Hidden Features of C#? [closed]

Answer 1

Everything else, plus

1) implicit generics (why only on methods and not on classes?)

void GenericMethod( T input ) { ... }

//Infer type, so
GenericMethod(23); //You don't need the <>.
GenericMethod(23);      //Is enough.

2) simple lambdas with one parameter:

x => x.ToString() //simplify so many calls

3) anonymous types and initialisers:

//Duck-typed: works with any .Add method.
var colours = new Dictionary {
    { "red", "#ff0000" },
    { "green", "#00ff00" },
    { "blue", "#0000ff" }
};

int[] arrayOfInt = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

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Another one:

4) Auto properties can have different scopes:

public int MyId { get; private set; }

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Thanks @pzycoman for reminding me:

5) Namespace aliases (not that you're likely to need this particular distinction):

using web = System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using win = System.Windows.Forms;

web::Control aWebControl = new web::Control();
win::Control aFormControl = new win::Control();