Murach's C#
How to work with numeric and string data

This chapter shows you how to perform arithmetic operations on the various types of numeric data and how to work with string data. Beyond that, this chapter presents three important subjects that are usually treated too lightly or too late in other books: casting, data conversion, and scope. Then, two complete applications make sure that you understand these subjects.

Chapter 4 How to work with numeric and string data
How to work with the built-in value types 90
The built-in value types 90
How to declare and initialize variables 92
How to declare and initialize constants 92
How to code arithmetic expressions 94
How to code assignment statements 96
How to work with the order of precedence 98
How to work with casting 100
How to use the Math class 102
How to work with strings 104
How to work with strings 104
How to include special characters in strings 106
How to convert data types 108
The .NET structures and classes that define data types 108
How to use methods to convert data types 110
How to convert numbers to formatted strings 112
Two other skills for working with data 114
How to work with scope 114
How to declare and use enumerations 116
Two versions of the Invoice Total application 118
The basic Invoice Total application 118
The enhanced Invoice Total application 120


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