Format alphanumeric data for presentation in C#
Use C# to format strings with white space, special characters, padding, and alignment. Give context to numeric data like currency, percentages, and numbers with decimals.
Learning objectives
Use character escape sequences to add tabs, new lines, and Unicode characters to our strings.
Create verbatim string literals, and escape common characters like backslash ( \ ) and double-quotes ( "" ).
Merge templates with variables using composite formatting and string interpolation.
Include various format specifiers for percentages, currency, and numbers.
Prerequisites
Introductory experience with creating and initializing variables of type
string
anddecimal
Introductory experience with literal values of type
string
anddecimal
Introductory experience with
Console.WriteLine()
Experience using Visual Studio Code to develop, build, and run C# code