To create delegate instances in C#, you just specify the delegate type, the method, and (if you want to create a delegate targetting a different instance or type from the current one) the target. For instance, each of these creates a ThreadStart delegate...

Use String.Substring . Assuming that x is a string of length at least n , to get the last n characters, you would use x.Substring(x.Length-n) . Note that the above assumes that the string is at least n characters long. For a more robust version...

Me in C# is this , and MyBase in C# is base . To access normal members, just use this.memberName or base.memberName . For information about chaining constructors together, see my article on constructors . [Author: Jon Skeet]

For reference types, the equivalent of VB's Nothing is C#'s null . For value types, it's the default value - 0 , false , etc. [Author: Jon Skeet]

If you need to tell C# that you want it to treat a literal as a particular type of number, you may do so by adding a number type suffix at the end of the literal you provide. For example: 1u; // An unsigned int 1l; // A signed long 1ul;...

Use the using directive to create an alias for a long namespace or class name. You can then use it anywhere you normally would have used that class or namespace. The using alias has a scope within the namespace you declare it in. Sample code: ...

This is all to do with polymorphism. When a virtual method is called on a reference, the actual type of the object that the reference refers to is used to decide which method implementation to use. When a method of a base class is overridden in a...

Continuing the discussion with Einstein , the prototypcial C++ developer. Einstein often creates software solutions to some pretty complex problems. He spends a lot of time trying thinking about different approaches to the problem, and tries to pick...

Checked exceptions are a very hotly debated topic in some circles, particularly for experienced Java developers moving to, or additionally learning, C#. Here are some resources that discuss the issue in depth: The Trouble With Checked Exceptions...

Using the as operator differs from a cast in C# in three important ways: It returns null when the variable you are trying to convert is not of the requested type or in it's inheritance chain, instead of throwing an exception. It can...

C# defines a number of aliases for CLR types. They may be used interchangably, and even mixed together, e.g. string x = new System.String(' ', 5); . These are the aliases defined: Alias CLR type string System.String ...

Put simply, an event gives more limited access than a delegate. If an event is made public, code in other classes can only add or remove handlers for that event; they can't necessarily fire it, find out all the handlers for it, or remove handlers...