VB.NET |
C# |
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' Single line only Rem Single line only |
// Single line |
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Data Types | |||||||||||
Value Types Reference Types Dim x As Integer ' Type conversion |
Value Types Reference Types int x;
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Constants | |||||||||||
Const MAX_STUDENTS As Integer = 25 | const int MAX_STUDENTS = 25; | ||||||||||
Enumerations | |||||||||||
Enum Action Start [Stop] ' Stop is a reserved word Rewind Forward End Enum Enum Status Flunk = 50 Pass = 70 Excel = 90 End Enum Dim a As Action = Action.Stop If a <> Action.Start Then Console.WriteLine(a) ' Prints 1 Console.WriteLine(Status.Pass) ' Prints 70 Dim s As Type = GetType(Status) Console.WriteLine([Enum].GetName(s, Status.Pass)) ' Prints Pass |
enum Action {Start, Stop, Rewind, Forward}; enum Status {Flunk = 50, Pass = 70, Excel = 90}; Action a = Action.Stop; if (a != Action.Start) Console.WriteLine(a + " is " + (int) a); // Prints "Stop is 1" Console.WriteLine(Status.Pass); // Prints Pass |
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Operators | |||||||||||
Comparison Arithmetic Assignment Bitwise Logical Note: AndAlso and OrElse are for short-circuiting logical evaluations String Concatenation |
Comparison Arithmetic Assignment Bitwise Logical Note: && and || perform short-circuit logical evaluations String Concatenation |
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Choices | |||||||||||
greeting = IIf(age < 20, "What's up?", "Hello") ' One line doesn't require "End If", no "Else" ' Use : to put two commands on same line ' or to break up any long single command use _ 'If x > 5 Then Select Case color ' Must be a primitive data type |
greeting = age < 20 ? "What's up?" : "Hello"; if (x != 100) { // Multiple statements must be enclosed in {} No need for _ or : since ; is used to terminate each statement.
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Loops | |||||||||||
' Array or collection looping |
Pre-test Loops: // no "until" keyword
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Arrays | |||||||||||
Dim nums() As Integer = {1, 2, 3}
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int[] nums = {1, 2, 3}; float[,] twoD = new float[rows, cols]; int[][] jagged = new int[3][] { |
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Functions | |||||||||||
' Pass by value (in, default), reference (in/out), and reference (out) Dim a = 1, b = 1, c As Integer ' c set to zero by default ' Accept variable number of arguments ' Optional parameters must be listed last and must have a default value |
// Pass by value (in, default), reference (in/out), and reference (out) void TestFunc(int x, ref int y, out int z) { x++; y++; z = 5; } int a = 1, b = 1, c; // c doesn't need initializing // Accept variable number of arguments int total = Sum(4, 3, 2, 1); // returns 10 /* C# doesn't support optional arguments/parameters. Just create two different versions of the same function. */ |
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Exception Handling | |||||||||||
' Deprecated unstructured error handling Try |
try { |
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Namespaces | |||||||||||
Namespace Harding.Compsci.Graphics ' or Namespace Harding Import Harding.Compsci.Graphics |
namespace Harding.Compsci.Graphics { // or namespace Harding { using Harding.Compsci.Graphics; |
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Classes / Interfaces | |||||||||||
Accessibility keywords ' Inheritance ' Interface definition // Extending an interface // Interface implementation |
Accessibility keywords // Inheritance
// Extending an interface
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Constructors / Destructors | |||||||||||
Class SuperHero Private _powerLevel As Integer Public Sub New () _powerLevel = 0 End Sub Public Sub New (ByVal powerLevel As Integer) Me._powerLevel = powerLevel End Sub Protected Overrides Sub Finalize () ' Desctructor code to free unmanaged resources MyBase.Finalize() End Sub End Class |
class SuperHero { |
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Objects | |||||||||||
Dim hero As SuperHero = New SuperHero Dim hero2 As SuperHero = hero ' Both refer to same object hero = Nothing ' Free the object If hero Is Nothing Then _ Dim obj As Object = New SuperHero |
SuperHero hero = new SuperHero(); hero.Defend("Laura Jones");
hero = null ; // Free the object if (hero == null)
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Structs | |||||||||||
Structure StudentRecord Dim stu As StudentRecord = New StudentRecord("Bob", 3.5) |
struct StudentRecord { public string name; public float gpa; public StudentRecord(string name, float gpa) { this.name = name; this.gpa = gpa; } } StudentRecord stu = new StudentRecord("Bob", 3.5f); |
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Properties | |||||||||||
Private _size As Integer foo.Size += 1 |
private int _size; public int Size { get { return _size; } set { if (value < 0) _size = 0; else _size = value; } }
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Delegates / Events | |||||||||||
Delegate Sub MsgArrivedEventHandler(ByVal message As String) Event MsgArrivedEvent As MsgArrivedEventHandler ' or to define an event which declares a delegate implicitly AddHandler MsgArrivedEvent, AddressOf My_MsgArrivedCallback Imports System.Windows.Forms Dim WithEvents MyButton As Button ' WithEvents can't be used on local variable Private Sub MyButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _ |
delegate void MsgArrivedEventHandler(string message); event MsgArrivedEventHandler MsgArrivedEvent; // Delegates must be used with events in C#
Button MyButton = new Button(); private void MyButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { |
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Console I/O | |||||||||||
Special character constants Console.Write("What's your name? ") |
Escape sequences Convert.ToChar(65) // Returns 'A' - equivalent to Chr(num) in VB Console.Write("What's your name? ");
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File I/O | |||||||||||
Imports System.IO Dim writer As StreamWriter = File.CreateText("c:/myfile.txt") Dim reader As StreamReader = File.OpenText("c:/myfile.txt") Dim str As String = "Text data" Dim binReader As New BinaryReader (File.OpenRead("c:/myfile.dat")) |
using System.IO; StreamWriter writer = File.CreateText("c://myfile.txt"); StreamReader reader = File.OpenText("c://myfile.txt"); string str = "Text data"; BinaryReader binReader = new BinaryReader(File.OpenRead("c://myfile.dat")); |