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Welcome to Packt Early Access. We’re giving you an exclusive preview of this book before it goes on sale. It can take many months to write a book, but our authors have cutting-edge information to share with you today. Early Access gives you an insight into the latest developments by making chapter drafts available. The chapters may be a little rough around the edges right now, but our authors will update them over time.You can dip in and out of this book or follow along from start to finish; Early Access is designed to be flexible. We hope you enjoy getting to know more about the process of writing a Packt book.

  1. Chapter 1: Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!
  2. Chapter 2: Speaking C#
  3. Chapter 3: Controlling Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exceptions
  4. Chapter 4: Writing, Debugging, and Testing...

Introducing this book and its contents

Let’s get started by introducing you to the code solutions and structure of this book.

Getting code solutions for this book

The GitHub repository for this book has solutions using full application projects for all code tasks and exercises, found at the following link:

https://github.com/markjprice/cs12dotnet8

After navigating to the GitHub repository in your web browser, press the . (dot) key on your keyboard, or manually change .com to .dev in the link to convert the repository into a live code editor based on Visual Studio Code using GitHub Codespaces, as shown in Figure 1.1:

Figure 1.1: GitHub Codespaces live editing the book’s GitHub repository

We provide you with a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots and diagrams used in this book. You can download this file from https://packt.link/gbp/9781837635870.

Visual Studio Code in a web browser is great to run alongside your...

Setting up your development environment

Before you start programming, you’ll need a code editor for C#. Microsoft has a family of code editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), which include:

  • Visual Studio 2022 for Windows
  • Visual Studio Code for Windows, Mac, or Linux
  • Visual Studio Code for the Web or GitHub Codespaces

Third parties have created their own C# code editors, for example, JetBrains Rider, which is available for Windows, Mac, or Linux but does have a license cost. JetBrains Rider is popular with more experienced .NET developers.

Warning! Although JetBrains is a fantastic company with great products, both Rider and the ReSharper extension for Visual Studio are software, and all software has bugs and quirky behavior. For example, they might show errors like “Cannot resolve symbol” in your Razor Pages, Razor views, and Blazor components. Yet you can build and run those files because there is no...

Understanding .NET

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

– George Santayana

.NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework, and Xamarin are related and overlapping platforms for developers used to build applications and services.

If you are not familiar with the history of .NET, then I introduce you to each of these .NET concepts at the following link:

https://github.com/markjprice/cs12dotnet8/blob/main/docs/ch01-dotnet-history.md

Understanding .NET support

.NET versions are either Long Term Support (LTS), Standard Term Support (STS) (formerly known as Current), or Preview, as described in the following list:

  • LTS releases are a good choice for applications that you do not intend to update frequently, although you must update the .NET runtime for your production code monthly. LTS releases are supported by Microsoft for 3 years after General Availability (GA), or 1 year after the next LTS release ships...

Building console apps using Visual Studio 2022

The goal of this section is to showcase how to build a console app using Visual Studio 2022 for Windows.

If you do not have a Windows computer or want to use Visual Studio Code, then you can skip this section since the code will be the same; just the tooling experience is different. But I recommend that you review this section because it does explain some of the code and how top-level programs work, and that information applies to all code editors.

This section is also available in the GitHub repository (so it can be updated after publishing if needed) at the following link:

https://github.com/markjprice/cs12dotnet8/blob/main/docs/code-editors/vs4win.md

If you want to see similar instructions for using JetBrains Rider, they are available in the GitHub repository at the following link:

https://github.com/markjprice/cs12dotnet8/blob/main/docs/code-editors/rider.md

Writing code using Visual Studio 2022

Let’...

Building console apps using Visual Studio Code

The goal of this section is to showcase how to build a console app using Visual Studio Code and the dotnet CLI.

If you never want to try Visual Studio Code or the dotnet command-line tool, then please feel free to skip this section, and then continue with the Making good use of the GitHub repository for this book section.

Both the instructions and screenshots in this section are for Windows, but the same actions will work with Visual Studio Code on the macOS and Linux variants.

