C# was developed by Anders Hejlsberg
Why C# a widely used professional language?
- It is a modern, general-purpose programming language
- It is object oriented.
- It is component oriented.
- It is easy to learn.
- It is a tructured language.
- It produces efficient programs.
- It can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms.
- It is a part of .Net Framework.
few important features of C#:
Boolean Conditions
Automatic Garbage Collection
Standard Library
Assembly Versioning
Properties and Events
Delegates and Events Management
Easy-to-use Generics
Indexers
Visual C# Default Code Snippets / C# code shortcuts
By default the following code snippets are included in Visual Studio.
| Name (or shortcut) | Description | Valid locations to insert snippet |
|---|---|---|
| #if | Creates a #if directive and a #endif directive. | Anywhere. |
| #region | Creates a #region directive and a #endregion directive. | Anywhere. |
| ~ | Creates a destructor for the containing class. | Inside a class. |
| attribute | Creates a declaration for a class that derives from Attribute. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| checked | Creates a checked block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| class | Creates a class declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| ctor | Creates a constructor for the containing class. | Inside a class. |
| cw | Creates a call to WriteLine. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| do | Creates a dowhile loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| else | Creates an else block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| enum | Creates an enum declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| equals | Creates a method declaration that overrides the Equals method defined in the Object class. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| exception | Creates a declaration for a class that derives from an exception (Exception by default). | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| for | Creates a for loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| foreach | Creates a foreach loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| forr | Creates a for loop that decrements the loop variable after each iteration. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| if | Creates an if block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| indexer | Creates an indexer declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| interface | Creates an interface declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| invoke | Creates a block that safely invokes an event. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| iterator | Creates an iterator. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| iterindex | Creates a "named" iterator and indexer pair by using a nested class. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| lock | Creates a lock block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| mbox | Creates a call to MessageBox.Show. You may have to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| namespace | Creates a namespace declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace). |
| prop | Creates an auto-implemented property declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| ropfull | Creates a property declaration with get and set accessors. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| propg | Creates a read-only auto-implemented property with a private "set" accessor. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| sim | Creates a staticint Main method declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| struct | Creates a struct declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| svm | Creates a staticvoid Main method declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| switch | Creates a switch block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| try | Creates a try-catch block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| tryf | Creates a try-finally block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| unchecked | Creates an unchecked block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| unsafe | Creates an unsafe block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| using | Creates a using directive. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace). |
| while | Creates a while loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
