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Console Project Walkthrough: Interacting with Users in Console Applications

A step-by-step tour of a console project, where you interact with users via the keyboard. The program displays as a black text box, making use of Console class static functions. Ideal for demonstrations and system programs. Learn how to create a console project, understand the Console code shell, and utilize the Main() function. Console programs provide a list of variable values, easy testing, and user interaction. However, they can be complex for input of strings. Gain insights into using console programs as entry points for Windows applications and understand their benefits and drawbacks.

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Console Project Walkthrough: Interacting with Users in Console Applications

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  1. Console Tour A walkthrough of a console project

  2. Console Applications • Interact with user through the keyboard • Displays as black text box • Most primitive form of application • Makes use of Console class static functions • Good for: • Demonstrations • System programs

  3. Create Console Project

  4. Console Code Shell • Comments: • Program class is created solely to provide an entry point for the program • Main() function is entry point for all C# programs. In console application, it comes with arguments identifying what user typed on command line

  5. Console code example

  6. Console output

  7. Debug Windows Signals that program has stopped at a breakpoint Provides a list of variable values at point where stopped

  8. Parting words… • Console programs are easy to create, test and understand • Many of the class demos so far were created using console programs • Sometimes used as entry point for Windows programs • Major drawbacks: • User I/O is a pain in the neck, especially when complex strings are input • Ugly as entry points

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