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1 1 // Fig. 3.17: Welcome4.cs 2 // Displaying multiple lines of text with string formatting. 3 using System; 4 5 public class Welcome4 6 { 7 // Main method begins execution of C# application 8 public static void Main( string[] args ) 9 { 10 Console.WriteLine( "{0}\n{1}", "Welcome to", "C# Programming!" ); 11 } // end Main 12 } // end class Welcome4 Welcome to C# Programming! Console methods Write and WriteLine also have the capability to display formatted data. • Figure 3.17 shows another way to use the WriteLine method. Outline Welcome4.cs Fig. 3.17 | Displaying multiple lines of text with string formatting. Method WriteLine’s first argument is a format string that may consist of fixed text and format items. 3.5 Formatting Text with Console.Write and Console.WriteLine

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1 // Fig. 3.17: Welcome4.cs

2 // Displaying multiple lines of text with string formatting.

3 using System;

4

5 public class Welcome4

6 {

7 // Main method begins execution of C# application

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 Console.WriteLine( "{0}\n{1}", "Welcome to", "C# Programming!" );

11 } // end Main

12 } // end class Welcome4

Welcome to C# Programming!

• Console methods Write and WriteLine also have the capability to display formatted data.

• Figure 3.17 shows another way to use the WriteLine method.

Outline

Welcome4.cs

Fig. 3.17 | Displaying multiple lines of text with string formatting.

Method WriteLine’s first argument is a format string that may consist of fixed text and format items.

3.5  Formatting Text with Console.Write and Console.WriteLine

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1 // Fig. 3.18: Addition.cs

2 // Displaying the sum of two numbers input from the keyboard.

3 using System;

4

5 public class Addition

6 {

7 // Main method begins execution of C# application

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 int number1; // declare first number to add

11 int number2; // declare second number to add

12 int sum; // declare sum of number1 and number2

13

14 Console.Write( "Enter first integer: " ); // prompt user

15 // read first number from user

16 number1 = Convert.ToInt32( Console.ReadLine() );

17

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Fig. 3.18 | Displaying the sum of two numbers input fromthe keyboard. (Part 1 of 2).

Console.ReadLine() reads the data entered by the user, and Convert.ToInt32 converts the value into an integer.

Three variables declared as type int.

The user is prompted for information.

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18 Console.Write( "Enter second integer: " ); // prompt user

19 // read second number from user

20 number2 = Convert.ToInt32( Console.ReadLine() );

21

22 sum = number1 + number2; // add numbers

23

24 Console.WriteLine( "Sum is {0}", sum ); // display sum

25 } // end Main

26 } // end class Addition

Enter first integer: 45 Enter second integer: 72 Sum is 117

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Fig. 3.18 | Displaying the sum of two numbers input fromthe keyboard. (Part 2 of 2).

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1 // Fig. 4.7: GradeBook.cs

2 // GradeBook class that contains a courseName instance variable,

3 // and a property to get and set its value.

4 using System;

5

6 public class GradeBook

7 {

8 private string courseName; // course name for this GradeBook

9

10 // property to get and set the course name

• Class GradeBook (Fig. 4.7) maintains the course name as an instance variable so that it can be used or modified.

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Fig. 4.7 | GradeBook class that contains a private instance variable,courseName and a public property to get and set its value. (Part 1 of 2).

Declaring courseName as an instance variable.

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11 public string CourseName

12 {

13 get

14 {

15 return courseName;

16 } // end get 17 set 18 {

19 courseName = value;

20 } // end set

21 } // end property CourseName

22

23 // display a welcome message to the GradeBook user

24 public void DisplayMessage()

25 {

26 // use property CourseName to get the

27 // name of the course that this GradeBook represents

28 Console.WriteLine( "Welcome to the grade book for\n{0}!",

29 CourseName ); // display property CourseName

30 } // end method DisplayMessage

31 } // end class GradeBook

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Fig. 4.7 | GradeBook class that contains a private instance variable, courseName and a public property to get and set its value. (Part 2 of 2).

A public property declaration.

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1 // Fig. 4.8: GradeBookTest.cs

2 // Create and manipulate a GradeBook object.

3 using System;

4

5 public class GradeBookTest

6 {

7 // Main method begins program execution

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 // create a GradeBook object and assign it to myGradeBook

11 GradeBook myGradeBook = new GradeBook();

12

13 // display initial value of CourseName

14 Console.WriteLine( "Initial course name is: '{0}'\n",

15 myGradeBook.CourseName );

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• Class GradeBookTest (Fig. 4.8) creates a GradeBook object and demonstrates property CourseName.

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GradeBookTest.cs

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Fig. 4.8 | Create and manipulate a GradeBook object. (Part 1 of 2).

Creating a GradeBook object and assigning it to local variable myGradeBook.

A public property declaration.

