplication operator, *. We will discuss operators in more detail
later in this chapter. These are the operators we used in our example program:

A period denotes a member of something (or a decimal point with numeric literals).
Parentheses are used when declaring or calling a method; empty parentheses are used
when the method accepts no arguments.
An equals sign performs assignment. (The double equals sign, ==, performs equality
comparison).

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Comments
C# offers two different styles of source-code documentation: single-line comments and
multiline comments. A single-line comment begins with a double forward slash and
continues until the end of the line. For example:

Type Basics
A type defines the blueprint for a value. In our example, we used two literals of type int
with values 12 and 30. We also declared a variable of type int whose name was x:

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Predefined Type Examples

Predefined types are types that are specially supported by the compiler. The int type is a
predefined type for representing the set of integers that fit into 32 bits of memory and is
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the default type for numeric literals within this range.

We can perform functions such as arithmetic with instances of the int type as follows:
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Another predefined C# type is string. The string type represents a sequence of characters,
such as “.NET” or “http://oreilly.com”. We can work with strings by calling functions on
them as follows:

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The predefined bool type has exactly two possible values: true and false. The bool type is
commonly used to conditionally branch execution flow based with an if statement. For
example:

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keyword. The System namespace in the .NET Framework contains many important types
that are not predefined by C# (e.g., DateTime).

Custom Type Examples

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Just as we can build complex functions from simple functions, we can build complex types
from primitive types. In this example, we will define a custom type named UnitConverter
— a class that serves as a blueprint for unit conversions:
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A type contains data members and function members. The data member of UnitConverter
is the field called ratio. The function members of UnitConverter are the Convert method
and the UnitConverter’s constructor.

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Conversions
C# can convert between instances of compatible types. A conversion always creates a new
value from an existing one. Conversions can be either implicit or explicit: implicit
conversions happen automatically, and explicit conversions require a cast.
In the following example, we implicitly convert an int to a long type (which has twice the
bitwise capacity of an int) and explicitly cast an int to a short type (which has half the
capacity of an int):

Implicit conversions are allowed when both of the following are true:
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 No information is lost in conversion.

Conversely, explicit conversions are required when one of the following is true:
 The compiler cannot guarantee they will always succeed.
 Information may be lost during conversion.

Value Types Versus Reference Types

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 Reference types
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Value types comprise most built-in types (specifically, all numeric types, the char type, and
the bool type) as well as custom struct and enum types.
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Reference types comprise all class, array, delegate, and interface types. (This includes the
predefined string type.)
The fundamental difference between value types and reference types is how they are
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handled in memory.

Value types
The content of a value type variable or constant is simply a value. For example, the content
of the built-in value type, int, is 32 bits of data.
You can define a custom value type with the struct keyword:

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The assignment of a value-type instance always copies the instance. For example:

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Reference types
A reference type is more complex than a value type, having two parts: an object and the
reference to that object. The content of a reference-type variable or constant is a reference
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to an object that contains the value. Here is the Point type from our previous example
rewritten as a class, rather than a struct.

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Numeric Types
C# has the predefined numeric types:

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Numeric Conversions
Converting between integral types
Integral type conversions are implicit when the destination type can represent every
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possible value of the source type. Otherwise, an explicit conversion is required. For
example:
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Converting between floating-point types

A float can be implicitly converted to a double, since a double can represent every possible
value of a float. The reverse conversion must be explicit.

Converting between floating-point and integral types

All integral types may be implicitly converted to all floating-point types:

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When you cast from a floating-point number to an integral type, any fractional portion is
truncated; no rounding is per‐ formed. The static class System.Convert provides methods
that round while converting between various numeric types.
Implicitly converting a large integral type to a floating-point type preserves magnitude but
may occasionally lose precision. This is because floating-point types always have more
magnitude than integral types, but may have less precision. Rewriting our example with a
larger number demonstrates this:

Decimal conversions
All integral types can be implicitly converted to the decimal type, since a decimal can
represent every possible C# integral-type value. All other numeric conversions to and from

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Operators in C #:
1. Arithmetic Operators
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5. Assignment Operators
6. Miscellaneous Operators
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Following table shows all the arithmetic operators supported by C#. Assume
variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20 then:
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Operator Description Example

+ Adds two operands A + B = 30

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- Subtracts second operand from the first A - B = -10

* Multiplies both operands A * B = 200

/ Divides numerator by de-numerator B/A=2

% Modulus Operator and remainder of after an integer division B % A = 0

++ Increment operator increases integer value by one A++ = 11

-- Decrement operator decreases integer value by one A-- = 9

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Relational Operators
Following table shows all the relational operators supported by C#. Assume
variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20, then:

Operator Description Example

== Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, if yes then (A == B)
condition becomes true. is not
true.

!= Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, if values are (A != B)

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not equal then condition becomes true. is true.

> Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of right (A > B) is
operand, if yes then condition becomes true. not true.

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>= Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the (A >= B)
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<= Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value (A <= B)
of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. is true.
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Following table shows all the logical operators supported by C#. Assume variable A holds
Boolean value true and variable B holds Boolean value false, then:

Operator Description Example

&& Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are non zero then (A && B)
condition becomes true. is false.

|| Called Logical OR Operator. If any of the two operands is non zero (A || B)

then condition becomes true. is true.

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 ! Called Logical NOT Operator. Use to reverses the logical state of its !(A &&
operand. If a condition is true then Logical NOT operator will make B) is
false. true.

Bitwise Operators
Bitwise operator works on bits and perform bit by bit operation. The Bitwise operators
supported by C# are listed in the following table. Assume variable A holds 60 and variable
B holds 13, then:

Operator Description Example

& Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both (A & B) = 12,

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operands. which is
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| Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in either operand. (A | B) = 61,

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binary
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<< Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left A << 2 = 240,
by the number of bits specified by the right operand. which is
1111 0000

>> Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved A >> 2 = 15,
right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. which is
0000 1111

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Assignment Operators
There are following assignment operators supported by C#:

Operator Description Example

= Simple assignment operator, Assigns values from right side C = A + B

operands to left side operand assigns
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+= Add AND assignment operator, It adds right operand to the left C += A is
operand and assign the result to left operand equivalent
to C = C +

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-= Subtract AND assignment operator, It subtracts right operand C -= A is
from the left operand and assign the result to left operand equivalent
to C = C - A
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/= Divide AND assignment operator, It divides left operand with the C /= A is

right operand and assign the result to left operand equivalent
to C = C / A
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%= Modulus AND assignment operator, It takes modulus using two C %= A is

operands and assign the result to left operand equivalent
to C = C %
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<<= Left shift AND assignment operator C <<= 2 is

same as C
= C << 2

>>= Right shift AND assignment operator C >>= 2 is

same as C
= C >> 2

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 &= Bitwise AND assignment operator C &= 2 is
same as C
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^= bitwise exclusive OR and assignment operator C ^= 2 is

same as C
=C^2

|= bitwise inclusive OR and assignment operator C |= 2 is

same as C
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Miscellaneous Operators

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Operator Description Example

sizeof() Returns the size of a data type.

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?: Conditional Expression If Condition is true ?

Then value X : Otherwise
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is Determines whether an object is of a certain type. If( Ford is Car) // checks if

Ford is an object of the
Car class.

as Cast without raising an exception if the cast fails. Object obj = new
StringReader("Hello");

StringReader r = obj as
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Conditional operator (ternary operator)
The conditional operator (more commonly called the ternary operator, as it’s the only
operator that takes three operands) has the form q ? a : b, where if condition q is true, a is
evaluated, else b is evaluated. For example:

Strings and Characters

C#’s char type (aliasing the System.Char type) represents a Unicode character and occupies
2 bytes. A char literal is specified inside single quotes:

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Escape sequences express characters that cannot be expressed or interpreted literally. An
escape sequence is a backslash followed by a character with a special meaning. For
example:

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The escape sequence characters are shown below.
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The \u (or \x) escape sequence lets you specify any Unicode character via its four-digit
hexadecimal code:

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Char Conversions
An implicit conversion from a char to a numeric type works for the numeric types that can
accommodate an unsigned short. For other numeric types, an explicit conversion is
required.

String Type
C#’s string type (aliasing the System.String type) represents an immutable sequence of
Unicode characters. A string literal is specified inside double quotes:

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To avoid this problem, C# allows verbatim string literals. A verbatim string literal is prefixed
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with @ and does not support escape sequences. The following verbatim string is identical
to the preceding one:
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String concatenation
The + operator concatenates two strings:

One of the operands may be a non-string value, in which case ToString is called on that
value. For example:

Using the + operator repeatedly to build up a string is inefficient: a better solution is to use
the System.Text.StringBuilder type.

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String interpolation
A string preceded with the $ character is called an interpolated string. Interpolated strings
can include expressions inside braces:

String comparisons
string does not support < and > operators for comparisons. You must use the string’s
CompareTo method.

Arrays
An array represents a fixed number of variables (called elements) of a particular type. The
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An array is denoted with square brackets after the element type. For example:

Square brackets also index the array, accessing a particular element by position:

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This prints “e” because array indexes start at 0. We can use a for loop statement to iterate
through each element in the array. The for loop in this example cycles the integer i from 0
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to 4:
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An array initialization expression lets you declare and populate an array in a single step:
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Multidimensional Arrays
Multidimensional arrays come in two varieties: rectangular and jagged.
Rectangular arrays represent an n-dimensional block of memory, and jagged arrays are
arrays of arrays.

Rectangular arrays
Rectangular arrays are declared using commas to separate each dimension. The following
declares a rectangular two-dimensional array, where the dimensions are 3 by 3:

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A rectangular array can be initialized as follows (to create an array identical to the previous
example):

Example Program,

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Jagged arrays
Jagged arrays are declared using successive square brackets to represent each dimension.
Here is an example of declaring a jagged two-dimensional array, where the outermost
dimension is 3:

The inner dimensions aren’t specified in the declaration because, unlike a rectangular
array, each inner array can be an arbitrary length. Each inner array is implicitly initialized
to null rather than an empty array.

A jagged array can be initialized as follows (to create an array identical to the previous
example with an additional element at the end):

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Example Program,

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Bounds Checking
All array indexing is bounds-checked by the runtime. An IndexOutOfRangeException is
thrown if you use an invalid index:

As with Java, array bounds checking is necessary for type safety and simplifies debugging.
Generally, the performance hit from bounds checking is minor, and the JIT (Just-In-Time)
compiler can perform optimizations, such as determining in advance whether all indexes
will be safe before entering a loop, thus avoiding a check on each iteration. In addition, C#
provides “unsafe” code that can explicitly bypass bounds checking.

Variables and Parameters

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local variable, parameter (value, ref, or out), field (instance or static), or array element.

The Stack and the Heap

The stack and the heap are the places where variables and constants reside. Each has very
different lifetime semantics.
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The stack is a block of memory for storing local variables and parameters. The stack
logically grows and shrinks as a function is entered and exited. Consider the following
method:
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This method is recursive, meaning that it calls itself. Each time the method is entered, a
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new int is allocated on the stack, and each time the method exits, the int is deallocated.

Heap
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The heap is a block of memory in which objects (i.e., reference-type instances) reside.
Whenever a new object is created, it is allocated on the heap, and a reference to that object
is returned. During a program’s execution, the heap starts filling up as new objects are
created. The runtime has a garbage collector that periodically deallocates objects from the
heap, so your program does not run out of memory. An object is eligible for deallocation
as soon as it’s not referenced by anything that’s itself “alive.”

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Value-type instances (and object references) live wherever the variable was declared. If
the instance was declared as a field within a class type, or as an array element, that instance
lives on the heap.

Definite Assignment
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implications:
 Local variables must be assigned a value before they can be read.
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 Function arguments must be supplied when a method is called (unless marked as

optional.
 All other variables (such as fields and array elements) are automatically initialized
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by the runtime.

For example, the following code results in a compile-time error:

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Fields and array elements are automatically initialized with the default values for their type.
The following code outputs 0, because array elements are implicitly assigned to their
default values:

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The following code outputs 0, because fields are implicitly assigned a default value:

Default Values
All type instances have a default value. The default value for the predefined types is the
result of a bitwise zeroing of memory:

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Parameters
A method has a sequence of parameters. Parameters define the set of arguments that must
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be provided for that method. In this example, the method Foo has a single parameter
named p, of type int:
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You can control how parameters are passed with the ref and out modifiers:

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Passing arguments by value
By default, arguments in C# are passed by value, which is by far the most common case.
This means a copy of the value is created when passed to the method:

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Assigning p a new value does not change the contents of x, since p and x reside in different
memory locations.
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The ref modifier
To pass by reference, C# provides the ref parameter modifier. In the following example, p
and x refer to the same memory locations:
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The out modifier
The out modifier is most commonly used to get multiple return values back from a method.
For example:

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The params parameter modifier may be specified on the last parameter of a method so
that the method accepts any number of arguments of a particular type. The parameter
type must be declared as an array. For example:
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Optional parameters
A parameter is optional if it specifies a default value in its declaration:

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Operator Precedence and Associativity
When an expression contains multiple operators, precedence and associativity determine
the order of their evaluation. Operators with higher precedence execute before operators
of lower precedence. If the operators have the same precedence, the operator’s
associativity determines the order of evaluation.