The main differences will be native command-line actions such as deleting a file: both the command and the path are likely to be different on Windows or macOS and Linux. Luckily, the dotnet CLI tool itself and its commands are identical on all platforms.

Writing code using Visual Studio Code

Let’s get started writing code!

  1. Start your favorite tool for working with the filesystem, for example, File Explorer on Windows or Finder...

Making good use of the GitHub repository for this book

Git is a commonly used source code management system. GitHub is a company, website, and desktop application that makes it easier to manage Git. Microsoft purchased GitHub in 2018, so it will continue to get closer integration with Microsoft tools.

I created a GitHub repository for this book, and I use it for the following:

  • To store the solution code for the book that can be maintained after the print publication date.
  • To provide extra materials that extend the book, like errata fixes, small improvements, lists of useful links, and optional sections about topics that cannot fit in the printed book.
  • To provide a place for readers to get in touch with me if they have issues with the book.

Good Practice: I strongly recommend that all readers review the errata, improvements, post-publication changes, and common errors pages before attempting any coding task in this book. You can find them...

Looking for help

This section is all about how to find quality information about programming on the web.

Reading the documentation on Microsoft Learn

The definitive resource for getting help with Microsoft developer tools and platforms is in the technical documentation on Microsoft Learn, and you can find it at the following link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/docs.

Documentation links in this book

The official Microsoft documentation for .NET needs to cover all versions. The default version shown in the documentation is always the most recent GA version.

For example, between November 2023 and November 2024, the default version of .NET shown in documentation pages will be 8.0. Between November 2024 and November 2025, the default version of .NET will be 9.0. The following link will automatically direct to the current version depending on the current date:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.diagnostics.codeanalysis.stringsyntaxattribute

...

Practicing and exploring

Let’s now test your knowledge and understanding by trying to answer some questions, getting some hands-on practice, and going into the topics covered throughout this chapter in greater detail.

Exercise 1.1 – Test your knowledge

Try to answer the following questions, remembering that although most answers can be found in this chapter, you should do some online research or code writing to answer others:

  1. Is Visual Studio 2022 better than Visual Studio Code?
  2. Are .NET 5 and later better than .NET Framework?
  3. What is .NET Standard and why is it still important?
  4. Why can a programmer use different languages, for example, C# and F#, to write applications that run on .NET?
  5. What is a top-level program and how do you access any command-line arguments?
  6. What is the name of the entry point method of a .NET console app and how should it be explicitly declared if you are not using the top-level program feature?
    7. ...

Summary

In this chapter, we:

  • Set up your development environment.
  • Discussed the similarities and differences between modern .NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework, Xamarin, and .NET Standard in an online article.
  • Used Visual Studio 2022 and Visual Studio Code with the .NET SDK CLI to create a couple of simple console apps grouped in a solution.
  • Learned how to download the solution code for this book from its GitHub repository.
  • Learned how to find help. This could be in the traditional way, by using help command switches, documentation, and articles, or the modern way, by having a conversation with a coding expert AI, or using an AI-based tool to perform “grunt work.”

In the next chapter, you will learn how to “speak” C#.

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This latest edition of the bestselling Packt series will give you a solid foundation to start building projects using modern C# and .NET with confidence. You'll learn about object-oriented programming; writing, testing, and debugging functions; and implementing interfaces. You'll take on .NET APIs for managing and querying data, working with the fi lesystem, and serialization. As you progress, you'll explore examples of cross-platform projects you can build and deploy, such as websites and services using ASP.NET Core. This latest edition integrates .NET 8 enhancements into its examples: type aliasing and primary constructors for concise and expressive code. You'll handle errors robustly through the new built-in guard clauses and explore a simplified implementation of caching in ASP.NET Core 8. If that's not enough, you'll also see how native ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler publish lets web services reduce memory use and run faster. You'll work with the seamless new HTTP editor in Visual Studio 2022 to enhance the testing and debugging process. You'll even get introduced to Blazor Full Stack with its new unified hosting model for unparalleled web development flexibility.

