Microsoft C# Language Specifications

Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.

C# is a modern, object-oriented language that enables programmers to quickly build a wide range of applications for the next-generation Microsoft .NET platform. Because of its elegant design, which combines the raw power of C++ with the simplicity of Visual Basic, C# is a great choice for architecting a wide range of components - from high level business objects to system level applications.

This MSDN guide includes the essential features and basic concepts of the C# language, plus in depth analysis of the lexical structure of the language.

It also provides details about types, variables, conversions, expressions, statements, namespaces, classes, structures, arrays, interfaces, enumerators, delegates, exceptions and attributes; information on how C# simplifies coding by omitting pointers as a data type - or lets you get closer to the hardware by declaring and operating on pointers in unsafe code.