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C# Tips and Traps
Sometimes it's hard to know what you don't know. Short-circuit your learning of C# and level-up your code with this collection of C# and .NET features.
What you'll learn
There are so many features of C# and .NET that are underutilized or unknown that can make solving problems easier. In this course, C# Tips and Traps, you will gain the ability to more easily implement C# solutions. First, you will learn string, number, date, and object tips. Next, you will discover tips related to file paths and URIs, in addition to tips related to structuring and compiling classes and code. Finally, you will explore how to cast and convert types, and also how to get and control information about the runtime environment. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of C# needed to develop effective C# applications with less code.
Table of contents
- Version Check | 15s
- Introduction | 1m 57s
- Simplifying String Empty and Null Checking Code | 4m 27s
- Testing Char Unicode Validity | 3m 11s
- String Formatting and String Interpolation | 3m 54s
- Formatting and Aligning Values into Columns | 3m 13s
- Conditional Formatting for Positive, Negative, and Zero Numbers | 3m 26s
- Building Strings with the StringBuilder Class | 4m 5s
- Creating and Using Custom Numeric Format Providers | 4m 10s
- Summary | 1m 21s
About the author
With over 15 years experience, Jason Roberts is a Microsoft .NET MVP, freelance developer, and author.