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17 // prompt for and read course name

18 Console.WriteLine( "Please enter the course name:" );

19 myGradeBook.CourseName = Console.ReadLine(); // set CourseName

20 Console.WriteLine(); // output a blank line

21

22 // display welcome message after specifying course name

23 myGradeBook.DisplayMessage();

24 } // end Main

25 } // end class GradeBookTest Initial course name is: '' Please enter the course name: CS101 Introduction to C# Programming Welcome to the grade book for CS101 Introduction to C# Programming!

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Calling DisplayMessage for a welcome message.

Fig. 4.8 | Create and manipulate a GradeBook object. (Part 2 of 2).

Assigns the input course name to myGradeBook’s CourseName property.

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1 // Fig. 4.10: GradeBook.cs

2 // GradeBook class with an auto-implemented property.

3 using System;

4

5 public class GradeBook

6 {

7 // auto-implemented property CourseName implicitly creates

8 // an instance variable for this GradeBook's course name

9 public string CourseName { get; set; }

10

11 // display a welcome message to the GradeBook user

12 public void DisplayMessage()

13 {

14 // use auto-implemented property CourseName to get the

15 // name of the course that this GradeBook represents

16 Console.WriteLine( "Welcome to the grade book for\n{0}!",

17 CourseName ); // display auto-implemented property CourseName

18 } // end method DisplayMessage

19 } // end class GradeBook

• Figure 4.10 redefines class GradeBook with an auto-implemented CourseName property.

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GradeBook.cs

Fig. 4.10 | GradeBook class with an auto-implemented property.

Declaring the auto-implemented property.

Implicitly obtaining the property’s value.

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1 // Fig. 4.8: GradeBookTest.cs

2 // Create and manipulate a GradeBook object.

3 using System;

4

5 public class GradeBookTest

6 {

7 // Main method begins program execution

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 // create a GradeBook object and assign it to myGradeBook

11 GradeBook myGradeBook = new GradeBook();

12

13 // display initial value of CourseName

14 Console.WriteLine( "Initial course name is: '{0}'\n",

15 myGradeBook.CourseName );

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• Class GradeBookTest (Fig. 4.8) creates a GradeBook object and demonstrates property CourseName.

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GradeBookTest.cs

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Fig. 4.8 | Create and manipulate a GradeBook object. (Part 1 of 2).

Creating a GradeBook object and assigning it to local variable myGradeBook.

A public property declaration.

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17 // prompt for and read course name

18 Console.WriteLine( "Please enter the course name:" );

19 myGradeBook.CourseName = Console.ReadLine(); // set CourseName

20 Console.WriteLine(); // output a blank line

21

22 // display welcome message after specifying course name

23 myGradeBook.DisplayMessage();

24 } // end Main

25 } // end class GradeBookTest Initial course name is: '' Please enter the course name: CS101 Introduction to C# Programming Welcome to the grade book for CS101 Introduction to C# Programming!

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Calling DisplayMessage for a welcome message.

Fig. 4.8 | Create and manipulate a GradeBook object. (Part 2 of 2).

Assigns the input course name to myGradeBook’s CourseName property.

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1 // Fig. 4.17: Account.cs

2 // Account class with a constructor to

3 // initialize instance variable balance.

4

5 public class Account

6 {

7 private decimal balance; // instance variable that stores the balance

8

9 // constructor

10 public Account( decimal initialBalance )

11 {

12 Balance = initialBalance; // set balance using property

13 } // end Account constructor

14

15 // credit (add) an amount to the account

16 public void Credit( decimal amount )

17 {

18 Balance = Balance + amount; // add amount to balance

19 } // end method Credit

• A class named Account (Fig. 4.17) maintains the balance of a bank account.

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Fig. 4.17 | Account class with a constructor to initialize instancevariable balance. (Part 1 of 2).

An instance variable represents each Account’s own balance.

The constructor receives a parameter that represents the account’s starting balance.

Method Credit receives one parameter named amount that is added to the property Balance.

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20

21 // a property to get and set the account balance

22 public decimal Balance

23 {

24 get

25 {

26 return balance;

27 } // end get

28 set

29 {

30 // validate that value is greater than or equal to 0;

31 // if it is not, balance is left unchanged

32 if ( value >= 0 )

33 balance = value;

34 } // end set

35 } // end property Balance

36 } // end class Account

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Fig. 4.17 | Account class with a constructor to initialize instancevariable balance. (Part 2 of 2).

Balance’s get accessor returns the value of the Account’s balance.

Balance’s set accessor performs validation to ensure that value is nonnegative.

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1 // Fig. 4.18: AccountTest.cs

2 // Create and manipulate Account objects.

3 using System;

4

5 public class AccountTest

6 {

7 // Main method begins execution of C# application

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 Account account1 = new Account( 50.00M ); // create Account object

11 Account account2 = new Account( -7.53M ); // create Account object

12

13 // display initial balance of each object using a property

14 Console.WriteLine( "account1 balance: {0:C}",

15 account1.Balance ); // display Balance property

16 Console.WriteLine( "account2 balance: {0:C}\n",

17 account2.Balance ); // display Balance property

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• AccountTest (Fig. 4.18) creates two Account objects and initializes them with 50.00M and -7.53M (decimal literals).