Left-associative operators

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Binary operators (except for assignment, lambda, and null coalescing operators) are left-
associative; in other words, they are evaluated from left to right. For example, the following
expression:

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Right-associative operators
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The assignment operators, lambda, null coalescing, and conditional operator are right-
associative; in other words, they are evaluated from right to left. Right associativity allows
multiple assignments such as the following to compile:
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Null Operators
C# provides two operators to make it easier to work with nulls: the null coalescing operator
and the null-conditional operator.

Null Coalescing Operator

The ?? operator is the null coalescing operator. It says “If the operand is non-null, give it to
me; otherwise, give me a default value.” For example:

If the left-hand expression is non-null, the right-hand expression is never evaluated.

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Null-conditional Operator
The ?. operator is the null-conditional or “Elvis” operator. It allows you to call methods and
access members just like the standard dot operator, except that if the operand on the left
is null, the expression evaluates to null instead of throwing a NullReferenceException:

Statements
Functions comprise statements that execute sequentially in the textual order in which they
appear. A statement block is a series of statements appearing between braces (the {}
tokens).

Declaration Statements

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A declaration statement declares a new variable, optionally initializing the variable with an
expression. A declaration statement ends in a semicolon. You may declare multiple
variables of the same type in a comma-separated list. For example:

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Local variables
The scope of a local variable or local constant extends throughout the current block. You
cannot declare another local variable with the same name in the current block or in any
nested blocks. For example:
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Expression Statements
Expression statements are expressions that are also valid statements. An expression
statement must either change state or call something that might change state.
Changing state essentially means changing a variable. The possible expression statements
are:
 Assignment expressions (including increment and decrement expressions)
 Method call expressions (both void and non-void)
 Object instantiation expressions

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Conditional Operator ( ? : )
Conditional operator is also known as the ternary operator. This operator consists of three
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operands and is used to evaluate Boolean expressions. The goal of the operator is to
decide, which value should be assigned to the variable. The operator is written as –
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variable x = (expression) ? value if true : value if false

Following is an example –
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Control Statements
A programming language uses control statements to cause the flow of execution to
advance and branch based on changes to the state of a program. C# program control
statements can be put into the following categories: selection, iteration, and jump.
- Selection statements allow your program to choose different paths of execution
based upon the outcome of an expression or the state of a variable.
- Iteration statements enable program execution to repeat one or more statements
(that is, iteration statements form loops).
- Jump statements allow your program to execute in a nonlinear fashion.

C#’s Selection Statements

C# supports two selection statements: if and switch. These statements allow you to control
the flow of your program’s execution based upon conditions known only during run time.

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if
The if statement is C#’s conditional branch statement. It can be used to route program
execution through two different paths. Here is the general form of the if statement:
if (condition) statement1;
else statement2;
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The if works like this: If the condition is true, then statement1 is executed. Otherwise,
statement2 (if it exists) is executed. In no case will both statements be executed. For
example, consider the following:
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Here, if a is less than b, then a is set to zero. Otherwise, b is set to zero. In no case are they
both set to zero.
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Nested ifs
A nested if is an if statement that is the target of another if or else. Nested ifs are very
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common in programming. When you nest ifs, the main thing to remember is that an else
statement always refers to the nearest if statement that is within the same block as the
else and that is not already associated with an else. Here is an example:

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The if-else-if Ladder
A common programming construct that is based upon a sequence of nested ifs is the if-
else-if ladder. It looks like this:

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switch
The switch statement is C#’s multiway branch statement. It provides an easy way to
dispatch execution to different parts of your code based on the value of an expression. As
such, it often provides a better alternative than a large series of if-else-if statements. Here
is the general form of a switch statement:

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Here is a simple example that uses a switch statement:

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Iteration Statements
C#’s iteration statements are for, while, do-while and for-each loop. These statements
create what we commonly call loops. As you probably know, a loop repeatedly executes
the same set of instructions until a termination condition is met. A loop statement allows
us to execute a statement or group of statements multiple times.

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for loop
A for loop is a repetition control structure that allows you to efficiently write a loop that
needs to be executed a specific number of times. A for loop is useful when you know how
many times a task is to be repeated.
The syntax of a for loop is –

Following is an example code of the for loop in Java.

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while Loop
A while loop statement in C# programming language repeatedly executes a target
statement as long as a given condition is true.
The syntax of a while loop is –

Here, key point of the while loop is that the loop might not ever run. When the expression
is tested and the result is false, the loop body will be skipped and the first statement after
the while loop will be executed.

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Example:

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do while loop
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A do...while loop is similar to a while loop, except that a do...while loop is guaranteed to
execute at least one time.
Following is the syntax of a do...while loop –
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foreach Loop
The foreach statement iterates over each element in an enumerable object. Most of the
types in C# and the .NET Framework that represent a set or list of elements are
enumerable. For example, both an array and a string are enumerable. Here is an example

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It can be used for retrieving elements of array. It is shown below:

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Output:
10
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30
40
50

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Nested Loops
Like all other programming languages, C# allows loops to be nested. That is, one loop may
be inside another. For example, here is a program that nests for loops:

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Jump Statements
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The C# jump statements are break, continue, goto, return, and throw. These statements
transfer control to another part of your program.

Using break
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In C#, the break statement has three uses. First, as you have seen, it terminates a statement
sequence in a switch statement. Second, it can be used to exit a loop. Third, it can be used
as a “civilized” form of goto.
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Using break to Exit a Loop

By using break, you can force immediate termination of a loop, bypassing the conditional
expression and any remaining code in the body of the loop. When a break statement is
encountered inside a loop, the loop is terminated and program control resumes at the next
statement following the loop. Here is a simple example:

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Using continue
Sometimes it is useful to force an early iteration of a loop. That is, you might want to
continue running the loop but stop processing the remainder of the code in its body for
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this particular iteration. This is, in effect, a goto just past the body of the loop, to the loop’s
end. The continue statement performs such an action.
In a while and do-while loops, a continue statement causes control to be transferred
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directly to the conditional expression that controls the loop. In a for loop, control goes first
to the iteration portion of the for statement and then to the conditional expression. For all
three loops, any intermediate code is bypassed.
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Here is an example program that uses continue to cause two numbers to be printed on
each line:

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Using return
The last control statement is return. The return statement is used to explicitly return from
a method. That is, it causes program control to transfer back to the caller of the method.
As such, it is categorized as a jump statement.

Example:

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The goto statement

The goto statement transfers execution to another label within a statement block. The
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form is as follows:
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A label is a placeholder in a code block that precedes a statement, denoted with a colon
suffix. The following iterates the numbers 1 through 5, mimicking a for loop:

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The throw statement
The throw statement throws an exception to indicate an error has occurred.
If(age<18)
throw new ArithmeticExcecption(“Not Eligible to Vote”);

Namespaces
A namespace is a domain for type names. Types are typically organized into hierarchical
namespaces, making them easier to find and avoiding conflicts. For example, the RSA type
that handles public key encryption is defined within the following namespace:

The namespace keyword defines a namespace for types within that block. For example:

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The dots in the namespace indicate a hierarchy of nested namespaces. The code that
follows is semantically identical to the preceding example:

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The using Directive

The using directive imports a namespace, allowing you to refer to types without their fully
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qualified names. The following imports the previous example’s Outer.Middle.Inner

namespace:

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using static
From C# 6, you can import not just a namespace, but a specific type, with the using static
directive. All static members of that type can then be used without being qualified with the
type name. In the following example, we call the Console class’s static WriteLine method:

Rules Within a Namespace

Name scoping

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Names declared in outer namespaces can be used unqualified within inner name‐ spaces.
In this example, Class1 does not need qualification within Inner:

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Name hiding
If the same type name appears in both an inner and an outer namespace, the inner name
wins. To refer to the type in the outer namespace, you must qualify its name. For example:
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Repeated namespaces
You can repeat a namespace declaration, as long as the type names within the namespaces
don’t conflict:

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Nested using directive

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You can nest a using directive within a namespace. This allows you to scope the using
directive within a namespace declaration. In the following example, Class1 is visible in one
scope, but not in another:
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Advanced Namespace Features
Extern
Extern aliases allow your program to reference two types with the same fully qualified
name (i.e., the namespace and type name are identical). This is an unusual scenario and
can occur only when the two types come from different assemblies. Consider the following
example.

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The application cannot compile, because Widget is ambiguous. Extern aliases can resolve
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the ambiguity in our application:

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Unit -3 Creating Types in C# [12 Hrs]
Classes; Constructors and Destructors; this Reference; Properties; Indexers; Static
Constructors and Classes; Finalizers; Dynamic Binding; Operator Overloading;
Inheritance; Abstract Classes and Methods; base Keyword; Overloading; Object Type;
Structs; Access Modifiers; Interfaces; Enums; Generics

Classes
A class, in the context of C#, are templates that are used to create objects, and to define
object data types and methods. Core properties include the data types and methods that
may be used by the object. All class objects should have the basic class properties. Classes
are categories, and objects are items within each category.

A class is a user defined blueprint or prototype from which objects are created. It
represents the set of properties or methods that are common to all objects of one type. In

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general, class declarations can include these components, in order:
1. Modifiers : A class can be public or has default access.
2. Class name: The name should begin with a initial letter (capitalized by convention).
3. Superclass(if any): The name of the class’s parent (superclass), if any, preceded by

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4. Interfaces(if any): A comma-separated list of interfaces implemented by the class,
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5. Body: The class body surrounded by braces, { }.
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General form of a class is shown below:

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Object
An object is a combination of data and procedures working on the available data. An object
has a state and behavior. The state of an object is stored in fields (variables), while methods

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(functions) display the object's behavior. Objects are created from templates known as
classes. In C#, an object is created using the keyword "new". Object is an instance of a class.
There are three steps to creating a Java object:
1. Declaration of the object
2. Instantiation of the object
3. Initialization of the object

When a object is declared, a name is associated with that object. The object is instantiated
so that memory space can be allocated. Initialization is the process of assigning a proper
initial value to this allocated space. The properties of Java objects include:

 One can only interact with the object through its methods. Hence, internal details
are hidden.
 When coding, an existing object may be reused.
 When a program's operation is hindered by a particular object, that object can be

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easily removed and replaced.

A new object t from the class "tree" is created using the following syntax:
Tree t = new Tree ().

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A field is a variable that is a member of a class or struct. For example:
class Octopus
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Fields allow the following modifiers:

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The readonly modifier

The readonly modifier prevents a field from being modified after construction. A
read-only field can be assigned only in its declaration or within the enclosing type’s
constructor.
public int Age = 10;
static readonly int legs = 8, eyes = 2;

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Methods
A method performs an action in a series of statements. A method can receive input data
from the caller by specifying parameters and output data back to the caller by specifying a
return type. A method can specify a void return type, indicating that it doesn’t return any
value to its caller.
A method can also output data back to the caller via ref/out parameters. A method’s
signature must be unique within the type. A method’s signature com‐ prises its name and
parameter types in order (but not the parameter names, nor the return type).

Methods allow the following modifiers:

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Expression-bodied methods
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A method that comprises a single expression, such as the following:
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int Foo (int x) { return x * 2; }
can be written more tersely as an expression-bodied method. A fat arrow replaces the
braces and return keyword:
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int Foo (int x) => x * 2;

Expression-bodied functions can also have a void return type:
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void Foo (int x) => Console.WriteLine (x);

Overloading methods
A type may overload methods (have multiple methods with the same name), as long as
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the signatures are different. For example, the following methods can all coexist in the same
type:
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However, the following pairs of methods cannot coexist in the same type, since the return
type and the params modifier are not part of a method’s signature:

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Constructors
A constructor in C# is a block of code similar to a method that’s called when an instance of
an object is created. Here are the key differences between a constructor and a method:
 A constructor doesn’t have a return type.
 The name of the constructor must be the same as the name of the class.
 Unlike methods, constructors are not considered members of a class.
 A constructor is called automatically when a new instance of an object is created.

All classes have constructors, whether you define one or not, because C# automatically
provides a default constructor that initializes all member variables to zero. However, once
you define your own constructor, the default constructor is no longer used.

Default Constructor
The default constructor is a constructor that is automatically generated in the absence of

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explicit constructors (i.e. no user defined constructor). The automatically provided
constructor is called sometimes a nullary constructor.
Following is the syntax of a default constructor –

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Constructors run initialization code on a class or struct. A constructor is defined like a
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method, except that the method name and return type are reduced to the name of the
enclosing type:
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Instance constructors allow the following modifiers:

public internal private protected

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Overloaded Constructors
A class or struct may overload constructors. To avoid code duplication, one constructor
may call another, using this keyword:

When one constructor calls another, the called constructor executes first.

