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[Skillful]

Hey guys I want to start learning C# from scratch.
Can you guys recommend me how and from where do I start?
I have Visual C# Express Edition installed.

[CodenStuff]

Well you have C# installed so thats a good start lol.

Just do as you did with VB and read through tutorials to pick up the syntax to learn how to use it. A good way to see the differences between how you code something in VB and how to do that in C# is to use a convertor like: http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/co ... to-csharp/

For example heres a few common things in VB:

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Dim Picture as bitmap  = my.resources.horse
Picturebox1.image = Picture

For i = 0 to 100
Label1.text = i
next i

msgbox("Hello World")

And this is how it looks when converted to C#:

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bitmap Picture = my.resources.horse;
Picturebox1.image = Picture;

for (i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
	Label1.text = i;
}

Interaction.MsgBox("Hello World");

You just have to read up on it and try things out cooll;

[MrAksel]

Sorry Craig, but that is wrong. Conversions in C# are very strict, so you have to use i.ToString() in the for loop. And it is reapply important to remember that C# is case sensitive.

[Zulf]

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Bitmap picture = Image.FromFile("/horse.png");
pictureBox1.Image = (Image)picture;

for (i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
   label1.Text = i.ToString();
}

MessageBox.Show("Hello World!");

Is correct. It's better to load images from an external directory. Saves resources and the program loads slightly faster.

[CodenStuff]

Yeah yeah yeah I was just giving an example of the convertor lol

[MrAksel]

Since Bitmap is derived from Image you do not need a cast to set the picturebox's image.

[Axel]

Noone eff'in cares...

[Cheatmasterbw]

C# isn't all that different from VB. The major difference is in things like variable declaration, If statements, case sensitivity, and syntax.

Message Boxes:

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'VB'
msgbox(...)
'or'
messagebox(...)

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//C#
messagebox.show(...);

If Statements:

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'VB'
If (...) Then
    (...)
End If

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//C#
if (...)
{
    (...)
}

Variable Declaration:

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'VB'
Dim X as Integer = 5
Dim Y as String = "ASDF"
Dim Z as Boolean = true

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//C#
int X = 5;
string Y = "ASDF";
bool Z = true;