Call methods from the .NET Class Library using C#

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Use functionality in the .NET Class Library by calling methods that return values, accept input parameters, and more.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Write code that calls stateless methods in the .NET Class Library.

  • Create a new instance of .NET Class Library classes to call methods that maintain state.

  • Use IntelliSense to learn more about a method, its overloaded versions, its return value data type, and its input parameter data types.

  • Use Microsoft Learn documentation to research what a method does, its overloaded versions, its return value type, its input parameters and what each parameter represents.

Prerequisites

  • Experience declaring, initializing, and accessing the values of variables in C#.

  • Experience using the basic C# data types including int and string.

  • Experience using the method Console.WriteLine() in C#.