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Fig. 4.18 | Create and manipulate an Account object. (Part 1 of 3).

Passing an initial balance which will be invalidated by Balance’s set accessor.

Outputting the Balance property of each Account.

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19 decimal depositAmount; // deposit amount read from user

20

21 // prompt and obtain user input

22 Console.Write( "Enter deposit amount for account1: " );

23 depositAmount = Convert.ToDecimal( Console.ReadLine() );

24 Console.WriteLine( "adding {0:C} to account1 balance\n",

25 depositAmount );

26 account1.Credit( depositAmount ); // add to account1 balance

27

28 // display balances

29 Console.WriteLine( "account1 balance: {0:C}",

30 account1.Balance );

31 Console.WriteLine( "account2 balance: {0:C}\n",

32 account2.Balance );

33

34 // prompt and obtain user input

35 Console.Write( "Enter deposit amount for account2: " );

36 depositAmount = Convert.ToDecimal( Console.ReadLine() );

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Fig. 4.18 | Create and manipulate an Account object. (Part 2 of 3).

Local variable deposit­Amount is not initialized to 0 but will be set by the user’s input.

Obtaining input from the user.

Obtaining the deposit value from the user.

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37 Console.WriteLine( "adding {0:C} to account2 balance\n",

38 depositAmount );

39 account2.Credit( depositAmount ); // add to account2 balance

40

41 // display balances

42 Console.WriteLine( "account1 balance: {0:C}", account1.Balance );

43 Console.WriteLine( "account2 balance: {0:C}", account2.Balance );

44 } // end Main

45 } // end class AccountTest account1 balance: $50.00 account2 balance: $0.00 Enter deposit amount for account1: 49.99 adding $49.99 to account1 balance account1 balance: $99.99 account2 balance: $0.00 Enter deposit amount for account2: 123.21 adding $123.21 to account2 balance account1 balance: $99.99 account2 balance: $123.21

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Fig. 4.18 | Create and manipulate an Account object. (Part 3 of 3).

Outputting the balances of both Accounts.

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4.11 Floating-Point Numbers and Type decimal (Cont.)

• A value output with the format item {0:C} appears as a monetary amount.

• The : indicates that the next character represents a format specifier.

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Format specifier Description

­ C­or­c­ Formats the string as currency.

­ D or d­ Formats the string as a decimal.

­ N or n­ Formats the string with a thousands separator and two decimal places.

­ E or e­ Formats the number using scientific notation.

­ F or f­ Formats the string with a fixed number of decimal places.

­ G or g­ Default setting. Formats the number with decimal places or using scientific notation, depending on context.

­ X or x­ Formats the string as hexadecimal.

Fig. 4.19 | string format specifiers.

4.11 Floating-Point Numbers and Type decimal (Cont.)

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Why Is Method Main Declared static?• The Main method is sometimes called the

application’s entry point.• Declaring Main as static allows the

execution environment to invoke Main without creating an instance of the class.

• When you execute your application from the command line, you type the application name, followed by command-line arguments that specify a list of strings separated by spaces.

• The execution environment will pass these arguments to the Main method of your application.

7.3 static Methods, static Variables and Class Math (Cont.)

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Additional Comments about Method Main• Applications that do not take command-line

arguments may omit the string[] args parameter.

• The public keyword may be omitted.• You can declare Main with return type int

(instead of void) to enable Main to return an error code with the return statement.

• You can declare only one Main method in each class.

7.3 static Methods, static Variables and Class Math (Cont.)

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• You can place a Main method in every class you declare.

• However, you need to indicate the application’s entry point.

• Do this by clicking the menu Project > [ProjectName] Properties... and selecting the class containing the Main method that should be the entry point from the Startup object list box.

7.3 static Methods, static Variables and Class Math (Cont.)

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7.8 The .NET Framework Class Library

• Predefined classes are grouped into categories of related classes called namespaces.

• Together, these namespaces are referred to as the .NET Framework Class Library.

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Fig. 7.6 | Framework Class Library namespaces (a subset). (Part 1 of 2.)

Namespace Description

­ System.Windows.Forms­ Contains the classes required to create and manipulate GUIs.

­ System.Windows.Controls­ System.Windows.Input­­ System.Windows.Media­­ System.Windows.Shapes

Contain the classes of the Windows Presentation Foundation for GUIs, 2-D and 3-D graphics, multimedia and animation.

­ System.Linq­

Contains the classes that support Language Integrated Query (LINQ).

­ System.Data­­ System.Data.Linq­

Contain the classes for manipulating data in databases (i.e., organized collections of data), including support for LINQ to SQL.

• Some key Framework Class Library namespaces are described in Fig. 7.6.

7.8 The .NET Framework Class Library (Cont.)

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Namespace Description

­ System.IO­ Contains classes that enable programs to input and output data.