Destructor

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Destructors in C# are methods inside the class used to destroy instances of that class when
they are no longer needed. The Destructor is called implicitly by the .NET Framework’s
Garbage collector and therefore programmer has no control as when to invoke the
destructor. An instance variable or an object is eligible for destruction when it is no longer
reachable.
Important Points:
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 A Destructor is unique to its class i.e. there cannot be more than one destructor in
a class.
 A Destructor has no return type and has exactly the same name as the class name
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(Including the same case).

 It is distinguished apart from a constructor because of the Tilde symbol (~) prefixed
to its name.
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 A Destructor does not accept any parameters and modifiers.

 It cannot be defined in Structures. It is only used with classes.
 It cannot be overloaded or inherited.
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 It is called when the program exits.

 Internally, Destructor called the Finalize method on the base class of object.
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Syntax

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Example:
class ConsDes
{
//constructor
public ConsDes(string message)
{
Console.WriteLine(message);
}

public void test()

{
Console.WriteLine("This is a method");
}

//destructor

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~ConsDes()
{
Console.WriteLine("This is a destructor");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
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static void Main(string[] args)
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{
string msg = "This is a constructor";
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This is a destructor

Static Constructor
In c#, Static Constructor is used to perform a particular action only once throughout the
application. If we declare a constructor as static, then it will be invoked only once
irrespective of number of class instances and it will be called automatically before the first
instance is created.
Generally, in c# the static constructor will not accept any access modifiers and parameters.
In simple words we can say it’s a parameter less.

Following are the properties of static constructor in c# programming language.

 Static constructor in c# won’t accept any parameters and access modifiers.

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  The static constructor will invoke automatically, whenever we create a first instance
of class.
 The static constructor will be invoked by CLR so we don’t have a control on static
constructor execution order in c#.
 In c#, only one static constructor is allowed to create.

C# Static Constructor Syntax

class User
{
// Static Constructor
static User()
{
// Your Custom Code
}
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class User
{
// Static Constructor
static User()
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{
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}
class Program
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static void Main(string[] args)

{
// Both Static and Default constructors will invoke for
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User user = new User();

// Only Default constructor will invoke
User user1 = new User();
Console.WriteLine("\nPress Enter Key to Exit..");
Console.ReadLine();
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}

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The this Reference
The “this” keyword in C# is used to refer to the current instance of the class. It is also used
to differentiate between the method parameters and class fields if they both have the
same name.
Another usage of “this” keyword is to call another constructor from a constructor in the
same class.
Here, for an example, we are showing a record of Students i.e: id, Name, Age, and Subject.
To refer to the fields of the current class, we have used the “this” keyword in C#:

public Student(int id, String name, int age, String subject) {

this.id = id;
this.name = name;
this.subject = subject;
this.age = age;
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Let us see the complete example to learn how to work with the “this” keyword in C#:

using System;

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this.subject = subject;
this.age = age;
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public void showInfo() {

Console.WriteLine(id + " " + name+" "+age+ " "+subject);
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class StudentDetails {
public static void Main(string[] args) {
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Student std1 = new Student(001, "Jack", 23, "Maths");

std1.showInfo();

}
}

Output:
001 Jack 23 Maths

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Properties
Properties look like fields from the outside, but internally they contain logic, like methods
do. Properties are named members of classes, structures, and interfaces. Member
variables or methods in a class or structures are called Fields. Properties are an extension
of fields and are accessed using the same syntax. They use accessors(get and set) through
which the values of the private fields can be read, written or manipulated.

Usually, inside a class, we declare a data field as private and will provide a set of public SET
and GET methods to access the data fields. This is a good programming practice since the
data fields are not directly accessible outside the class. We must use the set/get methods
to access the data fields.

An example, which uses a set of set/get methods, is shown below.

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Output:
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Automatic Properties
he most common implementation for a property is a getter and/or setter that sim‐ ply
reads and writes to a private field of the same type as the property. An automatic property
declaration instructs the compiler to provide this implementation. We can improve the first
example in this section by declaring CurrentPrice as an auto‐ matic property:

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class Chk
{
public int a { get;set;}
public int b { get; set; }
public int sum
{
get { return a + b; }
}

class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Chk obj = new Chk();
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obj.b = 5;
Console.WriteLine("Sum of "+obj.a+" and "+obj.b+" = "+obj.sum);
Console.ReadKey();
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Indexers
Indexers provide a natural syntax for accessing elements in a class or struct that
encapsulate a list or dictionary of values. Indexers are similar to properties, but are
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The string class has an indexer that lets you access each of its char values via an int index:
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C# indexers are usually known as smart arrays. A C# indexer is a class property that allows
you to access a member variable of a class or struct using the features of an array. In C#,
indexers are created using this keyword. Indexers in C# are applicable on both classes and
structs.
Defining an indexer allows you to create a class like that can allows its items to be accessed
an array. Instances of that class can be accessed using the [] array access operator.

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<return type>
can be any valid C# types.

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[argument list]
The formal-argument-list specifies the parameters of the indexer.
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Static Classes
A C# static class is a class that can't be instantiated. The sole purpose of the class is to
provide blueprints of its inherited classes. A static class is created using the "static"
keyword in C#. A static class can contain static members only. You can‘t create an object
for the static class.

Advantages of Static Classes

1. If you declare any member as a non-static member, you will get an error.
2. When you try to create an instance to the static class, it again generates a compile
time error, because the static members can be accessed directly with its class name.
3. The static keyword is used before the class keyword in a class definition to declare
a static class.
4. A static class members are accessed by the class name followed by the member
name.

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Static members of a class
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If we declare any members of a class as static we can access it without creating object of
that class.
Example
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The details of Author is:
Author name : Ankita
Language : CSharp
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Total number of articles : 84

Finalizers
Finalizers are class-only methods that execute before the garbage collector reclaims the
memory for an unreferenced object. The syntax for a finalizer is the name of the class
prefixed with the ~ symbol:

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Inheritance
Inheritance is an important pillar of OOP (Object Oriented Programming). It is the
mechanism in java by which one class is allow to inherit the features (fields and methods)
of another class.
The process by which one class acquires the properties (data members) and
functionalities(methods) of another class is called inheritance. The aim of inheritance is to
provide the reusability of code so that a class has to write only the unique features and rest
of the common properties and functionalities can be extended from the another class.
The idea behind inheritance in Java is that you can create new classes that are built upon
existing classes. When you inherit from an existing class, you can reuse methods and fields
of the parent class. Moreover, you can add new methods and fields in your current class
also.
Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship which is also known as a parent-
child relationship. Inheritance is used in java for the following:

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o For Code Reusability.

Terms used in Inheritance

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or blueprint from which objects are created.
Sub Class/Child Class: Subclass is a class which inherits the other class. It is also
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o Super Class/Parent Class: Superclass is the class from where a subclass inherits the
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features. It is also called a base class or a parent class.

o Reusability: As the name specifies, reusability is a mechanism which facilitates you
to reuse the fields and methods of the existing class when you create a new class.
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You can use the same fields and methods already defined in the previous class.

The syntax of Java Inheritance

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class Subclass-name : Superclass-name

{
//methods and fields
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}
The : indicates that you are making a new class that derives from an existing class.
The meaning of "extends" is to increase the functionality.
In the terminology of C#, a class which is inherited is called a parent or superclass,
and the new class is called child or subclass.

Types of inheritance in C#
On the basis of class, there can be three types of inheritance in java: single, multilevel and
hierarchical.
In C# programming, multiple and hybrid inheritance is supported through interface only.

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1. Single Inheritance
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Single Inheritance refers to a child and parent class relationship where a class extends the
another class.
class A
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{
public int a=10, b=5;
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class B : A
{
int a=30, b=5;
public void test()
{
Console.WriteLine("Value of a is: "+a);
Console.WriteLine("Value of a is: " + base.a);
}
}

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//driver class
class Inherit
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
B obj = new B();
obj.test();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

2. Multilevel Inheritance
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class A5
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Console.WriteLine("Value of b is: " + b);
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class A6 : A5
{
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public void Add()

{
base.c = base.a + base.b;
Console.WriteLine("Sum="+base.c);
}
}

class A7 : A6
{
public void Sub()
{
base.c = base.a - base.b;
Console.WriteLine("Difference=" + base.c);
}

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 }

class Level
{
static void Main()
{
A7 obj = new A7();
obj.ReadData(20,5);
obj.Display();
obj.Add();
obj.Sub();

Console.ReadLine();
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3. Hierarchical Inheritance
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A.
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public void ReadDimension(int dim1, int dim2)

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this.dim2 = dim2;
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class Rectangle : Polygon

{
public void AreaRec()
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{
base.ReadDimension(10,5);
int area = base.dim1 * base.dim2;
Console.WriteLine("Area of Rectangle="+area);
}
}

class Traingle : Polygon

{
public void AreaTri()
{
base.ReadDimension(10,5);
double area = 0.5*base.dim1 * base.dim2;
Console.WriteLine("Area of Triangle=" + area);

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 }
}

//driver class
class Hier
{
static void Main()
{
Traingle tri = new Traingle();
//tri.ReadDimension(10,5);
tri.AreaTri();

Rectangle rec = new Rectangle();

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}
}

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the same purpose.
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int CalculateArea();
int CalculatePerimeter();
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class CA
{
public int l, b;
public void ReadData(int l,int b)
{
this.l = l;
this.b = b;
}
}

class BB : CA, IA
{
public int CalculateArea()
{
ReadData(10,5);
int area=l*b;

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 return area;
}

public int CalculatePerimeter()

{
ReadData(15, 10);
int peri = 2*(l+b);
return peri;
}
}

//driver class
class Inter
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
BB obj = new BB();

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//int peri=obj.CalculatePerimeter();

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declarations of events, indexers, methods and/or properties. The reason interfaces only
provide declarations is because they are inherited by structs and classes, that must provide
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Like a class, an interface can have methods and properties, but the methods declared in
interface are by default abstract (only method signature, no body).
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 Interfaces specify what a class must do and not how. It is the blueprint of the class.
 An Interface is about capabilities like a Player may be an interface and any class
implementing Player must be able to (or must implement) move (). So it specifies a
set of methods that the class has to implement.
 If a class implements an interface and does not provide method bodies for all
functions specified in the interface, then class must be declared abstract.

Why do we use interface?

 It is used to achieve total abstraction.
 Since C# does not support multiple inheritance in case of class, but by using
interface it can achieve multiple inheritance.

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interface IA
{
// doesn't contain fields
void GetData(int l,int b);
int CalculateArea();
int CalculatePerimeter();
}

class BB : IA
{
int l, b;
public void GetData(int l, int b)
{
this.l = l;
this.b = b;
}
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int area=l*b;
return area;
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public int CalculatePerimeter()

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return peri;
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static void Main(string[] args)
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obj.GetData(10,5);
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Console.WriteLine("Perimeter of Rectangle=" +
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obj.CalculatePerimeter());

Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Output:
Area of Rectangle=50
Perimeter of Rectangle=30

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Abstract Classes
A class declared as abstract can never be instantiated. Instead, only its concrete sub‐
classes can be instantiated.
If a class is defined as abstract then we can't create an instance of that class. By the creation
of the derived class object where an abstract class is inherit from, we can call the method
of the abstract class.
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Abstract Members
An Abstract method is a method without a body. The implementation of an abstract
method is done by a derived class. When the derived class inherits the abstract method
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from the abstract class, it must override the abstract method. This requirement is enforced
at compile time and is also called dynamic polymorphism.
Abstract members are used to achieve total abstraction.
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<access-modifier>abstract<return-type>method name (parameter)
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The abstract method is declared by adding the abstract modifier the method.

using System;
public abstract class Shape
{
public abstract void draw();
}
public class Rectangle : Shape
{
public override void draw()
{
Console.WriteLine("drawing rectangle...");
} }

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 public class TestAbstract
{
public static void Main()
{
Rectangle s = new Rectangle();
s.draw();
}
}
Output:
drawing ractangle...

Another Example

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In the above program, one method i.e. mul can perform various functions depending on
the value passed as parameters by creating an object of various classes which inherit other
classes. Hence we can acheive dynamic polymorphism with the help of an abstract method.

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Polymorphism
Polymorphism in C# is a concept by which we can perform a single action in different ways.
Polymorphism is derived from 2 Greek words: poly and morphs. The word "poly" means
many and "morphs" means forms. So polymorphism means many forms.
There are two types of polymorphism in Java: compile-time polymorphism and runtime
polymorphism. We can perform polymorphism in java by method overloading and method
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Method Overloading

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Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have more than one method having
the same name, if their argument lists are different. It is similar to constructor overloading
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lists. In order to overload a method, the argument lists of the methods must differ in either
of these:
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add(int, int, int)
b) Data type of parameters.
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add(int, int)
add(int, float)
c) Sequence of Data type of parameters.
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Method Overriding
Method overriding in C# allows programmers to create base classes that allows its
inherited classes to override same name methods when implementing in their class for

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derived classes.
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 Method overriding is only possible in derived classes, not within the same class
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where the method is declared.

