Get ready to manipulate text like a pro! This 2-hour, interactive guided project delves into the world of string manipulation which is a fundamental skill in C# programming. In this project, you'll gain practical experience working with strings in real-world projects. More specifically, you will master string creation, concatenation, indexing, and slicing to navigate and modify textual data. You will also explore techniques like searching, replacing, and transforming strings to refine and tailor text data for specific needs. In this project, you will craft a WordWand app that interacts with users, prompts their input, and manipulates user-provided strings to create humorous poems. In the cumulative task of this project, you will create an app that generates attractive tweets for marketing purposes.
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What you'll learn
Implement built-in string functions to create and modify strings.
Validate user input and handle exceptions.
Working with various string types such as strings and string builders.
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About this Guided Project
Learn step-by-step
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Task 1: Load string templates
Task 2: Gather and Validate users' input
Task 3: Handle inputs and exceptions
Practice 1: Create an app for birthday wishes
Task 4: Concatenate strings
Task 5: Format, replace, and extract strings
Cumulative task: Create a Tweets Generator App
Recommended experience
Working with: VS Code, C# variables, data types, conditional statements, loops, classes and methods.
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Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.
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Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
No downloads or installation required
Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.
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This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.
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