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Discover C# 12's new features, including aliasing any type and primary constructors Try out the native AOT publish capability for ASP.NET Core 8 Minimal APIs web services Build rich web experiences using Blazor Full Stack, Razor Pages, and other ASP.NET Core features Integrate and update databases in your apps using Entity Framework Core models Query and manipulate data using LINQ Build and consume powerful services using Web API and Minimal API
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18 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Preface
Where to find the code solutions
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Get in touch
1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!
Introducing this book and its contents
Setting up your development environment
Understanding .NET
Building console apps using Visual Studio 2022
Building console apps using Visual Studio Code
Making good use of the GitHub repository for this book
Looking for help
Practicing and exploring
Summary
Learn more on Discord
2. Speaking C# Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Speaking C#
Introducing the C# language
Discovering your C# compiler version
Understanding C# grammar and vocabulary
Working with variables
Exploring more about console apps
Understanding async and await
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Controlling Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exceptions
Operating on variables
Understanding selection statements
Understanding iteration statements
Storing multiple values in an array
Casting and converting between types
Handling exceptions
Checking for overflow
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions
Writing functions
Debugging during development
Hot reloading during development
Logging during development and runtime
Unit testing
Throwing and catching exceptions in functions
Practicing and exploring
Summary
5. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming
Talking about OOP
Building class libraries
Storing data in fields
Working with methods and tuples
Controlling access with properties and indexers
Pattern matching with objects
Working with record types
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes
Setting up a class library and console application
Static methods and overloading operators
Making types safely reusable with generics
Raising and handling events
Implementing interfaces
Managing memory with reference and value types
Working with null values
Inheriting from classes
Casting within inheritance hierarchies
Inheriting and extending .NET types
Summarizing custom type choices
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Packaging and Distributing .NET Types
The road to .NET 8
Understanding .NET components
Publishing your code for deployment
Native ahead-of-time compilation
Decompiling .NET assemblies
Packaging your libraries for NuGet distribution
Working with preview features
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Working with Common .NET Types
Working with numbers
Working with text
Pattern matching with regular expressions
Storing multiple objects in collections
Working with spans, indexes, and ranges
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization
Managing the filesystem
Reading and writing with streams
Encoding and decoding text
Serializing object graphs
Working with environment variables
Practicing and exploring
Summary
10. Working with Data Using Entity Framework Core Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Data Using Entity Framework Core
Understanding modern databases
Setting up EF Core in a .NET project
Defining EF Core models
Querying EF Core models
Loading and tracking patterns with EF Core
Modifying data with EF Core
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ
Writing LINQ expressions
LINQ in practice
Sorting and more
Using LINQ with EF Core
Joining, grouping, and lookups
Aggregating and paging sequences
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Introducing Web Development Using ASP.NET Core
Understanding ASP.NET Core
Structuring projects
Building an entity model for use in the rest of the book
Understanding web development
Practicing and exploring
Summary
13. Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages
Exploring ASP.NET Core
Exploring ASP.NET Core Razor Pages
Using Entity Framework Core with ASP.NET Core
Configuring services and the HTTP request pipeline
Practicing and exploring
Summary
14. Building and Consuming Web Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building and Consuming Web Services
Building web services using the ASP.NET Core Web API
Creating a web service for the Northwind database
Documenting and testing web services
Consuming web services using HTTP clients
Practicing and exploring
Summary
15. Building User Interfaces Using Blazor Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building User Interfaces Using Blazor
History of Blazor
Reviewing the Blazor Web App project template
Building components using Blazor
Enabling client-side execution using WebAssembly
Practicing and exploring
Summary
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Epilogue
Next steps on your C# and .NET learning journey
The ninth edition, coming November 2024
Good luck!
17. Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index

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We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

  1. If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
  2. Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
  3. You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
  4. Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
  5. If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
  6. Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

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Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

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You can pay with the following card types:

  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
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Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela