Csharp Basic Syntax

C# - BASIC SYNTAX
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C# is an object-oriented programming language. In Object-Oriented Programming methodology, a

program consists of various objects that interact with each other by means of actions. The actions
that an object may take are called methods. Objects of the same kind are said to have the same
type or, are said to be in the same class.
For example, let us consider a Rectangle object. It has attributes such as length and width.
Depending upon the design, it may need ways for accepting the values of these attributes,
calculating the area, and displaying details.
Let us look at implementation of a Rectangle class and discuss C# basic syntax:
using System;
namespace RectangleApplication
{
class Rectangle
{
// member variables
double length;
double width;
public void Acceptdetails()
{
length = 4.5;
width = 3.5;
}
public double GetArea()

{
return length * width;
}
public void Display()

{
Console.WriteLine("Length: {0}", length);
Console.WriteLine("Width: {0}", width);
Console.WriteLine("Area: {0}", GetArea());
}
}
class ExecuteRectangle
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
r.Acceptdetails();
r.Display();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Length: 4.5
Width: 3.5
Area: 15.75
The using Keyword

The first statement in any C# program is
using System;
The using keyword is used for including the namespaces in the program. A program can include
multiple using statements.
The class Keyword

The class keyword is used for declaring a class.
Comments in C#
Comments are used for explaining code. Compilers ignore the comment entries. The multiline
comments in C# programs start with /* and terminates with the characters */ as shown below:
/* This program demonstrates

The basic syntax of C# programming
Language */
Single-line comments are indicated by the '//' symbol. For example,
}//end class Rectangle
Member Variables
Variables are attributes or data members of a class, used for storing data. In the preceding
program, the Rectangle class has two member variables named length and width.
Member Functions
Functions are set of statements that perform a specific task. The member functions of a class are
declared within the class. Our sample class Rectangle contains three member functions:
AcceptDetails, GetArea and Display.
Instantiating a Class
In the preceding program, the class ExecuteRectangle contains the Main method and instantiates
the Rectangle class.
Identifiers
An identifier is a name used to identify a class, variable, function, or any other user-defined item.
The basic rules for naming classes in C# are as follows:
A name must begin with a letter that could be followed by a sequence of letters, digits 0 − 9 or
underscore. The first character in an identifier cannot be a digit.
It must not contain any embedded space or symbol such as? - + ! @ # % ^ & * [ ] { } . ; : " ' /
and \. However, an underscore _ can be used.
It should not be a C# keyword.
C# Keywords
Keywords are reserved words predefined to the C# compiler. These keywords cannot be used as
identifiers. However, if you want to use these keywords as identifiers, you may prefix the keyword
with the @ character.
In C#, some identifiers have special meaning in context of code, such as get and set are called
contextual keywords.
The following table lists the reserved keywords and contextual keywords in C#:
Reserved Keywords
abstract as base bool break byte case
catch char checked class const continue decimal
default delegate do double else enum event
explicit extern false finally fixed float for
foreach goto if implicit in in int

genericmodifier
interface internal is lock long namespace new
null object operator out out override params

genericmodifier
private protected public readonly ref return sbyte
sealed short sizeof stackalloc static string struct
switch this throw true try typeof uint
ulong unchecked unsafe ushort using virtual void
volatile while
Contextual Keywords
add alias ascending descending dynamic from get
global group into join let orderby partial

type
partial remove select set

method
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C# is an object-oriented programming language. In Object-Oriented Programming methodology, a

Let us look at implementation of a Rectangle class and discuss C# basic syntax:

public double GetArea()

public void Display()

The using Keyword

The class Keyword

/* This program demonstrates

Single-line comments are indicated by the '//' symbol. For example,

}//end class Rectangle

It should not be a C# keyword.

catch char checked class const continue decimal

default delegate do double else enum event

explicit extern false finally fixed float for

foreach goto if implicit in in int

interface internal is lock long namespace new

null object operator out out override params

private protected public readonly ref return sbyte

sealed short sizeof stackalloc static string struct

switch this throw true try typeof uint

ulong unchecked unsafe ushort using virtual void

add alias ascending descending dynamic from get

global group into join let orderby partial

partial remove select set

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