Sword Talent Transform session on Evolution of c# - by K.Jegan

2. Why C#
 Managed Code
 Strongly Typed (type safe)
 Object Oriented programming
 Native Garbage Collection

3. C# Versions

4. Features included in Each C#
version

5. C# 2.0
 Generics
 Partial types
 Anonymous methods
 Iterators
 Nullable types
 Getter/setter separate accessibility
 Method group conversions (delegates)
 Co- and Contra-variance for delegates
 Static classes

6. C# 3.0
 Implicitly typed local variables
 Object and collection initializers
 Auto-Implemented properties
 Anonymous types
 Extension methods
 Query expressions
 Lambda expressions
 Expression trees
 Partial methods

7. C# 4.0
 Dynamic binding
 Named and optional arguments
 Generic co- and contravariance
 Embedded interop types

8. C# 5.0
 Asynchronous methods
 Caller info attributes

9. Basic terms to know in C#
 Inheritance
 Polymorphism
 Method Overloading
 Method Overriding
 Value types , Reference type
 Boxing, Un Boxing
 Abstract Class
 Interface

10. When Abstract Class & Interface
 If you anticipate creating multiple versions of your component, create an abstract
class. Abstract classes provide a simple and easy way to version your components. By
updating the base class, all inheriting classes are automatically updated with the
change. Interfaces, on the other hand, cannot be changed once created. If a new
version of an interface is required, you must create a whole new interface.
 If the functionality you are creating will be useful across a wide range of disparate
objects, use an interface. Abstract classes should be used primarily for objects that are
closely related, whereas interfaces are best suited for providing common functionality
to unrelated classes.
 If you are designing small, concise bits of functionality, use interfaces. If you are
designing large functional units, use an abstract class.
 If you want to provide common, implemented functionality among all
implementations of your component, use an abstract class. Abstract classes allow you
to partially implement your class, whereas interfaces contain no implementation for
any members.

11. C# keywords to know
 Virtual
 Override
 Abstract
 New
 Sealed
 Static

12. C# 2.0 - Generics
Generics allow you to delay the specification of the data
type of programming elements in a class or a method,
until it is actually used in the program. In other words,
generics allow you to write a class or method that can
work with any data type.
 Class declaration public class GenericList<T>
 Method Declaration public void Add(T t),
public List<T> GetValues()

13.  Features:
C# 2.0 - Generics
 Use generic types to maximize code reuse, type safety, and
performance.
 The most common use of generics is to create collection classes.
 The .NET Framework class library contains several new generic
collection classes in the System.Collections.Generic namespace.
These should be used whenever possible instead of classes such
as ArrayList in the System.Collections namespace.
 You can create your own generic interfaces, classes, methods,
events and delegates.
 Generic classes may be constrained to enable access to methods
on particular data types.

14. C# 2.0 – Constraints on Type
Parameters (Generics)
Constraint Description
where T: struct The type argument must be a value type. Any value type except Nullable can be
specified. See Using Nullable Types (C# Programming Guide) for more information.
where T : class The type argument must be a reference type; this applies also to any class, interface,
delegate, or array type.
where T : new() The type argument must have a public parameterless constructor. When used together
with other constraints, the new() constraint must be specified last.
where T : <base class name> The type argument must be or derive from the specified base class.
where T : <interface name> The type argument must be or implement the specified interface. Multiple interface
constraints can be specified. The constraining interface can also be generic.
where T : U The type argument supplied for T must be or derive from the argument supplied for U.

15.  It is possible to split the definition of a class or a struct,
an interface or a method over two or more source files.
Each source file contains a section of the type or method
definition, and all parts are combined when the application
is compiled.
 Class Definition:
public partial class Employee
{
public void DoWork() { }
}
C# 2.0 – Partial Types

16. C# 2.0 – Partial Types
 Restrictions
 All partial-type definitions meant to be parts of the same type
must be modified with partial.
 The partial modifier can only appear immediately before the
keywords class, struct, or interface.
 All partial-type definitions meant to be parts of the same type
must be defined in the same assembly and the same module
(.exe or .dll file). Partial definitions cannot span multiple
modules.
 The class name and generic-type parameters must match on all
partial-type definitions. Generic types can be partial. Each partial
declaration must use the same parameter names in the same
order.

