The snippet library.
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Create a modified copy of an immutable record
C#: A with expression creates a shallow copy with selected changed properties.
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Narrow an object using a type pattern
C#: A successful is pattern introduces a strongly typed local variable.
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Parse an enum name without throwing
C#: Combine TryParse and IsDefined when only named declared values should be accepted.
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Pass behavior as a function delegate
C#: Func describes a callable with typed parameters and a return value.
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Perform cleanup even after an exception
C#: A finally block runs after a handled failure as well as after success.
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Provide a fallback for a nullable value
C#: The null-coalescing operator supplies a default only when the left side is null.
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Return multiple named values from a method
C#: Named value tuples give lightweight field names without a separate class.
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Use a switch expression to classify a value
C#: Relational patterns express a small ordered range classification.
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Validate an argument at a method boundary
C#: ThrowIfNegative gives callers an explicit argument error for an invalid range.
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Write a generic first-or-fallback helper
C#: Constrain a generic helper through its input shape and return an explicit caller-supplied fallback.
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