­ System.Web­ Contains classes used for creating and maintaining web applications, which are accessible over the Internet.

­ System.Xml.Linq­

Contains the classes that support Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for XML documents.

­ System.Xml­ Contains classes for creating and manipulating XML data. Data can be read from or written to XML files.

­ System.Collections­­ System.Collections.Generic­

Contain classes that define data structures for maintaining collections of data.

­ System.Text­ Contains classes that enable programs to manipulate characters and strings.

7.8 The .NET Framework Class Library (Cont.)

Fig. 7.6 | Framework Class Library namespaces (a subset). (Part 2 of 2.)

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7.8 The .NET Framework Class Library (Cont.)

Good Programming Practice 7.2The online .NET Framework documentation is easy to search and provides many details about each class. As you learn each class in this book, you should review the class in the online documentation for additional information.

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1 // Fig. 7.7: RandomIntegers.cs

2 // Shifted and scaled random integers.

3 using System;

4

5 public class RandomIntegers

6 {

7 public static void Main( string[] args )

8 {

9 Random randomNumbers = new Random(); // random-number generator

10 int face; // stores each random integer generated

11

12 // loop 20 times

13 for ( int counter = 1; counter <= 20; counter++ )

14 {

15 // pick random integer from 1 to 6

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Fig. 7.7 | Shifted and scaled random integers. (Part 1 of 2.)

Rolling a Six-Sided Die• Figure 7.7 shows two sample outputs of an

application that simulates 20 rolls of a six-sideddie and displays each roll’s value.

Create the Random object randomNumbers to produce random values.

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16 face = randomNumbers.Next( 1, 7 );

17

18 Console.Write( "{0} ", face ); // display generated value

19

20 // if counter is divisible by 5, start a new line of output

21 if ( counter % 5 == 0 )

22 Console.WriteLine();

23 } // end for

24 } // end Main

25 } // end class RandomIntegers 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 6 2 5 3 4 6 6 1 6 2 5 1 3 5 2 1 6 5 4 1 6 1 3 3 1 4 3 4

Outline

Fig. 7.7 | Shifted and scaled random integers. (Part 2 of 2.)

RandomIntegers.cs

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Call Next with two arguments.

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1 // Fig. 7.9: Craps.cs

2 // Craps class simulates the dice game craps.

3 using System;

4

5 public class Craps

6 {

7 // create random-number generator for use in method RollDice

8 private Random randomNumbers = new Random();

9

10 // enumeration with constants that represent the game status

11 private enum Status { CONTINUE, WON, LOST }

12

13 // enumeration with constants that represent common rolls of the dice

Outline

Fig. 7.9 | Craps class simulates the dice game craps. (Part 1 of 4.)

Craps.cs

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• The declaration of class Craps is shown in Fig. 7.9.

A user-defined type called an enumeration declares a set of constants represented by identifiers, and is introduced by the keyword enum and a type name.

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14 private enum DiceNames

15 {

16 SNAKE_EYES = 2,

17 TREY = 3,

18 SEVEN = 7,

19 YO_LEVEN = 11,

20 BOX_CARS = 12

21 }

22

23 // plays one game of craps

24 public void Play()

25 {

26 // gameStatus can contain CONTINUE, WON or LOST

27 Status gameStatus = Status.CONTINUE;

28 int myPoint = 0; // point if no win or loss on first roll

29

30 int sumOfDice = RollDice(); // first roll of the dice

31

32 // determine game status and point based on first roll

33 switch ( ( DiceNames ) sumOfDice )

34 {

35 case DiceNames.SEVEN: // win with 7 on first roll

36 case DiceNames.YO_LEVEN: // win with 11 on first roll

37 gameStatus = Status.WON;

Outline

Fig. 7.9 | Craps class simulates the dice game craps. (Part 2 of 4.)

Craps.cs

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Sums of the dice that would result in a win or loss on the first roll are declared in an enumeration.

Must be initialized to 0 because it is not assigned a value in every branch of the switch statement.

Initialization is not strictly necessary because it is assigned a value in every branch of the switch statement.

Call method RollDice for the first roll of the game.

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38 break;

39 case DiceNames.SNAKE_EYES: // lose with 2 on first roll

40 case DiceNames.TREY: // lose with 3 on first roll

41 case DiceNames.BOX_CARS: // lose with 12 on first roll

42 gameStatus = Status.LOST;

43 break;

44 default: // did not win or lose, so remember point

45 gameStatus = Status.CONTINUE; // game is not over

46 myPoint = sumOfDice; // remember the point

47 Console.WriteLine( "Point is {0}", myPoint );

48 break;

49 } // end switch

50

51 // while game is not complete

52 while ( gameStatus == Status.CONTINUE ) // game not WON or LOST

53 {

54 sumOfDice = RollDice(); // roll dice again

55

56 // determine game status

57 if ( sumOfDice == myPoint ) // win by making point

58 gameStatus = Status.WON;

59 else

60 // lose by rolling 7 before point

61 if ( sumOfDice == ( int ) DiceNames.SEVEN )

62 gameStatus = Status.LOST;

63 } // end while

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Fig. 7.9 | Craps class simulates the dice game craps. (Part 3 of 4.)