17. C# 3.0 - Partial Methods
A partial class or struct may contain a partial method. One part of
the class contains the signature of the method. An optional
implementation may be defined in the same part or another part. If
the implementation is not supplied, then the method and all calls
to the method are removed at compile time.
Restriction:
 Partial method declarations must begin with the contextual
keyword partial and the method must return void.
 Partial methods can have ref but not out parameters.
 Partial methods are implicitly private, and therefore they cannot
be virtual.

18. C# 2.0 - Iterators
 An iterator can be used to step through collections such as
lists and arrays.
 An iterator method or get accessor performs a custom
iteration over a collection. An iterator method uses yield
return (C#) statement to return each element one at a
time. When a yield return statement is reached, the
current location in code is remembered. Execution is
restarted from that location the next time the iterator
function is called.
 You consume an iterator from client code by using
a foreach (C#) statement or by using a LINQ query.

19. C# 2.0 - Nullable types
Nullable types are instances of the System.Nullable<T> struct.
 A nullable type can represent the correct range of values for its
underlying value type, plus an additional null value. For example,
a Nullable<Int32>, pronounced "Nullable of Int32," can be
assigned any value from -2147483648 to 2147483647, or it can be
assigned the null value.
 A Nullable<bool> can be assigned the values true false, or null.
The ability to assign null to numeric and Boolean types is
especially useful when you are dealing with databases and other
data types that contain elements that may not be assigned a
value.
int? num = null;

20. C# 2.0 - Nullable types
 Use the HasValue and Value read-only properties to test for
null and retrieve the value, as shown in the following
example: if(x.HasValue) j = x.Value;
 The HasValue property returns true if the variable contains
a value, or false if it is null.
 The Value property returns a value if one is assigned.
Otherwise, a System.InvalidOperationException is thrown.
 The default value for HasValue is false. The Value property
has no default value.

21. The accessor of a property contains the executable statements
associated with getting (reading or computing) or setting (writing)
the property. The accessor declarations can contain a get accessor,
a set accessor, or both.
Private name;
public string Name
{
get { return name; }
set { name = value; }
}
C# 2.0 - Getter/setter separate
accessibility (Accessors)

22. C# 2.0 - Static classes
A static class is basically the same as a non-static class, but
there is one difference: a static class cannot be instantiated.
UtilityClass.MethodA();
The following list provides the main features of a static class:
 Contains only static members.
 Cannot be instantiated.
 Is sealed.
 Cannot contain Instance Constructors.

23. C# 2.0 - Static Members
 A non-static class can contain static methods, fields, properties, or events.
 The static member is callable on a class even when no instance of the class
has been created.
 The static member is always accessed by the class name, not the instance
name.
 Only one copy of a static member exists, regardless of how many instances
of the class are created.
 Static methods and properties cannot access non-static fields and events in
their containing type, and they cannot access an instance variable of any
object unless it is explicitly passed in a method parameter.
 It is more typical to declare a non-static class with some static members,
than to declare an entire class as static.

24. C# 2.0 - Static Members
 Two common uses of static fields are to keep a count of the
number of objects that have been instantiated, or to store a
value that must be shared among all instances.
 Static methods can be overloaded but not overridden, because
they belong to the class, and not to any instance of the class.
 Although a field cannot be declared as static const, a const field
is essentially static in its behavior. It belongs to the type, not to
instances of the type. Therefore, const fields can be accessed by
using the same ClassName.MemberName notation that is used
for static fields. No object instance is required.
 C# does not support static local variables (variables that are
declared in method scope).