Work with variable data in C# console applications (Get started with C#, Part 4)

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Dive deeper into data and types, learning how to manipulate string and numeric data and perform operations on arrays. In this learning path, you'll:

  • Choose the correct data type for the data you need to work with
  • Cast and convert data from one type to another
  • Modify string data, formatting it for display or changing the content of the string
  • Manipulate arrays, adding, removing, and sorting data

Prerequisites

  • Beginner level experience with C# concepts including declaring, initializing, and using variables
  • Beginner level experience with the if-elseif-else statement
  • Beginner level experience with arrays and the foreach statement
  • Develop, build, and run C# code using Visual Studio Code

Modules in this learning path

Learn the difference between many data types, how they work, what they do, and how to choose one over another.

Take control of the data in your applications, knowing when to apply the correct technique to change data types as needed.

Use powerful helper methods to manipulate and control the content of arrays.

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.

Use built in methods to extract, remove, or replace data in strings.

Demonstrate your ability to develop a console app that implements data formatting and using arrays to deliver a search feature.

Demonstrate your ability to develop a console app that implements data formatting and using arrays to deliver a multiple term search feature.