Create methods in C# console applications (Get started with C#, Part 5)

Overview

Module 1: This module covers the syntax of creating and executing methods. Creating reusable code and structuring solutions using methods are reviewed.
- Create your first c sharp method
- Identify parts of code that can be modularized
- Use methods to organize code into specific tasks
Module 2: This module covers method parameters, including pass-by-reference and pass-by-value parameter types. This module also covers optional and named arguments.
- Learn more about using parameters
- Understand method scope
- Understand pass-by-reference and pass-by-value parameter types
- Learn how to use optional and named arguments
Module 3: This module covers the return keyword and returning values from methods.
- Understand return types
- Learn more about the return keyword
- Learn more about capturing method return values
Module 4: Create an application that coordinates school visits to a petting zoo. This project requires the use of different methods with return types and parameters to complete the code.
- Plan design details with pseudo-code
- Use methods to perform specific tasks
- Create methods that accept require and optional parameters
- Use values returned from methods
Module 5: Use methods with parameters and return values to develop the features of a console mini-game.
- Use Visual Studio Code to develop a C# console application that uses methods to implement logical workflows.
- Understand existing code and make informed changes to design.
- Create return values as well as required and optional parameters in methods.

Syllabus

Module 1: Module 1: Write your first C# method
- Introduction
- Understand the syntax of methods
- Exercise - Create your first method
- Exercise - Create reusable methods
- Exercise - Build code with methods
- Exercise - Complete the challenge to create a reusable method
- Review the solution to create a reusable method
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 2: Module 2: Create C# methods with parameters
- Introduction
- Exercise - Use parameters in methods
- Exercise - Understand method scope
- Exercise - Use value and reference type parameters
- Exercise - Methods with optional parameters
- Exercise - Complete the challenge to display email addresses
- Review the solution to display email addresses
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 3: Module 3: Create C# methods that return values
- Introduction
- Exercise - Understand return type syntax
- Exercise - Return numbers from methods
- Exercise - Return strings from methods
- Exercise - Return Booleans from methods
- Exercise - Return arrays from methods
- Exercise - Complete the challenge to add methods to make the game playable
- Review the solution to add methods to make the game playable
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 4: Module 4: Guided project - Plan a Petting Zoo Visit
- Introduction
- Prepare for guided project
- Exercise - Plan your code using methods
- Exercise - Create a method to shuffle an array
- Exercise - Create a method with an optional parameter
- Exercise - Create a method to display the results
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 5: Module 5: Challenge project - Create a mini-game
- Introduction
- Prepare for challenge
- Exercise - Add code to end the game
- Exercise - Make the player consume food
- Exercise - Add code to modify movement
- Knowledge check
- Summary