6. Types Part I: The Simple Types

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Chapter 6. TYPES PART I: THE SIMPLE TYPES

You will learn about the following in this chapter:

• The importance of types in C# and why it is important to be familiar with them

• The implications of C# being a strongly typed language

• Two important ways of dividing the types in C# simple types versus derived types and value types versus reference types

• All the main types found in C#

• Simple predefined types in C#

• How C# determines the type of a literal

• How to best apply each simple type, and how to avoid common pitfalls during this process

• Compatibilities between the various simple types and understanding for implicit and explicit conversions between these types

• A syntax notation form used in the rest of the book to effectively and concisely describe the syntax of C#

• How to work with symbolic constants, their advantages, and when to apply them

• How to format numbers when converting them to strings to improve their readability and compactness when displayed as output

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