Craps.cs

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Call method RollDice for subsequent rolls.

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64

65 // display won or lost message

66 if ( gameStatus == Status.WON )

67 Console.WriteLine( "Player wins" );

68 else

69 Console.WriteLine( "Player loses" );

70 } // end method Play

71

72 // roll dice, calculate sum and display results

73 public int RollDice()

74 {

75 // pick random die values

76 int die1 = randomNumbers.Next( 1, 7 ); // first die roll

77 int die2 = randomNumbers.Next( 1, 7 ); // second die roll

78

79 int sum = die1 + die2; // sum of die values

80

81 // display results of this roll

82 Console.WriteLine( "Player rolled {0} + {1} = {2}",

83 die1, die2, sum );

84 return sum; // return sum of dice

85 } // end method RollDice

86 } // end class Craps

Outline

Fig. 7.9 | Craps class simulates the dice game craps. (Part 4 of 4.)

Craps.cs

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Declare method RollDice to roll the dice and compute and display their sum.

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7.10 Case Study: A Game of Chance (Introducing Enumerations) (Cont.)

• You can declare an enum’s underlying type to be byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, uint, long or ulong by writing

private enum MyEnum : typeName { Constant1, Constant2, ... }

– typeName represents one of the integral simple types.• To compare a simple integral type value to the

underlying value of an enumeration constant, you must use a cast operator.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference

• Two ways to pass arguments to functions in many programming languages are pass-by-value andpass-by-reference.

• When an argument is passed by value (the default in C#), a copy of its value is made and passed to the called function.

• When an argument is passed by reference, the caller gives the method the ability to access and modify the caller’s original variable.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

Performance Tip 7.1Pass-by-reference is good for performance reasons, becauseit can eliminate the pass-by-value overhead of copying large amounts of data.

Software Engineering Observation 7.5Pass-by-reference can weaken security, because the called function can corrupt the caller’s data.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

• To pass an object by reference into a method, simply provide as an argument in the method call the variable that refers to the object.

• In the method body, the parameter will refer to the original object in memory, so the called method can access the original object directly.

• Passing a value-type variable to a method passes a copy of the value.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

• Passing a reference-type variable passes the method a copy of the actual reference that refers to the object.– The reference itself is passed by value, but the

method can still use the reference it receives to modify the original object in memory.

• A return statement returns a copy of the value stored in a value-type variable or a copy of the reference stored in a reference-type variable.

• In effect, objects are always passed by reference.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

• Applying the ref keyword to a parameter declaration allows you to pass a variable to a method by reference

• The ref keyword is used for variables that already have been initialized in the calling method.

• Preceding a parameter with keyword out creates an output parameter.

• This indicates to the compiler that the argument will be passed by reference and that the called method will assign a value to it.

• A method can return multiple output parameters.

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1 // Fig. 7.18: ReferenceAndOutputParameters.cs

2 // Reference, output and value parameters.

3 using System;

4

5 class ReferenceAndOutputParameters

6 {

7 // call methods with reference, output and value parameters

8 public void DemonstrateReferenceAndOutputParameters()

9 {

10 int y = 5; // initialize y to 5

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• Class ReferenceAndOutputParameters (Fig. 7.18) contains three methods that calculate the square of an integer.

Fig. 7.18 | Reference, output and value parameters. (Part 1 of 4.)

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11 int z; // declares z, but does not initialize it

12

13 // display original values of y and z

14 Console.WriteLine( "Original value of y: {0}", y );

15 Console.WriteLine( "Original value of z: uninitialized\n" );

16

17 // pass y and z by reference

18 SquareRef( ref y ); // must use keyword ref

19 SquareOut( out z ); // must use keyword out

20

21 // display values of y and z after they are modified by

22 // methods SquareRef and SquareOut, respectively

23 Console.WriteLine( "Value of y after SquareRef: {0}", y );

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Fig. 7.18 | Reference, output and value parameters. (Part 2 of 4.)

When you pass a variable to a method with a reference parameter, you must precede the argument with the same keyword (ref or out) that was used to declare the reference parameter.

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24 Console.WriteLine( "Value of z after SquareOut: {0}\n", z );

25

26 // pass y and z by value

27 Square( y );

28 Square( z );

29

30 // display values of y and z after they are passed to method Square

31 // to demonstrate that arguments passed by value are not modified

32 Console.WriteLine( "Value of y after Square: {0}", y );

33 Console.WriteLine( "Value of z after Square: {0}", z );

34 } // end method DemonstrateReferenceAndOutputParameters

35

36 // uses reference parameter x to modify caller's variable

37 void SquareRef( ref int x )

38 {

39 x = x * x; // squares value of caller's variable

40 } // end method SquareRef

41

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Fig. 7.18 | Reference, output and value parameters. (Part 3 of 4.)