 Base class must use the virtual or abstract keywords to declare a method. Then only
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can a method be overridden

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public class Account

{
public virtual int balance()
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{
return 10;
}
}

public class Amount : Account

{

public override int balance()

{
return 500;
}
}

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 class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Amount obj = new Amount();
int balance = obj.balance();
Console.WriteLine("Balance is: "+balance);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Output:
Balance is 500

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A virtual method is a method that can be redefined in derived classes. A virtual method has
an implementation in a base class as well as derived the class. It is used when a method's
basic functionality is the same but sometimes more functionality is needed in the derived
class. A virtual method is created in the base class that can be overriden in the derived

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method is overriden in the derived class using the override keyword.
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 By default, methods are non-virtual. We can't override a non-virtual method.
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method, but in case of inheritance it is used for method overriding.

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class Vir
{
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public virtual void message()

{
Console.WriteLine("This is test");
}
}

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Vir obj = new Vir();
obj.message();
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

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Behaviour of virtual method with inheritance – used for overriding

class Vir
{
public virtual void message()
{
Console.WriteLine("This is test");
}
}

class Vir1 : Vir

{
public override void message()
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class Program
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Upcasting and Downcasting

Upcasting converts an object of a specialized type to a more general type. An upcast
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operation creates a base class reference from a subclass reference.

For example:
Stock msft = new Stock();
Asset a = msft; // Upcast

Downcasting converts an object from a general type to a more specialized type. A

downcast operation creates a subclass reference from a base class reference.
For example:
Stock msft = new Stock();
Asset a = msft; // Upcast
Stock s = (Stock)a; // Downcast

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The as operator performs a downcast that evaluates to null (rather than throwing an
exception) if the downcast fails:
Asset a = new Asset();
Stock s = a as Stock; // s is null; no exception thrown

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The is operator tests whether a reference conversion would succeed; in other words,
whether an object derives from a specified class (or implements an inter‐ face). It is often
used to test before downcasting.
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Operator Overloading
The concept of overloading a function can also be applied to operators. Operator
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overloading gives the ability to use the same operator to do various operations. It provides
additional capabilities to C# operators when they are applied to user-defined data types. It
enables to make user-defined implementations of various operations where one or both
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of the operands are of a user-defined class.

Only the predefined set of C# operators can be overloaded. To make operations on a user-
defined data type is not as simple as the operations on a built-in data type. To use operators
with user-defined data types, they need to be overloaded according to a programmer’s
requirement. An operator can be overloaded by defining a function to it. The function of
the operator is declared by using the operator keyword.

Syntax:
access specifier className operator Operator_symbol (parameters)
{
// Code
}

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The following table describes the overloading ability of the various operators available
in C# :

OPERATORS DESCRIPTION
+, -, !, ~, ++, – – unary operators take one operand and can be overloaded.
+, -, *, /, % Binary operators take two operands and can be overloaded.
==, !=, = Comparison operators can be overloaded.
&&, || Conditional logical operators cannot be overloaded directly
+=, -+, *=, /=, %=, = Assignment operators cannot be overloaded.

Overloading Unary Operators

The following program overloads the unary - operator inside the class Complex.

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Overloading Binary Operators
An overloaded binary operator must take two arguments; at least one of them must be of
the type class or struct, in which the operation is defined.

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Sealing Functions and Classes

C# Sealed Class
Sealed classes are used to restrict the inheritance feature of object oriented
programming. Once a class is defined as a sealed class, this class cannot be inherited. In
C#, the sealed modifier is used to declare a class as sealed. If a class is derived from a sealed
class, compiler throws an error.
If you have ever noticed, structs are sealed. You cannot derive a class from a struct.
// Sealed class
sealed class SealedClass{
}

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You can also use the sealed modifier on a method or a property that overrides a virtual
method or property in a base class.
This enables you to allow classes to derive from your class and prevent other developers
that are using your classes from overriding specific virtual methods and properties.

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The base Keyword
We can use the base keyword to access the fields of the base class within derived class. It
is useful if base and derived classes have the same fields.
If derived class doesn't define same field, there is no need to use base keyword. Base
class field can be directly accessed by the derived class.
using System;
public class Animal{
public string color = "white";
}
public class Dog: Animal
{
string color = "black";
public void showColor()
{

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Console.WriteLine(color); //displays black
}

}
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The base keyword has two uses:

 To call a base class constructor from a derived class constructor.
 To call a base class method which is overridden in the derived class.
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Calling a base class constructor from a derived class constructor

class Base
{
public Base(int a, int b)
{
Console.WriteLine("Value of a={0} and b={1}",a,b);
}
}
class Derived : Base
{
public Derived(int x,int y):base(x,y)
{

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 Console.WriteLine("Value of x={0} and y={1}", x, y);
}
}
class BaseEx
{
static void Main(){
new Derived(10,5);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Output:
Value of a=10 and b=5
Value of x=10 and y=5

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class Base
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public virtual void BaseMethod()
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Console.WriteLine("I am inside derived class");
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class BaseEx
{
static void Main(){
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Derived obj = new Derived();

obj.BaseMethod();
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Output:
I am inside base class
I am inside derived class

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The object Type
object (System.Object) is the ultimate base class for all types. Any type can be upcast to
object.
To illustrate how this is useful, consider a general-purpose stack. A stack is a data structure
based on the principle of LIFO—“Last-In First-Out.” A stack has two operations: push an
object on the stack, and pop an object off the stack.
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Boxing is the act of converting a value-type instance to a reference-type instance. The
reference type may be either the object class or an interface.
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int x = 9;
object obj = x; // Box the int
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Unboxing reverses the operation, by casting the object back to the original value type:
int y = (int)obj; // Unbox the int
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Unboxing requires an explicit cast. The runtime checks that the stated value type matches
the actual object type, and throws an InvalidCastException if the check fails.
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For instance, the following throws an exception, because long does not exactly match int:
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The GetType Method and typeof Operator
All types in C# are represented at runtime with an instance of System.Type. There are two
basic ways to get a System.Type object:
 Call GetType on the instance.
 Use the typeof operator on a type name.

GetType is evaluated at runtime; typeof is evaluated statically at compile time (when

generic type parameters are involved, it’s resolved by the Just-In-Time compiler).

System.Type has properties for such things as the type’s name, assembly, base type, and
so on. For example:

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Structs
A struct is similar to a class, with the following key differences:
 A struct is a value type, whereas a class is a reference type.
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 A parameter less constructor

 Field initializers
 A finalizer
 Virtual or protected members

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Access modifiers in C# are used to specify the scope of accessibility of a member of a class
or type of the class itself. For example, a public class is accessible to everyone without any
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Access modifiers are an integral part of object-oriented programming. Access modifiers are
used to implement encapsulation of OOP. Access modifiers allow you to define who does
or who doesn't have access to certain features.

In C# there are 6 different types of Access Modifiers.

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 Modifier Description
public There are no restrictions on accessing public members.
private Access is limited to within the class definition. This is the default access
modifier type if none is formally specified
protected Access is limited to within the class definition and any class that inherits
from the class
internal Access is limited exclusively to classes defined within the current project
assembly
protected Access is limited to the current assembly and types derived from the
internal containing class. All members in current project and all members in
derived class can access the variables.
private Access is limited to the containing class or types derived from the
protected containing class within the current assembly.

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Restrictions on Access Modifiers

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Enums in C#
Enum in C# language is a value type with a set of related named constants often referred
to as an enumerator list. The enum keyword is used to declare an enumeration. It is a
primitive data type, which is user-defined. Enums type can be an integer (float, int, byte,
double etc.) but if you use beside int, it has to be cast.
Enum is used to create numeric constants in .NET framework. All member of the enum are
of enum type. There must be a numeric value for each enum type.
The default underlying type of the enumeration elements is int. By default, the first
enumerator has the value 0, and the value of each successive enumerator is increased by
1.

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Output
The value of jan in month enum is 0
The value of feb in month enum is 1
The value of mar in month enum is 2
The value of apr in month enum is 3
The value of may in month enum is 4

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Generics
Generics in C# and .NET procedure many of the benefits of strongly-typed collections as
well as provide a higher quality of and a performance boost for code.
Generics are very similar to C++ templates but having a slight difference in such a way that
the source code of C++ templates is required when a template is instantiated with a specific
type and .NET Generics are not limited to classes only. In fact, they can also be
implemented with Interfaces, Delegates and Methods.
The detailed specification for each collection is found under the System.Collection.Generic
namespace.

Generic Classes
The Generic class can be defined by putting the <T> sign after the class name. It isn't
mandatory to put the "T" word in the Generic type definition. You can use any word in the
TestClass<> class declaration.

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public class TestClass<T> { }

The System.Collection.Generic namespace also defines a number of classes that

implement many of these key interfaces. The following table describes the core class types
of this namespace.

Generic class Description .c

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Collection<T> The basis for a generic collection Comparer compares
two generic objects for equality
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Dictionary<TKey, A generic collection of name/value pairs
TValue>
List<T> A dynamically resizable list of Items
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Queue<T> A generic implementation of a first-in, first-out (FIFO)

list
Stack<T> A generic implementation of a last-in, first-out (LIFO)
list
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using System.Collections.Generic;
class Test<T>
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{
T[] t=new T[5];
int count = 0;
public void addItem(T item)
{
if (count < 5)
{
t[count] = item;
count++;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Overflow exists");
}
}

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 public void displayItem()
{
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Item at index {0} is {1}",i,t[i]);
}
}
}

class GenericEx
{
static void Main()
{
Test<int> obj = new Test<int>();

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obj.addItem(10);
obj.addItem(20);
obj.addItem(30);
obj.addItem(40);
obj.addItem(50);
//obj.addItem(60); //overflow exists
obj.displayItem(); .c
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Console.ReadKey();
}
}
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Output
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Item at index 0 is 10
Item at index 1 is 20
Item at index 2 is 30
Item at index 3 is 40
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Item at index 4 is 50

Generic Methods
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The objective of this example is to build a swap method that can operate on any possible
data type (value-based or reference-based) using a single type parameter. Due to the
nature of swapping algorithms, the incoming parameters will be sent by reference via ref
keyword.

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 using System.Collections.Generic;

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Output
Before swap: 40, 60
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After swap: 60, 40

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Dictionary
Dictionaries are also known as maps or hash tables. It represents a data structure that
allows you to access an element based on a key. One of the significant features of a
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dictionary is faster lookup; you can add or remove items without the performance
overhead.
.Net offers several dictionary classes, for instance Dictionary<TKey, TValue>. The type
parameters TKey and TValue represent the types of the keys and the values it can store,
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respectively.

using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//define Dictionary collection
Dictionary<int, string> dObj = new Dictionary<int,
string>(5);
//add elements to Dictionary
dObj.Add(1, 1, "Tom");
dObj.Add(2, "John");
dObj.Add(3, "Maria");

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 dObj.Add(4, "Max");
dObj.Add(5, "Ram");

//print data
for (int i = 1; i <= dObj.Count; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine(dObj[i]);
}
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Queues
Queues are a special type of container that ensures the items are being accessed in a FIFO
(first in, first out) manner. Queue collections are most appropriate for implementing

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messaging components. We can define a Queue collection object using the following
syntax:
Queue qObj = new Queue();
The Queue collection property, methods and other specification definitions are found

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under the Sysyem.Collection namespace. The following table defines the key members;
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System.Collection.Queue Members Definition
Enqueue() Add an object to the end of the queue.
Dequeue() Removes an object from the beginning of the
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queue.
Peek() Return the object at the beginning of the queue
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without removing it.

using System.Collections.Generic;
class Program {
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static void Main(string[] args) {

Queue < string > queue1 = new Queue < string > ();
queue1.Enqueue("MCA");
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queue1.Enqueue("MBA");
queue1.Enqueue("BCA");
queue1.Enqueue("BBA");

Console.WriteLine("The elements in the queue are:");

foreach(string s in queue1) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
}

queue1.Dequeue(); //Removes the first element that

enter in the queue here the first element is MCA
queue1.Dequeue(); //Removes MBA

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 Console.WriteLine("After removal the elements in the
queue are:");
foreach(string s in queue1) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}

Stacks
A Stack collection is an abstraction of LIFO (last in, first out). We can define a Stack
collection object using the following syntax:
Stack qObj = new Stack();
The following table illustrates the key members of a stack;

System.Collection.Stack Members Definition

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Contains() Returns true if a specific element is found in the
collection.
Clear() Removes all the elements of the collection.
Peek() Previews the most recent element on the stack.
Push()
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It pushes elements onto the stack.
Return and remove the top elements of the
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stack.

class Program {
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static void Main(string[] args) {

Stack < string > stack1 = newStack < string > ();
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stack1.Push("************");
stack1.Push("MCA");
stack1.Push("MBA");
stack1.Push("BCA");
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stack1.Push("BBA");
stack1.Push("***********");
stack1.Push("**Courses**");
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stack1.Push("***********");
Console.WriteLine("The elements in the stack1 are
as:");
foreach(string s in stack1) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
}

//For remove/or pop the element pop() method is used

stack1.Pop();
stack1.Pop();
stack1.Pop();
Console.WriteLine("After removal/or pop the element
the stack is as:");
//the element that inserted in last is remove firstly.

