Displaying Output

We can use the System.Console.WriteLine method to display some text in the console. Following is the syntax for doing that:

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System.Console.WriteLine("message to output");

Note that we enclose the text in double-quotes ("). In C#, any textual data is always enclosed in double-quotation marks.

Following is a program which outputs a sentence in the console:

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namespace TestConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("Some text to output in the console.");
        }
    }
}

The System.Console.WriteLine method automatically shifts the cursor to the next line so if we use System.Console.WriteLine again, the text will be outputted in a new line.

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namespace TestConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.Console.WriteLine("This is the first line.");
            System.Console.WriteLine("This is the second line.");
        }
    }
}

Another method for outputting messages in the console is System.Console.Write. It is similar to the System.Console.WriteLine method. However, it does not shift the cursor to the next line.

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namespace ConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.Console.Write("Hello, ");
            System.Console.Write("World!");
        }
    }
}

The difference between the two methods might become more clear with an example:

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namespace ConsoleApp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.Console.Write("Hello, ");
            System.Console.WriteLine("World!");
            System.Console.Write("A new line!");
        }
    }
}

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Section 1. Chapter 3

C# Basics

Displaying Output

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