- Choose the correct data type for your code from several basic types used in C#.
Learn the fundamental differences between value types and reference types.
Describe the properties of many new numeric data types, including new integral types and floating-point types.
Write code that returns the maximum and minimum values that numeric data types can store.
Use the new keyword to create new instances of a reference type.
Determine which data type you should choose for a given application.
- Explore using C# techniques for casts and conversions.
Use the casting operator to cast a value into a different data type.
Use conversion methods to convert a value into a different data type.
Guard against the loss of data when performing a cast or conversion operation.
Use the TryParse() method to safely convert a string into a numeric data type.
- Use C# helper methods to perform reverse, resize, split and join operations on arrays.
Sort and reverse the order of array elements.
Clear and resize the elements of an array.
Split a string into an array of strings or characters (chars).
Join array elements into a string.
- Explore basic methods in C# to format alphanumeric data.
Use character escape sequences to add tabs, new lines, and Unicode characters to our strings.
Create verbatim string literals, and escape common characters like backslash ( \ ) and double-quotes ( "" ).
Merge templates with variables using composite formatting and string interpolation.
Include various format specifiers for percentages, currency, and numbers.
- Explore using the built-in string data type methods in C# to modify strings.
Identify the position of a character or string inside of another string.
Extract portions of strings.
Remove portions of strings.
Replace values in strings with different values.
- Complete a guided project to apply knowledge of variable data in C#.
Apply iteration statements to gather data input.
Use data processing.
Format data output.
Choose the correct data types and safely convert data types.
Manipulate number, string and character arrays, as well as add, remove, and sort data.
Modify and build complex strings from multiple data sources, and format data for display across regions.
- A challenge project to test C# skills working with variable data.
Apply iteration statements using data input.
Process data.
Format data output.
Choose the correct data types and safely converting data types.
Create and manipulate string arrays, and sort array data.
Modify and build complex strings from multiple data sources, and format data for display.