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 foreach(string s in stack1) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}

List
List<T> class in C# represents a strongly typed list of objects. List<T> provides functionality
to create a list of objects, find list items, sort list, search list, and manipulate list items. In
List<T>, T is the type of objects.

Adding Elements
// Dynamic ArrayList with no size limit
List<int> numberList = new List<int>();
numberList.Add(32);

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numberList.Add(21);
numberList.Add(45);
numberList.Add(11);
numberList.Add(89);
// List of string
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List<string> authors = new List<string>(5);
authors.Add("Mahesh Chand");
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authors.Add("Chris Love");
authors.Add("Allen O'neill");
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authors.Add("Naveen Sharma");
authors.Add("Monica Rathbun");
authors.Add("David McCarter");
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// Collection of string
string[] animals = { "Cow", "Camel", "Elephant" };
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// Create a List and add a collection

List<string> animalsList = new List<string>();
animalsList.AddRange(animals);
foreach (string a in animalsList)
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Console.WriteLine(a);

Remove Elements
// Remove an item
authors.Remove("New Author1");

// Remove 3rd item

authors.RemoveAt(3);

// Remove all items

authors.Clear();

Sorting
authors.Sort();

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Other Methods
authors.Insert(1,"Shaijal"); //insert item at index 1
authors.Count; //returns total items

Array List
C# ArrayList is a non-generic collection. The ArrayList class represents an array list and it
can contain elements of any data types. The ArrayList class is defined in the
System.Collections namespace. An ArrayList is dynamic array and grows automatically
when new items are added to the collection.

ArrayList personList = new ArrayList();

Insertion
personList.Add("Sandeep");

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Removal
// Remove an item
personList.Remove("New Author1");

// Remove 3rd item

personList.RemoveAt(3);
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// Remove all items
personList.Clear();
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Sorting
personList.Sort();
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Other Methods
personList.Insert(1,"Shaijal"); //insert item at index 1
personList.Count; //returns total items
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Unit - 4 Advanced C# [14 Hrs]
Delegates; Events; Lambda Expressions; Exception Handling; Introduction to LINQ;
Working with Databases; Web Applications using ASP.NET

Delegates
A delegate is an object that knows how to call a method.
A delegate type defines the kind of method that delegate instances can call. Specifically, it
defines the method’s return type and its parameter types.
Delegates are especially used for implementing events and the call-back methods. All
delegates are implicitly derived from the System.Delegate class. It provides a way which
tells which method is to be called when an event is triggered.
For example, if you click an Button on a form (Windows Form application), the program
would call a specific method.
In simple words, it is a type that represents references to methods with a particular

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parameter list and return type and then calls the method in a program for execution when
it is needed.

Declaring Delegates

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Delegate type can be declared using the delegate keyword. Once a delegate is declared,
delegate instance will refer and call those methods whose return type and parameter-list
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matches with the delegate declaration.
Syntax:
[modifier] delegate [return_type] [delegate_name] ([parameter_list]);
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modifier: It is the required modifier which defines the access of delegate and it is optional
to use.
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delegate: It is the keyword which is used to define the delegate.

return_type: It is the type of value returned by the methods which the delegate will be going
to call. It can be void. A method must have the same return type as the delegate.
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delegate_name: It is the user-defined name or identifier for the delegate.

parameter_list: This contains the parameters which are required by the method when
called through the delegate.
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public delegate int DelegateTest(int x, int y, int z);

Note: A delegate will call only a method which agrees with its signature and return type. A
method can be a static method associated with a class or can be an instance method
associated with an object, it doesn’t matter.

Instantiation & Invocation of Delegates

Once a delegate type is declared, a delegate object must be created with the new keyword
and be associated with a particular method. When creating a delegate, the argument
passed to the new expression is written similar to a method call, but without the
arguments to the method. For example

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[delegate_name] [instance_name] = new
[delegate_name](calling_method_name);

DelegateTest obj = new DelegateTest (MyMethod);

// here,
// " DelegateTest" is delegate name.
// " obj" is instance_name
// " MyMethod" is the calling method.
The following defines a delegate type called Transformer:
delegate int Transformer (int x);

Transformer is compatible with any method with an int return type and a single int

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parameter, such as this:
static int Square (int x) { return x * x; }
or
static int Square (int x) => x * x;

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Assigning a method to a delegate variable creates a delegate instance:
Transformer t = new Transformer (Square);
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Or
Transformer t = Square;
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which can be invoked in the same way as a method:

int answer = t(3); // answer is 9
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Example of simple delegate is shown below:

public delegate int MyDelegate(int x);
class DelegateTest
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{
static int MyMethod(int x)
{
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return x * x;
}

static void Main(string[] agrs)

{
MyDelegate del = new MyDelegate(MyMethod);
int res = del(5); //25
Console.WriteLine("Result is : "+res);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

Output:
Result is : 25

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Example 2

using System;

delegate int NumberChanger(int n);

class TestDelegate {
static int num = 10;

public static int AddNum(int p) {

num += p;
return num;
}
public static int MultNum(int q) {
num *= q;
return num;

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}
public static int getNum() {
return num;
}
static void Main(string[] args) {
//create delegate instances
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NumberChanger nc1 = new NumberChanger(AddNum);
NumberChanger nc2 = new NumberChanger(MultNum);
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//calling the methods using the delegate objects
nc1(25);
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Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum());

nc2(5);
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Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum());

Console.ReadKey();
}
}
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Output:
Value of Num: 35
Value of Num: 175
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Example 3

class Test
{
public delegate void addnum(int a, int b);
public delegate void subnum(int a, int b);

// method "sum"
public void sum(int a, int b)
{
Console.WriteLine("(100 + 40) = {0}", a + b);
}

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 // method "subtract"
public void subtract(int a, int b)
{
Console.WriteLine("(100 - 60) = {0}", a - b);
}

// Main Method
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
addnum del_obj1 = new addnum(obj.sum);
subnum del_obj2 = new subnum(obj.subtract);

// pass the values to the methods by delegate object

del_obj1(100, 40);
del_obj2(100, 60);

// These can be written as using

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// "Invoke" method
// del_obj1.Invoke(100, 40);
// del_obj2.Invoke(100, 60);
}
}

Output: .c
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(100 + 40) = 140
(100 - 60) = 40
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Multicast Delegates
All delegate instances have multicast capability. This means that a delegate instance can
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reference not just a single target method, but also a list of target methods.
The + and += operators combine delegate instances. For example:
SomeDelegate d = SomeMethod1;
d += SomeMethod2;
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The last line is functionally the same as:

d = d + SomeMethod2;
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Invoking d will now call both SomeMethod1 and SomeMethod2. Delegates are invoked in
the order they are added.

The - and -= operators remove the right delegate operand from the left delegate operand.
For example:
d -= SomeMethod1;
Invoking d will now cause only SomeMethod2 to be invoked.

Calling + or += on a delegate variable with a null value works, and it is equivalent to

assigning the variable to a new value:
SomeDelegate d = null;
d += SomeMethod1; // Equivalent (when d is null) to d = SomeMethod1;
Similarly, calling -= on a delegate variable with a single target is equivalent to assigning
null to that variable.

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Example of multicasting delegates

using System;

delegate int NumberChanger(int n);

class TestDelegate {
static int num = 10;

public static int AddNum(int p) {

num += p;
return num;
}
public static int MultNum(int q) {
num *= q;
return num;
}

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public static int getNum() {
return num;
}
static void Main(string[] args) {
//create delegate instances
NumberChanger nc;
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NumberChanger nc1 = new NumberChanger(AddNum);
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NumberChanger nc2 = new NumberChanger(MultNum);

nc = nc1;
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nc += nc2;

//calling multicast
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nc(5);
Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum());
Console.ReadKey();
}
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Output
Value of Num: 75
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Delegates Mapping with Instance and Static Method
Created ClassA contains instance & static method,

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Above class methods are used using delegate,

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Output
Instance Method
Static Method

So using delegate, we can associate instance and static method under same delegate
instance.

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Delegates Vs Interfaces in C#

S.N. DELEGATE INTERFACE

1 It could be a method only. It contains both methods and
properties.
2 It can be applied to one method at a If a class implements an interface,
time. then it will implement all the methods
related to that interface.
3 If a delegate available in your scope you Interface is used when your class
can use it. implements that interface, otherwise
not.
4 Delegates can be implemented any Interface can be implemented only
number of times. one time.
5 It is used to handling events. It is not used for handling events.

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6 When you access the method using When you access the method you
delegates you do not require any access need the object of the class which
to the object of the class where the implemented an interface.
method is defined.
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It does not support inheritance.
It created at run time.
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It created at compile time.
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9 It can implement any method that If the method of interface
provides the same signature with the implemented, then the same name
given delegate. and signature method override.
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10 It can wrap any method whose signature A class can implement any number of
is similar to the delegate and does not interfaces, but can only override those
consider which from class it belongs. methods which belongs to the
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interfaces.

Delegate Compatibility
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Type compatibility
Delegate types are all incompatible with one another, even if their signatures are the same:
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Delegate instances are considered equal if they have the same method targets:

Parameter compatibility
When you call a method, you can supply arguments that have more specific types than the
parameters of that method. This is ordinary polymorphic behaviour. For exactly the same
reason, a delegate can have more specific parameter types than its method target. This is
called contravariance.

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In this case, the String Action is invoked with an argument of type string. When the
argument is then relayed to the target method, the argument gets implicitly up cast to an
object.
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Return type compatibility

If you call a method, you may get back a type that is more specific than what you asked for.
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This is ordinary polymorphic behaviour. For exactly the same reason, a delegate’s target
method may return a more specific type than described by the dele‐ gate. This is called
covariance. For example:

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Generic Delegate Types
A delegate type may contain generic type parameters. For example:
public delegate T Transformer (T arg);

With this definition, we can write a generalized Transform utility method that works on
any type:

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Func and Action Delegates

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The Func and Action generic delegates were introduced in the .NET Framework version 3.5.
Whenever we want to use delegates in our examples or applications, typically we use the
following procedure:
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 Define a custom delegate that matches the format of the method.

 Create an instance of a delegate and point it to a method.
 Invoke the method.
But, using these 2 Generics delegates we can simply eliminate the above procedure.
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Since both the delegates are generic, you will need to specify the underlying types of each
parameter as well while pointing it to a function. For for example
Action<type,type,type……>

Action<>
 This Action<> generic delegate; points to a method that takes up to 16 Parameters
and returns void.

Func<>
 The generic Func<> delegate is used when we want to point to a method that
returns a value.
 This delegate can point to a method that takes up to 16 Parameters and returns a
value.

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  Always remember that the final parameter of Func<> is always the return value of
the method. (For example, Func< int, int, string>, this version of the Func<>
delegate will take 2 int parameters and returns a string value.)

