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C# quick reference cheat sheet that provides basic syntax and methods.

# Getting Started
Hello.cs

class Hello {
// main method
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Output: Hello, world!
Console.WriteLine("Hello, world!");
}
}

Compiling and running (make sure you are in the project directory)

$ dotnet run
Hello, world!

Variables

int intNum = 9;
long longNum = 9999999;
float floatNum = 9.99F;
double doubleNum = 99.999;
decimal decimalNum = 99.9999M;
char letter = 'D';
bool @bool = true;
string site = "quickref.me";

var num = 999;

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var str = "999";

var bo = false;

Primitive Data Types

Data Type Size Range

int 4 bytes -231 to 231-1

long 8 bytes -263 to 263-1

float 4 bytes 6 to 7 decimal digits

double 8 bytes 15 decimal digits

decimal 16 bytes 28 to 29 decimal digits

char 2 bytes 0 to 65535

bool 1 bit true / false

string 2 bytes per char N/A

Comments

// Single-line comment

/* Multi-line
comment */

// TODO: Adds comment to a task list in Visual Studio

/// Single-line comment used for documentation

/** Multi-line comment

used for documentation **/

Strings

string first = "John";

string last = "Doe";

// string concatenation
string name = first + " " + last;
Console.WriteLine(name); // => John Doe

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User Input

Console.WriteLine("Enter number:");
if(int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(),out int input))
{
// Input validated
Console.WriteLine($"You entered {input}");
}

Conditionals

int j = 10;

if (j == 10) {
Console.WriteLine("I get printed");
} else if (j > 10) {
Console.WriteLine("I don't");
} else {
Console.WriteLine("I also don't");
}

Arrays

char[] chars = new char[10];

chars[0] = 'a';
chars[1] = 'b';

string[] letters = {"A", "B", "C"};

int[] mylist = {100, 200};
bool[] answers = {true, false};

Loops

int[] numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

for(int i = 0; i < numbers.Length; i++) {

Console.WriteLine(numbers[i]);
}

foreach(int num in numbers) {

Console.WriteLine(num);
}

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# C# Strings
String concatenation

string first = "John";

string last = "Doe";

string name = first + " " + last;

Console.WriteLine(name); // => John Doe

String interpolation

string first = "John";

string last = "Doe";

string name = $"{first} {last}";

Console.WriteLine(name); // => John Doe

String Members

Member Description

Length A property that returns the length of the string.

Compare() A static method that compares two strings.

Contains() Determines if the string contains a specific substring.

Equals() Determines if the two strings have the same character data.

Format() Formats a string via the {0} notation and by using other primitives.

Removes all instances of specific characters from trailing and leading characters.
Trim()
Defaults to removing leading and trailing spaces.

Removes the provided character and creates an array out of the remaining characters
Split()
on either side.

Verbatim strings

string longString = @"I can type any characters in here !#@$%^&*()__+ '' \n \t
except double quotes and I will be taken literally. I even work with multiple
lines.";

Member Example

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// Using property of System.String

string lengthOfString = "How long?";
lengthOfString.Length // => 9

// Using methods of System.String

lengthOfString.Contains("How"); // => true

# Misc
General .NET Terms

Term Definition

A collection of services that are required to execute a given

Runtime
compiled unit of code.

Primarily locates, loads, and managed .NET objects. The CLR

also handles memory management, application hosting,
Common Language Runtime (CLR)
coordination of threads, performaing security checks, and
other low-level details.

Code that compiles and runs on .NET runtime. C#/F#/VB are

Managed code
examples.

Code that compiles straight to machine code and cannot be

directly hosted by the .NET runtime. Contains no free memory
Unmanaged code
management, garbage collection, etc. DLLs created from
C/C++ are examples.

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