Modify caller’s x.

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41

42 // uses output parameter x to assign a value

43 // to an uninitialized variable

44 void SquareOut( out int x )

45 {

46 x = 6; // assigns a value to caller's variable

47 x = x * x; // squares value of caller's variable

48 } // end method SquareOut

49

50 // parameter x receives a copy of the value passed as an argument,

51 // so this method cannot modify the caller's variable

52 void Square( int x )

53 {

54 x = x * x;

55 } // end method Square

56 } // end class ReferenceAndOutputParameters

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Fig. 7.18 | Reference, output and value parameters. (Part 4 of 4.)

Assign a value to caller’s uninitialized x.

Doesn’t modify any caller variable.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

• When you pass a variable to a method with a reference parameter, you must precede the argument with the same keyword (ref or out) that was used to declare the reference parameter.

Common Programming Error 7.12The ref and out arguments in a method call must match the parameters specified in the method declaration; otherwise, a compilation error occurs.

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7.14 Passing Arguments: Pass-by-Value vs. Pass-by-Reference (Cont.)

Software Engineering Observation 7.6By default, C# does not allow you to choose whether to pass each argument by value or by reference. Value types are passed by value. Objects are not passed to methods; rather, references to objects are passed to methods. The references themselves are passed by value. When a method receives a reference to an object, the method can manipulate the object directly, but the reference value cannot be changed to refer to a new object.

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1 // Fig. 7.19: ReferenceAndOutputParamtersTest.cs

2 // Application to test class ReferenceAndOutputParameters.

3 class ReferenceAndOutputParamtersTest

4 {

5 public static void Main( string[] args )

6 {

7 ReferenceAndOutputParameters test =

8 new ReferenceAndOutputParameters();

9 test.DemonstrateReferenceAndOutputParameters();

10 } // end Main

11 } // end class ReferenceAndOutputParamtersTest Original value of y: 5 Original value of z: uninitialized Value of y after SquareRef: 25 Value of z after SquareOut: 36 Value of y after Square: 25 Value of z after Square: 36

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• Class ReferenceAndOutputParametersTest tests the ReferenceAndOutputParameters class.

Fig. 7.19 | Application to test class ReferenceAndOutputParameters.

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8.6 foreach Statement • The foreach statement iterates through the elements of an

entire array or collection.• The syntax of a foreach statement is:

foreach ( type identifier in arrayName ) statement– type and identifier are the type and name (e.g., int number) of

the iteration variable.– arrayName is the array through which to iterate.

• The type of the iteration variable must match the type of the elements in the array.

• The iteration variable represents successive values in the array on successive iterations of the foreach statement.

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1 // Fig. 8.12: ForEachTest.cs

2 // Using the foreach statement to total integers in an array.

3 using System;

4

5 public class ForEachTest

6 {

7 public static void Main( string[] args )

8 {

9 int[] array = { 87, 68, 94, 100, 83, 78, 85, 91, 76, 87 };

10 int total = 0;

11

12 // add each element's value to total

13 foreach ( int number in array )

14 total += number;

15

16 Console.WriteLine( "Total of array elements: {0}", total );

17 } // end Main

18 } // end class ForEachTest Total of array elements: 849

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• Figure 8.12 uses the foreach statement to calculate the sum of the integers in an array of student grades.

Fig. 8.12 | Using the foreach statement to total integers in an array.

For each iteration, number­represents the next int value in the array.

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8.6 foreach Statement (Cont.)Implicitly Typed Local Variables• C# provides a new feature—called implicitly typed local variables—that enables the compiler to infer a local variable’s type based on the type of the variable’s initializer.

• To distinguish such an initialization from a simple assignment statement, the var keyword is used in place of the variable’s type.

• The compiler assumes that floating-point number values are of type double.

• You can use local type inference with control variables in the header of a for or foreach statement.

• For example, the following for statement headers are equivalent:for­(­int­counter­=­1;­counter­<­10; counter++­)for­(­var­counter­=­1;­counter­<­10;­counter++­)

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8.6 foreach Statement (Cont.) • Similarly, if myArray is an array of ints, the following foreach

statement headers are equivalent:foreach­(int­number­in­myArray)foreach­(var­number­in­myArray)

• The implicitly typed local-variable feature is one of several new Visual C# 2008 features that support Language Integrated Query (LINQ).

• Implicitly typed local variables can be also used to initialize arrays without explicitly giving their type.– There are no square brackets on the left side of the assignment

operator.– new[] is used on the right to specify that the variable is an array.

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8.8 Passing Arrays by Value and by Reference (Cont.)

• You can use keyword ref to pass a reference-type variable by reference, which allows the called method to modify the original variable in the caller and make that variable refer to a different object.

• This is a subtle capability, which, if misused, can lead to problems.

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1 // Fig. 8.14: ArrayReferenceTest.cs

2 // Testing the effects of passing array references

3 // by value and by reference.