Example is shown below

class MethodCollections
{
//Methods that takes parameters but returns nothing:

public static void PrintText()

{
Console.WriteLine("Text Printed with the help of Action");
}
public static void PrintNumbers(int start, int target)
{

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for (int i = start; i <= target; i++)
{
Console.Write(" {0}",i);
}
Console.WriteLine();
}

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public static void Print(string message)
{
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Console.WriteLine(message);
}
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//Methods that takes parameters and returns a value:

public static int Addition(int a, int b)

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{
return a + b;
}
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public static string DisplayAddition(int a, int b)

{
return string.Format("Addition of {0} and {1} is {2}",a,b,a+b);
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public static string SHowCompleteName(string firstName, string las

tName)
{
return string.Format("Your Name is {0} {1}",firstName,lastName);

}
public static int ShowNumber()
{
Random r = new Random();
return r.Next();
}
}

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class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Action printText = new Action(MethodCollections.PrintText);
Action<string> print = new Action<string>(MethodCollections.Pr
int);
Action<int, int> printNumber = new Action<int, int>(MethodColl
ections.PrintNumbers);

Func<int, int,int> add1 = new Func<int, int, int>(MethodCollec

tions.Addition);
Func<int, int, string> add2 = new Func<int, int, string>(Metho
dCollections.DisplayAddition);
Func<string, string, string> completeName = new Func<string, s
tring, string>(MethodCollections.SHowCompleteName);
Func<int> random = new Func<int>(MethodCollections.ShowNumber);

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Console.WriteLine("\n***************** Action<> Delegate Method
***************\n");
printText(); //Parameter: 0 , Returns: nothing
print("Abhishek"); //Parameter: 1 , Returns: nothing

Console.WriteLine();
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printNumber(5, 20); //Parameter: 2 , Returns: nothing

Console.WriteLine("**************** Func<> Delegate Methods **

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***************\n");
int addition = add1(2, 5); //Parameter: 2 , Returns: int
string addition2 = add2(5, 8); //Parameter:2 ,Returns: string
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string name = completeName("Abhishek", "Yadav"); //Parameter:2

, Returns: string
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int randomNumbers = random(); ////Parameter: 0 , Returns: int

Console.WriteLine("Addition: {0}",addition);
Console.WriteLine(addition2);
Console.WriteLine(name);
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Console.WriteLine("Random Number is: {0}",randomNumbers);

Console.ReadLine();
}
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Events
Events are user actions such as key press, clicks, mouse movements, etc., or some
occurrence such as system generated notifications. Applications need to respond to events
when they occur. For example, interrupts. Events are used for inter-process
communication.
The class that sends or raises an event is called a Publisher and class that receives or
handle the event is called "Subscriber".

Following are the key points about Event,

1. Event Handlers in C# return void and take two parameters.
2. The First parameter of Event - Source of Event means publishing object.
3. The Second parameter of Event - Object derived from EventArgs.
4. The publishers determines when an event is raised and the subscriber determines
what action is taken in response.

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5. An Event can have so many subscribers.
6. Events are basically used for the single user action like button click.
7. If an Event has multiple subscribers then event handlers are invoked synchronously.

Declaring Events

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To declare an event inside a class, first of all, you must declare a delegate type for the even
as:
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public delegate string MyDelegate(string str);

then, declare the event using the event keyword –

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event MyDelegate delg;

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The preceding code defines a delegate named MyDelegate and an event named delg,
which invokes the delegate when it is raised.
To declare an event inside a class, first a Delegate type for the Event must be declared
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like below:
public delegate void MyEventHandler(object sender, EventArgs e);
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Defining an event is a two-step process.

 First, you need to define a delegate type that will hold the list of methods to be
called when the event is fired.
 Next, you declare an event using the event keyword.

To illustrate the event, we are creating a console application. In this iteration, we will define
an event to add that is associated to a single delegate DelEventHandler.

using System;
public delegate void DelEventHandler();

class Program
{
public static event DelEventHandler add;

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 static void USA()
{
Console.WriteLine("USA");
}

static void India()

{
Console.WriteLine("India");
}

static void England()

{
Console.WriteLine("England");
}

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static void Main(string[] args)
{

add += new DelEventHandler(USA);

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add += new DelEventHandler(India);
add += new DelEventHandler(England);
add.Invoke();
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Console.ReadLine();
}
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}
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Implementing event in a button click

using System;
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using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

//custom delegate
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public delegate void DelEventHandler();

class Program :Form

{
//custom event
public event DelEventHandler add;

public Program()
{
// design a button over form
Button btn = new Button();
btn.Parent = this;
btn.Text = "Hit Me";
btn.Location = new Point(100,100);

//Event handler is assigned to

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 // the button click event
btn.Click += new EventHandler(onClcik);
add += new DelEventHandler(Initiate);

//invoke the event

add();
}
//call when event is fired
public void Initiate()
{
Console.WriteLine("Event Initiated");
}

//call when button clicked

public void onClcik(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked me");

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}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Application.Run(new Program());

}
Console.ReadLine();
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}
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Can we use Events without Delegate?

No, Events use Delegates internally. Events are encapsulation over Delegates. There is
already defined Delegate "EventHandler" that can be used like below:
public event EventHandler MyEvents;
So, it also used Delegate Internally.

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Anonymous Method in C#
An anonymous method is a method which doesn’t contain any name which is introduced
in C# 2.0. It is useful when the user wants to create an inline method and also wants to
pass parameter in the anonymous method like other methods.
An Anonymous method is defined using the delegate keyword and the user can assign
this method to a variable of the delegate type.

delegate(parameter_list){
// Code..
};

Example:
using System;

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class GFG {

public delegate void petanim(string pet);

// Main method
static public void Main()
{ .c
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// An anonymous method with one parameter
petanim p = delegate(string mypet)
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{
Console.WriteLine("My favorite pet is: {0}",
mypet);
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};
p("Dog");
}
}
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Output:
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You can also use an anonymous method as an event handler.

MyButton.Click += delegate(Object obj, EventArgs ev)

{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Complete without
error...!!");
}

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Lambda Expressions
Lambda expressions in C# are used like anonymous functions, with the difference that in
Lambda expressions you don’t need to specify the type of the value that you input thus
making it more flexible to use.
The ‘=>’ is the lambda operator which is used in all lambda expressions. The Lambda
expression is divided into two parts, the left side is the input and the right is the expression.

The Lambda Expressions can be of two types:

1. Expression Lambda: Consists of the input and the expression.
Syntax:
input => expression;
2. Statement Lambda: Consists of the input and a set of statements to be executed.
It can be used along with delegates.
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Basic example of lambda expression:

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static int test2(int x) => x + 10;

static void Main(string[] args)

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{
int x=test1();
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}
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Result is: 15

Unlike an expression lambda, a statement lambda can contain multiple statements

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separated by semicolons. It is used with delegates.

delegate void ModifyInt(int input);

ModifyInt addOneAndTellMe = x =>

{
int result = x + 1;
Console.WriteLine(result);
};

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Exception Handling
A try statement specifies a code block subject to error-handling or clean-up code. The try
block must be followed by a catch block, a finally block, or both. The catch block executes
when an error occurs in the try block. The finally block executes after execution leaves the
try block (or if present, the catch block), to per‐ form clean-up code, whether or not an
error occurred.
A catch block has access to an Exception object that contains information about the error.
You use a catch block to either compensate for the error or re throw the exception. You re
throw an exception if you merely want to log the problem, or if you want to re throw a
new, higher-level exception type.
A finally block adds determinism to your program: the CLR endeavours to always execute
it. It’s useful for clean-up tasks such as closing network connections.

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Because x is zero, the runtime throws a DivideByZeroException, and our program

terminates. We can prevent this by catching the exception as follows:

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A catch clause specifies what type of exception to catch. This must either be
System.Exception or a subclass of System.Exception.
You can handle multiple exception types with multiple catch clauses:
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The finally Block
A finally block always executes—whether or not an exception is thrown and whether or
not the try block runs to completion. finally blocks are typically used for clean-up code.
A finally block executes either:
• After a catch block finishes
• After control leaves the try block because of a jump statement (e.g., return or
goto)
• After the try block ends

Throwing Exceptions
Exceptions can be thrown either by the runtime or in user code. In this example, Display
throws a System.ArgumentNullException:

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Re-throwing an exception
You can capture and re-throw an exception as follows:
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Common Exception Types

System.ArgumentException
Thrown when a function is called with a bogus argument. This generally indi‐ cates a
program bug.
System.ArgumentNullException
Subclass of ArgumentException that’s thrown when a function argument is (unexpectedly)
null.

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
Subclass of ArgumentException that’s thrown when a (usually numeric) argu‐ ment is too
big or too small. For example, this is thrown when passing a nega‐ tive number into a
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System.InvalidOperationException
Thrown when the state of an object is unsuitable for a method to successfully execute,
regardless of any particular argument values. Examples include read‐ ing an unopened file
or getting the next element from an enumerator where the underlying list has been
modified partway through the iteration.

System.NotSupportedException .c
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calling the Add method on a collection for which IsReadOnly returns true.
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System.NotImplementedException
Thrown to indicate that a function has not yet been implemented.
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System.ObjectDisposedException
Thrown when the object upon which the function is called has been disposed.
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Introduction to LINQ
LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is uniform query syntax in C# to retrieve data from
different sources and formats. It is integrated in C#, thereby eliminating the mismatch
between programming languages and databases, as well as providing a single querying
interface for different types of data sources.

For example, SQL is a Structured Query Language used to save and retrieve data from a
database. In the same way, LINQ is a structured query syntax built in C# to retrieve data
from different types of data sources such as collections, ADO.Net DataSet, XML Docs, web
service and MS SQL Server and other databases.

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LINQ queries return results as objects. It enables you to uses object-oriented approach on
the result set and not to worry about transforming different formats of results into objects.
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The following example demonstrates a simple LINQ query that gets all strings from an
array which contains 'a'.

Example: LINQ Query to Array

// Data source
string[] names = {"Bill", "Steve", "James", "Mohan" };
// LINQ Query
var myLinqQuery = from name in names
where name.Contains('a')
select name;
// Query execution
foreach(string name in myLinqQuery)
Console.Write(name + " ");

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Example: LINQ Query to List
// string collection
List<string> stringList = new List<string>() {
"C# Tutorials",
"VB.NET Tutorials",
"Learn C++",
"MVC Tutorials" ,
"Java"
};

var result = from s in stringList

where s.Contains("Tutorials")
select s;

foreach(string value in result)

Console.Write(value + " ");

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LINQ Method
The following is a sample LINQ method syntax query that returns a collection of strings
which contains a word "Tutorials". We use lambda expression for this purpose.

Example: LINQ Method Syntax in C# .c

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// string collection
List<string> stringList = new List<string>() {
"C# Tutorials",
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"VB.NET Tutorials",
"Learn C++",
"MVC Tutorials" ,
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"Java"
};

// LINQ Query Syntax

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var result = stringList.Where(s => s.Contains("Tutorials"));

The following figure illustrates the structure of LINQ method syntax.

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Use of lambda Expression to LINQ

Example 1
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
public class demo
{
public static void Main()
{
List<int> list = new List<int>() { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
List<int> evenNumbers = list.FindAll(x => (x % 2) == 0);

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 foreach (var num in evenNumbers)
{
Console.Write("{0} ", num);
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Read();

}
}

Output:
2 4 6

Example 2
using System;

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
class Dog
{
public string Name { get; set; }

}
public int Age { get; set; }

class demo{ .c
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static void Main()
{
List<Dog> dogs = new List<Dog>() {
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new Dog { Name = "Rex", Age = 4 },

new Dog { Name = "Sean", Age = 0 },
new Dog { Name = "Stacy", Age = 3 }
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};
var names = dogs.Select(x => x.Name);
foreach (var name in names)
{
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Console.WriteLine(name);

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Console.Read();
}
}

Output:
Rex
Sean
Stacy

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Sorting using a lambda expression
var sortedDogs = dogs.OrderByDescending(x => x.Age);
foreach (var dog in sortedDogs)
{
Console.WriteLine(“Dog {0} is {1} years old.", dog.Name, dog.Age
);
}

Output:
Dog Rex is 4 years old.
Dog Stacy is 3 years old.
Dog Sean is 0 years old.

