04 May 2010

C# Variables:Beginners By: David J. McKenzie

Okay, before we begin, there are a couple Important Notes regarding C# user-defined names (variables). C# is case sensitive, so the variables: VarName, varname, and varName are three distinct variables. A Variable may contain letters, numbers and underscores (spaces are not allowed) A Variable must start with a _, @, or a letter. It cannot start with a number and cannot be a C# keyword (unless it starts with a @ -- which we will discuss in further detail later on). For a list of C...

04 May 2010

C# Syntax: Beginners By: David J. McKenzie

The basics for C# Programming. This Page will cover the basics that you need to start programming console applications in C#. The best place to start is to take a look at our very first program! (belowl): using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; namespace HelloWorld {     public class Program     {         public static void Main()         {             //This is a comment on a line.  Everything aft...

04 May 2010

Moving into OOP (Beginner's look at Classes/Objects) By: David J. McKenzie

Understanding Classes/Objects: The Basics. The easiest way to think of a Class is a blue-print of what data will be related and specifications on how to use this data.  If we think of a class as a table in excel (or access), then we have our columns (which would each have it's own field name and data type), and we have our rows (or records) which represent each individual instance of the class (also known as an object).  So let's say for example, we have a very simple class with only one fiel...