4 using System;

5

6 public class ArrayReferenceTest

7 {

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 // create and initialize firstArray

11 int[] firstArray = { 1, 2, 3 };

12

13 // copy the reference in variable firstArray

14 int[] firstArrayCopy = firstArray;

15

16 Console.WriteLine(

17 "Test passing firstArray reference by value" );

18

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• The application in Fig. 8.14 demonstrates the subtle difference between passing a reference by value and passing a reference by reference with keyword ref.

Fig. 8.14 | Passing an array reference by value and by reference. (Part 1 of 5.)

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19 Console.Write( "\nContents of firstArray " +

20 "before calling FirstDouble:\n\t" );

21

22 // display contents of firstArray

23 for ( int i = 0; i < firstArray.Length; i++ )

24 Console.Write( "{0} ", firstArray[ i ] );

25

26 // pass variable firstArray by value to FirstDouble

27 FirstDouble( firstArray );

28

29 Console.Write( "\n\nContents of firstArray after " +

30 "calling FirstDouble\n\t" );

31

32 // display contents of firstArray

33 for ( int i = 0; i < firstArray.Length; i++ )

34 Console.Write( "{0} ", firstArray[ i ] );

35

36 // test whether reference was changed by FirstDouble

37 if ( firstArray == firstArrayCopy )

38 Console.WriteLine(

39 "\n\nThe references refer to the same array" );

40 else

41 Console.WriteLine(

42 "\n\nThe references refer to different arrays" );

43

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Fig. 8.14 | Passing an array reference by value and by reference. (Part 2 of 5.)

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51

44 // create and initialize secondArray

45 int[] secondArray = { 1, 2, 3 };

46

47 // copy the reference in variable secondArray

48 int[] secondArrayCopy = secondArray;

49

50 Console.WriteLine( "\nTest passing secondArray " +

51 "reference by reference" );

52

53 Console.Write( "\nContents of secondArray " +

54 "before calling SecondDouble:\n\t" );

55

56 // display contents of secondArray before method call

57 for ( int i = 0; i < secondArray.Length; i++ )

58 Console.Write( "{0} ", secondArray[ i ] );

59

60 // pass variable secondArray by reference to SecondDouble

61 SecondDouble( ref secondArray );

62

63 Console.Write( "\n\nContents of secondArray " +

64 "after calling SecondDouble:\n\t" );

65

66 // display contents of secondArray after method call

67 for ( int i = 0; i < secondArray.Length; i++ )

68 Console.Write( "{0} ", secondArray[ i ] );

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Fig. 8.14 | Passing an array reference by value and by reference. (Part 3 of 5.)

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69

70 // test whether reference was changed by SecondDouble

71 if ( secondArray == secondArrayCopy )

72 Console.WriteLine(

73 "\n\nThe references refer to the same array" );

74 else

75 Console.WriteLine(

76 "\n\nThe references refer to different arrays" );

77 } // end Main

78

79 // modify elements of array and attempt to modify reference

80 public static void FirstDouble( int[] array )

81 {

82 // double each element's value

83 for ( int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++ )

84 array[ i ] *= 2;

85

86 // create new object and assign its reference to array

87 array = new int[] { 11, 12, 13 };

88 } // end method FirstDouble

89

90 // modify elements of array and change reference array

91 // to refer to a new array

Outline

This does not overwrite the caller’s reference firstDouble.

Fig. 8.14 | Passing an array reference by value and by reference. (Part 4 of 5.)

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92 public static void SecondDouble( ref int[] array )

93 {

94 // double each element's value

95 for ( int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++ )

96 array[ i ] *= 2;

97

98 // create new object and assign its reference to array

99 array = new int[] { 11, 12, 13 };

100 } // end method SecondDouble

101 } // end class ArrayReferenceTest Test passing firstArray reference by value Contents of firstArray before calling FirstDouble: 1 2 3 Contents of firstArray after calling FirstDouble 2 4 6 The references refer to the same array Test passing secondArray reference by reference Contents of secondArray before calling SecondDouble: 1 2 3 Contents of secondArray after calling SecondDouble: 11 12 13 The references refer to different arrays

Outline

This assignment modifies the caller’s secondDouble reference to reference a new array.

Fig. 8.14 | Passing an array reference by value and byreference. (Part 5 of 5.)

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8.8 Passing Arrays by Value and by Reference (Cont.)

Software Engineering Observation 8.1When a method receives a reference-type parameter by value, a copy of the object’s reference is passed. This prevents a method from overwriting references passed to that method. In the vast majority of cases, protecting the caller’s reference from modification is the desired behavior. If you encounter a situation where you truly want the called procedure to modify the caller’s reference, pass the reference-type parameter using keyword ref—but, again, such situations are rare.Software Engineering Observation 8.2In C#, objects (including arrays) are effectively passed by reference, because references to objects are passed to called methods. A called method receiving a reference to an object in a caller can interact with, and possibly change, the caller’s object.