LINQ Operators

Classification LINQ Operators

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Filtering Where, OfType
Sorting OrderBy, OrderByDescending, ThenBy, ThenByDescending, Reverse
Grouping GroupBy, ToLookup
Join
Projection
GroupJoin, Join
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Aggregation Aggregate, Average, Count, LongCount, Max, Min, Sum
Quantifiers All, Any, Contains
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Elements ElementAt, ElementAtOrDefault, First, FirstOrDefault, Last,

LastOrDefault, Single, SingleOrDefault
Set Distinct, Except, Intersect, Union
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Partitioning Skip, SkipWhile, Take, TakeWhile

Concatenation Concat
Equality Equals,SequenceEqual
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Generation DefaultEmpty, Empty, Range, Repeat

Conversion AsEnumerable, AsQueryable, Cast, ToArray, ToDictionary, ToList
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Some examples of LINQ Query

Where Condition – Example 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
namespace BCA
{
class LinqTest
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<string> names = new List<string>() {
"Ram","Shyam","Hari","Gita"};
//single condition
//var result = names.Where(s => s.Contains("Ram"));

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//Multiple Condition
var result = names.Where(s=>s.Contains("Ram") ||
s.Contains("Gita"));
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Output:
Ram
Gita
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Where Condition – Example 2 (with object list)

class Student
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{
public int sid { get;set;}
public string name { get; set; }
public string address { get; set; }

public Student(int sid, string name, string address)

{
this.sid = sid;
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
}
}

class LinqTest
{
static void Main(string[] args)

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 {
List<Student> mylist = new List<Student>(){
new Student(1,"Ram","Btm"),
new Student(2, "Hari", "Ktm"),
new Student(3,"Shyam","Btm"),
new Student(4, "Gita", "Ktm")
};

//var result = mylist.Where(s=>s.address.Contains("Btm"));

var result = mylist.Where(s => s.address.Equals("Btm") &&
s.sid.Equals(1));
Console.WriteLine("Sid\tName\tAddress");
foreach (var res in result)
{

Console.WriteLine(res.sid+"\t"+res.name+"\t"+res.address);
}

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Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Output:
Sid
1
Name
Ram
Address
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Joining multiple lists – (join, concat, union)
class LinqTest
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{
static void Main(string[] args)
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{
List<string> names = new List<string>() {
"Ram","Shyam","Hari"};
List<string> address = new List<string>()
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{"Btm","Ktm","Btm" };
/*using join
var result = names.Join(address,
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str1 => str1,

str2 => str2,
(str1, str2) => str1);*/
/*using concat
var result = names.Concat(address);*/

//using union
var result = names.Union(address);
foreach (var res in result)
{
Console.WriteLine(res);
}

Console.ReadLine();
} }

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Using aggregate functions – Example 1
class LinqTest
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<int> marks = new List<int>() { 10,30,50,20,5};
int max = marks.Max();
int min = marks.Min();
int sum = marks.Sum();
int total = marks.Count();

Console.WriteLine("Maximum marks="+max);
Console.WriteLine("Minimum marks=" + min);
Console.WriteLine("Sum of marks=" + sum);
Console.WriteLine("Total Count=" + total);

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Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Using aggregate functions – Example 2 (Object List)

class Student .c
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{
public int sid { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
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public string address { get; set; }

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this.sid = sid;
this.name = name;
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this.address = address;
}
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class LinqTest
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<Student> mylist = new List<Student>(){
new Student(1,"Ram","Btm"),
new Student(2, "Hari", "Ktm"),
new Student(3,"Shyam","Btm"),
new Student(4, "Gita", "Ktm")
};

int maxId = mylist.Max(s=>s.sid);

int count = mylist.Count();
Console.WriteLine("Max Id="+maxId);

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 Console.WriteLine("Total Students="+count);

Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Output
Max Id=4
Total Students=4

Using Order By
class Student
{
public int sid { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }

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public string address { get; set; }

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class LinqTest
{
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{
List<Student> mylist = new List<Student>(){
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new Student(3,"Shyam","Btm"),
new Student(4, "Gita", "Ktm")
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};

//var result = mylist.OrderBy(s=>s.name);

//var result = mylist.OrderByDescending(s => s.name);

//select name and address of student order by name in

ascending where address is Ktm
var result = mylist.Where(s=>s.address.Equals("Ktm")).
OrderBy(s=>s.name);

Console.WriteLine("Name\tAddress");
foreach (var res in result)
{
Console.WriteLine(res.name + "\t" + res.address);
}

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 Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Output:
Name Address
Gita Ktm
Hari Ktm

Using Group By
class Student
{
public int sid { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public string address { get; set; }

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{
this.sid = sid;

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this.name = name;
this.address = address;
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new Student(1,"Ram","Btm"),
new Student(2, "Hari", "Ktm"),
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new Student(4, "Gita", "Ktm")
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//select records group by address

var groupResult = mylist.GroupBy(s=>s.address);
foreach (var result in groupResult)
{
Console.WriteLine("Group Key: " + result.Key);
//Each group has key
Console.WriteLine("Sid\tName\tAddress");
foreach (var res in result)
{

Console.WriteLine(res.sid+"\t"+res.name+"\t"
+ res.address);
}

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 }
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Output:
Group Key: Btm
Sid Name Address
1 Ram Btm
3 Shyam Btm
Group Key: Ktm
Sid Name Address
2 Hari Ktm
4 Gita Ktm

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Working with Databases

Comparison between ADO and ADO.NET:

ADO is a Microsoft technology. It stands for ActiveX Data Objects. It is a Microsoft Active-
X component. ADO is automatically installed with Microsoft IIS. It is a programming
interface to access data in a database
ADO.NET is a set of classes that expose data access services for .NET Framework
programmers. ADO.NET provides a rich set of components for creating distributed, data-
sharing applications. It is an integral part of the .NET Framework, providing access to
relational, XML, and application data. ADO.NET supports a variety of development needs,
including the creation of front-end database clients and middle-tier business objects used
by applications, tools, languages, or Internet browsers.

ADO : ActiveX Data Objects and ADO.Net are two different ways to access database in

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Microsoft.
ADO ADO.Net
ADO is base on COM : Component Object ADO.Net is based on CLR : Common
Modelling based. Language Runtime based.

ADO stores data in binary format.

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parsing of data.

ADO can’t be integrated with XML because ADO.Net can be integrated with XML as
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ADO have limited access of XML. having robust support of XML.

In ADO, data is provided by RecordSet. In ADO.Net data is provided

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by DataSet or DataAdapter.

ADO is connection oriented means it requires ADO.Net is disconnected, does not need
an

continuous active connection. continuous connection.

ADO gives rows as single table view, it scans ADO.Net gives rows as collections so you can
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sequentially the rows access any record and also can go through a
using MoveNext method. table via loop.

In ADO, You can create only Client side cursor. In ADO.Net, You can create both Client &
Server side cursor.

Using a single connection instance, ADO can Using a single connection instance, ADO.Net
not handle multiple transactions. can handle multiple transactions.

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Working with Connection, Command:
Working with Connection:
Process of creating connection:
For SQL Server
Note: Sql Server must be installed
String conn_str;
SqlConnection connection;
conn_str = "Data Source=DESKTOP-EG4ORHN\SQLEXPRESS; Initial Catalog=billing;
User ID=sa;Password=24518300";
connection = New SqlConnection(conn_str);
(Here, DESKTOP-EG4ORHN\SQLEXPRESS refers to a data source and billing refers to
database name)

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SqlConnection connection;
SqlCommand command;
String conn_str="Data Source=Raazu\\SQLEXPRESS; Initial
Catalog=billing; User ID=sa;Password=24518300";
connection = new SqlConnection(conn_str);
connection.Open();
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String sql = "insert into tblCustomer(name,address) values(“Raaju”,
“Birtamode”)";
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command = new SqlCommand(sql, connection);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
connection.Close();
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For MS-Access
Note: Access Database Engine must be installed
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OleDbConnection conn;
OleDbCommand command;
string constr = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data
Source=C:\\Users\\Raazu\\Documents\\Visual Studio
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2012\\Projects\\DatabaseTest\\testdb.accdb";
conn = new OleDbConnection(constr);
conn.Open();

string sql = "INSERT INTO tblStudent(name,address)

VALUES('Ram','Btm')";
command = new OleDbCommand(sql,conn);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Data Inserted Successfully !");

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DataReader, DataAdaper, Dataset and Datatable :
DataReader is used to read the data from database and it is a read and forward only
connection oriented architecture during fetch the data from database. DataReader will
fetch the data very fast when compared with dataset. Generally we will use ExecuteReader
object to bind data to dataReader.
//Example
SqlDataReader sdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
DataReader
- Holds the connection open until you are finished (don't forget to close it!).
- Can typically only be iterated over once
- Is not as useful for updating back to the database

DataSet is a disconnected orient architecture that means there is no need of active

connections during work with datasets and it is a collection of DataTables and relations

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between tables. It is used to hold multiple tables with data. You can select data form tables,
create views based on table and ask child rows over relations. Also DataSet provides you
with rich features like saving data as XML and loading XML data.
//Example
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
da.Fill(ds);
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DataAdapter will acts as a Bridge between DataSet and database. This dataadapter object
is used to read the data from database and bind that data to dataset. Dataadapter is a
disconnected oriented architecture.
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SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);

DataSet ds = new DataSet();
da.Fill(ds);
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- Lets you close the connection as soon it's done loading data, and may even close it
for you automatically
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- All of the results are available in memory

- You can iterate over it as many times as you need, or even look up a specific record
by index
- Has some built-in faculties for updating back to the database.

DataTable represents a single table in the database. It has rows and columns. There is no
much difference between dataset and datatable, dataset is simply the collection of
datatables.
//Example
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
da.Fill(dt);

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Difference between DataReader and DataAdapter:
1) A DataReader is an object returned from the ExecuteReader method of a DbCommand
object. It is a forward-only cursor over the rows in the each result set. Using a DataReader,
you can access each column of the result set, read all rows of the set, and advance to the
next result set if there are more than one.
A DataAdapter is an object that contains four DbCommand objects: one each for SELECT,
INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE commands. It mediates between these commands and a
DataSet though the Fill and Update methods.

2) DataReader is a faster way to retrieve the records from the DB. DataReader reads the
column. DataReader demands live connection but DataAdapter needs disconnected
approach.

3) Data reader is an object through which you can read a sequential stream of data. it's a

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forward only data wherein you cannot go back to read previous data. data set and data
adapter object help us to work in disconnected mode. data set is an in cache memory
representation of tables. the data is filled from the data source to the data set thro' the
data adapter. once the table in the dataset is modified, the changes are broadcast to the
database back throw; the data adapter.

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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
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class Program
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OleDbCommand command;
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void CreateConnection()
{
string constr = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data
Source=C:\\Users\\Raazu\\Documents\\Visual Studio
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2012\\Projects\\DatabaseTest\\testdb.accdb";
conn = new OleDbConnection(constr);
conn.Open();
}

void InsertUpdateDelete(string sql)

{
command = new OleDbCommand(sql, conn);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Operation Performed Successfully !");
}

void SelectRecords(string sql)

{
command = new OleDbCommand(sql, conn);
OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command);

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 DataTable dt = new DataTable();
adapter.Fill(dt);
if (dt.Rows.Count != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Sid\t Name\t Address");
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count;i++)
{
string sid = dt.Rows[i]["sid"].ToString();
string name = dt.Rows[i]["name"].ToString();
string address = dt.Rows[i]["address"].ToString();
Console.WriteLine(sid+"\t"+name+"\t"+address);
}
}
}

static void Main(string[] args)

{

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try
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obj.CreateConnection();

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Console.WriteLine("Enter your choice: ");

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string sql="",nm = "", add = "";
int id=0;
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{
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Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");

nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
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sql = "INSERT INTO tblStudent (name,address)

VALUES('"+nm+"','"+add+"')";
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;
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case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be updated");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");
nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
sql = "UPDATE tblStudent SET name='"+nm+"',
address='"+add+"' WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;
case 3:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be deleted");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
sql = "DELETE FROM tblStudent WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);

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 break;
case 4:
sql = "SELECT * FROM tblStudent";
obj.SelectRecords(sql);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("Wrong Choice");
break;
}
goto x;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex);
Console.WriteLine("Connection Failed !");
}

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}
}

Connect C# to MySQL .c
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 First make sure you have downloaded and installed the MySQL Connector/NET
from the MySQL official website.
 Add reference MySql.Data in your project.
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string constr = "SERVER=localhost; DATABASE=dbtest; UID=root;

PASSWORD=;";
MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(constr);
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Complete Program for CRUD operation

using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
using System;
using System.Data;
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namespace DatabaseTest
{
class Program
{
MySqlConnection conn;
MySqlCommand command;
void CreateConnection()
{
string constr = "SERVER=localhost; DATABASE=dbtest;
UID=root; PASSWORD=;";
conn = new MySqlConnection(constr);
conn.Open();
}

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 void InsertUpdateDelete(string sql)
{
command = new MySqlCommand(sql, conn);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Operation Performed Successfully !");
}

void SelectRecords(string sql)

{
command = new MySqlCommand(sql, conn);
MySqlDataAdapter adapter = new MySqlDataAdapter(command);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
adapter.Fill(dt);
if (dt.Rows.Count != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Sid\t Name\t Address");
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count;i++)

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{
string sid = dt.Rows[i]["sid"].ToString();
string name = dt.Rows[i]["name"].ToString();
string address = dt.Rows[i]["address"].ToString();

}
}
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Console.WriteLine(sid+"\t"+name+"\t"+address);
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}

static void Main(string[] args)

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{
Program obj = new Program();
try
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{
obj.CreateConnection();
x: Console.WriteLine("1.Insert\t 2.Update\t 3.Delete\t
4.Select");
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Console.WriteLine("Enter your choice: ");

int n = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
string sql="",nm = "", add = "";
int id=0;
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switch (n)
{
case 1:
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");
nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
sql = "INSERT INTO tblStudent (name,address)
VALUES('"+nm+"','"+add+"')";
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;

case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be updated");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");

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 nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
sql = "UPDATE tblStudent SET name='"+nm+"',
address='"+add+"' WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;

case 3:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be deleted");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
sql = "DELETE FROM tblStudent WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;

case 4:
sql = "SELECT * FROM tblStudent";

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obj.SelectRecords(sql);
break;

default:

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Console.WriteLine("Wrong Choice");
break;
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}
goto x;
}
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catch (Exception ex)

{
Console.WriteLine(ex);
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Console.WriteLine("Connection Failed !");

}
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Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
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Complete CRUD operation for SQL Server

