C# Hello World – Your First C# Program

C# Hello World – Your First C# Program: In this tutorial, we will learn to write a basic “Hello World!” program in C#. This will get you acquainted with the fundamental syntax and prerequisites of a C# program.

The Hello World! program is the most fundamental and first program when you jump into a new programming language. This basically prints the Hello World! on the output screen.

The “Hello World!” program is often the first program we see when we jump into a new language. It basically prints Hello World! on the output screen.

The purpose of this program is to get us acquainted with the fundamental syntax and prerequisites of a programming language.

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“Hello World!” in C#

// Hello World! program
namespace HelloWorld
{
    class Hello {         
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        }
    }
}

At the point when you run the program, the output will be:

Hello World!

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How the “Hello World!” program in C# works?

Let’s break down the program line by line.

1. //Hello World! Program

//indicates the start of a comment in C#. Comments are not executed by the C# compiler.

They are planned for the developers to all the more likely comprehend a piece of code. To learn more about comments in C#, visit C# comments.

2. namespace HelloWorld{…}

The namespace catchphrase is used to define our own namespace. Here we are creating a namespace called HelloWorld.

Simply consider namespace as a container which comprises of classes, techniques and other namespaces.

3. class Hello{…}

The above statement creates a class named – Helloin C#. Since, C# is an object oriented programming language, creating a class is required for the program’s execution.

4. static void Main(string[] args){…}

Main() is a strategy for class Hello. The execution of each C# program begins from the Main() technique. So it is mandatory for a C# program to have a Main() strategy.

The signature/syntax of the Main() technique is:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    ...
}

We’ll learn more about methods in the later chapters.

5. System.Console.WriteLine(“Hello World!”);

Until further notice, simply recollect that this is the piece of code that prints Hello World! to the output screen.You’ll learn more about how it works in the later chapters.

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Alternative Hello World! implementation

Here’s an alternative method to write the “Hello World!” program.

// Hello World! program
using System;
 
namespace HelloWorld
{
    class Hello {         
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        }
    }
}

Notice for this situation, we’ve written using System; toward the beginning of the program. By using this, we would now be able to replace

System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");

With

Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");

This is a convenience we’ll use in our later chapters too.

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Things to recollect from this tutorial

• Every C# program should have a class definition.

• The execution of program starts from the Main() method.

• Main() method should be inside a class definition.

This is only a basic program for acquainting C# with a novice. In the event that you didn’t comprehend certain things in this tutorial, that is alright (even I didn’t when I began). As we proceed onward with this tutorial series, everything will start to make sense.

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