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1 // Fig. 8.19: InitArray.cs

2 // Initializing rectangular and jagged arrays.

3 using System;

4

5 public class InitArray

6 {

7 // create and output rectangular and jagged arrays

8 public static void Main( string[] args )

9 {

10 // with rectangular arrays,

11 // every column must be the same length.

12 int[ , ] rectangular = { { 1, 2, 3 }, { 4, 5, 6 } };

13

14 // with jagged arrays,

15 // we need to use "new int[]" for every row,

16 // but every column does not need to be the same length.

17 int[][] jagged = { new int[] { 1, 2 },

18 new int[] { 3 },

19 new int[] { 4, 5, 6 } };

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Two-Dimensional Array Example: Displaying Element Values • Figure 8.19 demonstrates initializing rectangular and jagged

arrays with array initializers and using nested for loops to traverse the arrays.

Initialize a rectangular array using nested array initializers.

Each row of a jagged array is created with its own array initializer.

Fig. 8.19 | Initializing jagged and rectangular arrays. (Part 1 of 3.)

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20

21 OutputArray( rectangular ); // displays array rectangular by row

22 Console.WriteLine(); // output a blank line

23 OutputArray( jagged ); // displays array jagged by row

24 } // end Main

25

26 // output rows and columns of a rectangular array

27 public static void OutputArray( int[ , ] array )

28 {

29 Console.WriteLine( "Values in the rectangular array by row are" );

30

31 // loop through array's rows

32 for ( int row = 0; row < array.GetLength( 0 ); row++ )

33 {

34 // loop through columns of current row

35 for ( int column = 0; column < array.GetLength( 1 ); column++ )

36 Console.Write( "{0} ", array[ row, column ] );

37

38 Console.WriteLine(); // start new line of output

39 } // end outer for

40 } // end method OutputArray

41

Outline

Use the rectangular array’s GetLength method to obtain the length of each dimension for the loop-continuation condition.

Fig. 8.19 | Initializing jagged and rectangular arrays. (Part 2 of 3.)

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42 // output rows and columns of a jagged array

43 public static void OutputArray( int[][] array )

44 {

45 Console.WriteLine( "Values in the jagged array by row are" );

46

47 // loop through each row

48 foreach ( var row in array )

49 {

50 // loop through each element in current row

51 foreach ( var element in row )

52 Console.Write( "{0} ", element );

53

54 Console.WriteLine(); // start new line of output

55 } // end outer foreach

56 } // end method OutputArray

57 } // end class InitArray Values in the rectangular array by row are 1 2 3 4 5 6 Values in the jagged array by row are 1 2 3 4 5 6

Outline

Using foreach statements allows the loop to determine the exact number of columns in each row.

Fig. 8.19 | Initializing jagged and rectangular arrays. (Part 3 of 3.)

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1 // Fig. 8.22: ParamArrayTest.cs

2 // Using variable-length argument lists.

3 using System;

4

5 public class ParamArrayTest

6 {

7 // calculate average

8 public static double Average( params double[] numbers )

9 {

10 double total = 0.0; // initialize total

11

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• Variable-length argument lists allow you to create methods that receive an arbitrary number of arguments.

• The necessary params modifier can occur only in the last entry of the parameter list.

• Figure 8.22 demonstrates method Average, which receives a variable-length sequence of doubles.

Fig. 8.22 | Using variable-length argument lists. (Part 1 of 3.)

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12 // calculate total using the foreach statement

13 foreach ( double d in numbers )

14 total += d;

15

16 return total / numbers.Length;

17 } // end method Average

18

19 public static void Main( string[] args )

20 {

21 double d1 = 10.0;

22 double d2 = 20.0;

23 double d3 = 30.0;

24 double d4 = 40.0;

25

26 Console.WriteLine(

27 "d1 = {0:F1}\nd2 = {1:F1}\nd3 = {2:F1}\nd4 = {3:F1}\n",

28 d1, d2, d3, d4 );

29

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Fig. 8.22 | Using variable-length argument lists. (Part 2 of 3.)

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The method body can manipulate the parameter numbers as an array of doubles.

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30 Console.WriteLine( "Average of d1 and d2 is {0:F1}",

31 Average( d1, d2 ) );

32 Console.WriteLine( "Average of d1, d2 and d3 is {0:F1}",

33 Average( d1, d2, d3 ) );

34 Console.WriteLine( "Average of d1, d2, d3 and d4 is {0:F1}",

35 Average( d1, d2, d3, d4 ) );

36 } // end Main

37 } // end class ParamArrayTest d1 = 10.0 d2 = 20.0 d3 = 30.0 d4 = 40.0 Average of d1 and d2 is 15.0 Average of d1, d2 and d3 is 20.0 Average of d1, d2, d3 and d4 is 25.0

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Fig. 8.22 | Using variable-length argument lists. (Part 3 of 3.)

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Common Programming Error 8.5The params modifier may be used only with the last parameter of the parameter list.