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace DatabaseTest
{
class Program
{
SqlConnection conn;
SqlCommand command;
void CreateConnection()
{
string constr="Data Source=Raazu\\SQLEXPRESS; Initial
Catalog=dbtest; User ID=sa;Password=24518300";

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 conn = new SqlConnection(constr);
conn.Open();
}

void InsertUpdateDelete(string sql)

{
command = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("Operation Performed Successfully !");
}

void SelectRecords(string sql)

{
command = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(command);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
adapter.Fill(dt);

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if (dt.Rows.Count != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Sid\t Name\t Address");
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count;i++)
{

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string sid = dt.Rows[i]["sid"].ToString();
string name = dt.Rows[i]["name"].ToString();
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string address = dt.Rows[i]["address"].ToString();
Console.WriteLine(sid+"\t"+name+"\t"+address);
}
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}
}
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static void Main(string[] args)

{
Program obj = new Program();
try
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{
obj.CreateConnection();
x: Console.WriteLine("1.Insert\t 2.Update\t 3.Delete\t
4.Select");
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Console.WriteLine("Enter your choice: ");

int n = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
string sql="",nm = "", add = "";
int id=0;
switch (n)
{
case 1:
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");
nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
sql = "INSERT INTO tblStudent (name,address)
VALUES('"+nm+"','"+add+"')";
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;

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 case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be updated");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Name of Student: ");
nm = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Ënter Address of Student: ");
add = Console.ReadLine();
sql = "UPDATE tblStudent SET name='"+nm+"',
address='"+add+"' WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);
break;

case 3:
Console.WriteLine("Enter id to be deleted");
id = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
sql = "DELETE FROM tblStudent WHERE sid="+id;
obj.InsertUpdateDelete(sql);

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break;

case 4:
sql = "SELECT * FROM tblStudent";

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obj.SelectRecords(sql);
break;
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default:
Console.WriteLine("Wrong Choice");
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break;
}
goto x;
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}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex);
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Console.WriteLine("Connection Failed !");

}
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Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}

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Writing Windows Form Applications
Introduction to Win Forms:
Windows Forms (WinForms) is a graphical (GUI) class library included as a part of Microsoft
.NET Framework, providing a platform to write rich client applications for desktop, laptop,
and tablet PCs.
A Windows Forms application is an event-driven application supported by Microsoft's .NET
Framework. Unlike a batch program, it spends most of its time simply waiting for the user
to do something, such as fill in a text box or click a button.
All visual elements in the Windows Forms class library derive from the Control class. This
provides a minimal functionality of a user interface element such as location, size, color,
font, text, as well as common events like click and drag/drop.

Basic Controls:

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The following table lists some of the commonly used controls:

S.N. Widget & Description

1 Forms

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The container for all the controls that make up the user interface.
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2 TextBox
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It represents a Windows text box control.

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3 Label

It represents a standard Windows label.

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4 Button
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It represents a Windows button control.

5 ListBox

It represents a Windows control to display a list of items.

6 ComboBox

It represents a Windows combo box control.

7 RadioButton

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 It enables the user to select a single option from a group of choices when paired
with other RadioButton controls.

8 CheckBox

It represents a Windows CheckBox.

9 PictureBox

It represents a Windows picture box control for displaying an image.

10 ProgressBar

It represents a Windows progress bar control.

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11 ScrollBar

It Implements the basic functionality of a scroll bar control.

12 DateTimePicker .c
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and to display the date and time with a specified format.

13 TreeView
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It displays a hierarchical collection of labeled items, each represented by a

TreeNode.
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14 ListView
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It represents a Windows list view control, which displays a collection of items that
can be displayed using one of four different views.

For more information, refer to the practical exercises.

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Web Applications using ASP.NET
A Visual Studio Web application is built around ASP.NET. ASP.NET is a platform — including
design-time objects and controls and a run-time execution context — for developing and
running applications on a Web server.
ASP.NET Web applications run on a Web server configured with Microsoft Internet
Information Services (IIS). However, you do not need to work directly with IIS. You can
program IIS facilities using ASP.NET classes, and Visual Studio handles file management
tasks such as creating IIS applications when needed and providing ways for you to deploy
your Web applications to IIS.

Elements of ASP.NET Web Applications

Creating ASP.NET Web applications involves working with many of the same elements you
use in any desktop or client-server application. These include:
 Project management features When creating an ASP.NET Web application, you

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need to keep track of the files you need, which ones need to be compiled, and
which need to be deployed.
 User interface Your application typically presents information to users; in an
ASP.NET Web application, the user interface is presented in Web Forms pages,

mobile devices or other Web appliances.

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which send output to a browser. Optionally, you can create output tailored for

 Components Many applications include reusable elements containing code to

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perform specific tasks. In Web applications, you can create these components as
XML Web services, which makes them callable across the Web from a Web
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application, another XML Web service, or a Windows Form, for example.

 Data Most applications require some form of data access. In ASP.NET Web
applications, you can use ADO.NET, the data services that are part of the .NET
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Framework.
 Security, performance, and other infrastructure features As in any application,
you must implement security to prevent unauthorized use, test and debug the
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application, tune its performance, and perform other tasks not directly related to
the application's primary function.
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Different Types of form controls in ASP.NET
Button Controls
ASP.NET provides three types of button control:
 Button : It displays text within a rectangular area.
 Link Button : It displays text that looks like a hyperlink.
 Image Button : It displays an image.

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" onclick="Button1_Click"

Text="Click" / >

Text Boxes and Labels

Text box controls are typically used to accept input from the user. A text box control can
accept one or more lines of text depending upon the settings of the TextMode attribute.

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Label controls provide an easy way to display text which can be changed from one
execution of a page to the next. If you want to display text that does not change, you use
the literal text.
<asp:TextBox ID="txtstate" runat="server" ></asp:TextBox>

Check Boxes and Radio Buttons .c

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A check box displays a single option that the user can either check or uncheck and radio
buttons present a group of options from which the user can select just one option.
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To create a group of radio buttons, you specify the same name for the GroupName
attribute of each radio button in the group. If more than one group is required in a single
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form, then specify a different group name for each group.

If you want check box or radio button to be selected when the form is initially displayed,
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set its Checked attribute to true. If the Checked attribute is set to true for multiple radio
buttons in a group, then only the last one is considered as true.

<asp:CheckBox ID= "chkoption" runat= "Server">

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</asp:CheckBox>

<asp:RadioButton ID= "rdboption" runat= "Server">

</asp: RadioButton>

List box Control

These control let a user choose from one or more items from the list. List boxes and drop-
down lists contain one or more list items. These lists can be loaded either by code or by
the ListItemCollection editor.
<asp:ListBox ID="ListBox1" runat="server">
</asp:ListBox>

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HyperLink Control
The HyperLink control is like the HTML <a> element.
<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server">
HyperLink
</asp:HyperLink>

Image Control
The image control is used for displaying images on the web page, or some alternative text,
if the image is not available.
<asp:Image ID="Image1" ImageUrl=”url” runat="server">

Drop down List Control

<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server"
</asp:DropDownList>

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Launch another form on button click
protected void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

} .c
Response.Redirect("AnotherForm.aspx");
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Example 1 – Creating a basic form in ASP.Net
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<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"

CodeBehind="MyForm.aspx.cs" Inherits="WebApplication1.MyForm" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title>This is my first application</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:Label ID="lblName" runat="server" Text="Name:"></asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox><br/>
<asp:Label ID="lblAddress" runat="server" Text="Address:">
</asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtAddress" runat="server"></asp:TextBox> <br/>
<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

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Example – 2 (Handling Events)

EventHandling.aspx
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="First Number">
</asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFirst" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

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<br/><br/>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text="First Number">
</asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtSecond" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<br/><br/>

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<asp:Label ID="lblResult" runat="server" Text="Result:">
</asp:Label> <br/><br/>
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<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Get Result"
onClick="btnSubmit_Click"/>
</div>
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</form>

EventHandling.cs
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protected void btnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
int first = Convert.ToInt32(txtFirst.Text);
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int second = Convert.ToInt32(txtSecond.Text);

int res = first + second;
lblResult.Text = "Result: " + res;
}
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Example 3 – Using Drop down list

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Dropdown.aspx
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Program">
</asp:Label>
<asp:DropDownList ID="dropProgram" runat="server">
</asp:DropDownList>
<br/><br/>
<asp:Label ID="lblSelected" runat="server" Text="Selected:">
</asp:Label>
<br/><br/>
<asp:Button ID="btnSelect" runat="server" Text="Select"
OnClick="btnSelect_Click" />
</div>
</form>

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Dropdown.cs
private void LoadData()
{
List<ListItem> mylist=new List<ListItem>();
mylist.Add(new ListItem("BCA","1"));
mylist.Add(new ListItem("BBA","2"));
mylist.Add(new ListItem("MCA","3"));
mylist.Add(new ListItem("MBA","4")); .c
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dropProgram.Items.AddRange(mylist.ToArray());
}
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protected void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
string text = dropProgram.SelectedItem.ToString();
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string value = dropProgram.SelectedValue;

lblSelected.Text = "Selected Text: " + text + " Selected
Value: " + value;
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Example – 4 Using Radio button

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example.aspx
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Gender"></asp:Label>
<asp:RadioButton ID="radioMale" Text="Male" GroupName="gender"
runat="server" />
<asp:RadioButton ID="radioFemale" Text="Female"
GroupName="gender" runat="server" />
<br/><br/>
<asp:Label ID="lblSelected" runat="server" Text="Selected

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 Radio:"> </asp:Label>
<br/><br/>
<asp:Button ID="btnSelect" runat="server" Text="Select"
OnClick="btnSelect_Click" />
</div>
</form>

example.cs
protected void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (radioMale.Checked)
lblSelected.Text = "Male Selected";
else
lblSelected.Text = "Female Selected";
}

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Example – 5 Using Check box

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example.aspx
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
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<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Gender"></asp:Label>

<asp:CheckBox ID="chkMale" Text="Male" GroupName="gender"
runat="server" />
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<asp:CheckBox ID="chkFemale" Text="Female"

GroupName="gender" runat="server" />
<br/><br/>
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<asp:Label ID="lblSelected" runat="server" Text="Selected

Radio:"> </asp:Label>
<br/><br/>
<asp:Button ID="btnSelect" runat="server" Text="Select"
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OnClick="btnSelect_Click" />
</div>
</form>

example.cs
protected void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (chkMale.Checked)
lblSelected.Text = "Male Selected";
else
lblSelected.Text = "Female Selected";
}

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Validation Controls in ASP.NET
An important aspect of creating ASP.NET Web pages for user input is to be able to check
that the information users enter is valid. ASP.NET provides a set of validation controls that
provide an easy-to-use but powerful way to check for errors and, if necessary, display
messages to the user.
There are six types of validation controls in ASP.NET
- RequiredFieldValidation Control
- CompareValidator Control
- RangeValidator Control
- RegularExpressionValidator Control
- CustomValidator Control
- ValidationSummary

The below table describes the controls and their work:

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Validation Control Description
RequiredFieldValidation Makes an input control a required field
CompareValidator Compares the value of one input control to the

RangeValidator
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value of another input control or to a fixed value
Checks that the user enters a value that falls
between two values
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RegularExpressionValidator Ensures that the value of an input control
matches a specified pattern
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CustomValidator Allows you to write a method to handle the

validation of the value entered
ValidationSummary Displays a report of all validation errors occurred
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in a Web page

Example of Validation Controls

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<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Name:"></asp:Label>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="validator1" runat="server"
ForeColor="Red" ErrorMessage="Name is Required !"
ControlToValidate="txtName"> </asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<br/><br/>

<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text="Email:"></asp:Label>

<asp:TextBox ID="txtEmail" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="validator2" runat="server"
ForeColor="Red" ControlToValidate="txtEmail"
ErrorMessage="Email is invalid !"
ValidationExpression="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-
.]\w+)*">
</asp:RegularExpressionValidator>

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<br/><br/>

<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text="Class:"></asp:Label>

<asp:TextBox ID="txtClass" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RangeValidator ID="validator3"

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runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtClass"
ForeColor="Red"
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ErrorMessage="Class must be between (1-12)"
MaximumValue="12"
MinimumValue="1" Type="Integer">
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</asp:RangeValidator>
<br/><br/>
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<asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text="Age:"></asp:Label>

<asp:TextBox ID="txtAge" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:CompareValidator ID="validator4" runat="server"
ValueToCompare="100" ControlToValidate="txtAge"
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ErrorMessage="Age must be less than 100 !"

ForeColor="Red" Operator="LessThan" Type="Integer">
</asp:CompareValidator>
<br/><br/>
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<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" />

</div>
<br/><br/>

<asp:ValidationSummary ID="validator5" runat="server"

ForeColor="Red" DisplayMode ="BulletList"
ShowSummary ="true" HeaderText="Errors:" />
</form>

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