Building .NET Console Applications in C#
Learn how to create well-designed, fully-featured .NET Console applications.
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Mar 20, 2014
Duration
2h 10m
Table of contents
Handling Input and Output
Module Overview
1m
What Are Console Applications?
2m
Writing to the Console Window
5m
Reading Lines of Text Input
5m
Waiting for Keys to Be Pressed
5m
Checking Numlock and Capslock Status
2m
Redirecting Standard Input and Output
4m
Handling CTRL-C
4m
Piping
4m
Module Summary
1m
Command Line Arguments
Module Overview
1m
Reading Command Line Arguments
3m
Quotation Marks and Backslashes
2m
Setting Command Line Arguments When Debugging in Visual Studio
2m
Simplistic Command Line Parsing
2m
The Hidden Complexities of Argument Parsing
2m
Using a Parsing Library to Help Us Out
6m
Specifying Default Argument Values
1m
Required Arguments and Strict Parsing
4m
Boolean Arguments
2m
Enum Arguments
2m
Multiple Argument Values
3m
Verb Style Arguments
7m
Parsing Error Help Screens for Users
8m
Outputting Parsing Errors to the User
2m
Implicit Argument Names
2m
Module Summary
2m
Manipulating the Console Window
Module Overview
1m
Changing the Console Window Title
2m
Manipulating the Console Window Size
3m
Setting Foreground and Background Colors
5m
Creating a Busy Indicator Animation for Longer Running Tasks
4m
Generating Sounds From a Console Application
2m
Moving Areas of the Screen Buffer Around
2m
Module Summary
1m
Architecting Console Applications
Module Overview
2m
Why Not Just Put Everything in Main?
1m
The Template Method Pattern
2m
Architecture Overview
1m
Creating the Base Class Containing the Template Method
3m
Implementing in a Console Application
6m
Using With Alternative Input Data
2m
Creating Derived Concrete Processors
2m
An Alternative Implementation
5m
Module Summary
1m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Mar 20, 2014
Duration
2h 10m
Description
Learn how to create well-designed .NET console applications and how to manipulate the console window, parse command line arguments, and handle input and output. By the end of this course you'll be developing maintainable applications that take full advantage of .NET console application capabilities.
About the author
About the author
With over 15 years experience, Jason Roberts is a Microsoft .NET MVP, freelance developer, and author.
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