Summary - Data types
Combine integer, floating-point and string types to write a calculation card.
Summary
In this unit you learned the data types of C#. Value types (int, double, char, bool) live on the stack; reference types (string, object) live on the heap.
You saw conversion paths: implicit widening, explicit (int) cast, int.Parse, and the Convert class. With int? you made value types nullable, and ?? supplied a default.
Finally, boxing and unboxing: you boxed a value type into object and took it back. Now you will combine these in a small app.
Exercise Combine nullable and arithmetic
Declare an int age = 20 variable. Declare an int? bonus = null variable. Compute the sum with int total = age + (bonus ?? 5);. Then print total with Console.WriteLine.
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int age = 20; int? bonus = null; int total = age + (bonus ?? 5); Console.WriteLine(total);
Example solution:
using System;
class Program {
static void Main() {
int age = 20;
int? bonus = null;
int total = age + (bonus ?? 5);
Console.WriteLine(total);
}
}Exercise Parse a number and double it
Assign "100" to a string text variable. Convert it with int n = int.Parse(text). Double it with int doubled = n * 2. Then print doubled with Console.WriteLine.
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string text = "100"; int n = int.Parse(text); int doubled = n * 2; Console.WriteLine(doubled);
Example solution:
using System;
class Program {
static void Main() {
string text = "100";
int n = int.Parse(text);
int doubled = n * 2;
Console.WriteLine(doubled);
}
}Test yourself
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Which line gives a compile error?
- int n = 5;
- double d = 8;
- int k = 3.7;
- object o = 10;
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int k = 3.7; — Correct! You cannot implicitly assign a double to an int; an (int) cast is required.
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Match each concept to its meaning
- int?
- nullable
- (int)
- cast
- ??
- default
- object
- reference