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Chapter 1: Introducing C# and the .NET Framework

Quick Preview: What's new in C# 3.0:

Lambda expressions:

Func<int,int> square = x => x * x;
Console.WriteLine (square(3));         // 9

LINQ queries:

string[] names = { "Tom", "Dick", "Harry" };
IEnumerable<string> filteredNames =                // Include only names
  Enumerable.Where (names, n => n.Length >= 4);    // of >= 4 characters.

Extension methods:

string[] names = { "Tom", "Dick", "Harry" };
IEnumerable<string> filteredNames = names.Where (n => n.Length >= 4);

Implicitly typed local variables:

var filteredNames = names.Where (n => n.Length == 4);

Query comprehension syntax:

var filteredNames = from n in names where n.Length >= 4 select n;

Anonymous types:

var query = from n in names where n.Length >= 4
            select new {
                         Name = n,
                         Length = n.Length
                       };

var dude = new { Name = "Bob", Age = 20 };

Implicitly typed arrays:

var dudes = new[]
{
   new { Name = "Bob", Age = 20 },
   new { Name = "Rob", Age = 30 }
};

Object initializers:

// C# 3.0
Bunny b1 = new Bunny { Name="Bo", LikesCarrots=true, LikesHumans=false };

// C# 2.0
Bunny b2 = new Bunny();
b2.Name = "Bo";
b2.LikesHumans = false;

Automatic properties:

public class Stock
{
  // C# 3.0:
              public decimal X { get; set; }

  // C# 2.0:
              private decimal y;
              public decimal Y
              {
                get { return y;  }
                set { y = value; }
              }
}

Partial methods:

// PaymentFormGen.cs — auto-generated
partial class PaymentForm
{
  ...
  partial void ValidatePayment (decimal amount);
}

// PaymentForm.cs — hand-authored
partial class PaymentForm
{
  ...
  partial void ValidatePayment (decimal amount)
  {
    if (amount > 100)
      ...
  }
}

Expression trees:

Expression<Func<string,bool>> predicate = s => s.Length > 10;