Methods in C# and also in other programming languages are used to define behavior. They are used to write some focused logic used to complete a specific task and can be invoked, or called, to execute the code written inside of them. Methods inside classes have access modifiers, with the default being private. This means that the method is only available to use inside the same class.…

This tutorial will cover the different types available in the C# Programming language. In C#, every type belongs to one of two categories. These are Reference Types and Value Types. Reference Types and Value Types behave quite differently in a program so it’s important to understand how these different types work. The best way to do this is to simply write some sample code, maybe create some unit tests, and inspect the results in Visual Studio.…

Any time you are writing some software, you probably often find yourself reaching a certain point and then building and running the program to see if things work. As more and more code piles up, it becomes very time-consuming to run and inspect the results yourself. In C# and Visual Studio, it is possible to set up automated testing by way of Unit Tests. A unit test is simply when a developer writes some C# code to test other C# code in an automated fashion.…

C# is a compiled language. This means that when a developer creates C# source files, those files need to be compiled before they can run. You can not write a C# file, and then run that file or combination of files like you can with say a JavaScript or PHP file. This is where assemblies come into play for a compiled language. Assembly files are the result of the C# compiler reading in human readable C# source files, and then producing a file the application can use.…

In this tutorial we’ll talk about classes and objects in the C# Programming Language. What is the point of Classes, and what are they used for? In object-oriented programming, classes were created in an attempt to give programmers the ability to model or approximate the real world in software. There are those that advocate the OOP style, and those that are against it. We will not vouch for one style of programming vs another in this tutorial, but rather examine how to create classes in C# to program in an object-oriented style.…