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Constants (C# and JavaScript Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

C# versus JavaScript: A side by side comparison between C# and JavaScript.

Language Basics

Language basics is kind of a catch all for absolute beginner stuff. The items (common names) I chose for language basics is a bit random and include items like case sensitivity, commenting, declaring variables, etc.

Constants

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General Info: Computer Language Constants

A constant is just like a variable (it holds a value) but, unlike a variable, you cannot change the value of a constant.

C#: const

In C#, you define constants with the const keyword.

All constants are part of a class (no global constants) but you can make a constant public and have access to it using ClassName.ConstantName so long as you have added the class to the project. This works even without creating the class as if the public constants were static, but you cannot use the static keyword.

Constants must be of an integral type (sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, char, float, double, decimal, bool, or string), an enumeration, or a reference to null.

Syntax Example: 1 certification question.

public class Convert : Object
{
  public const string kName = "Mike";

  //You can declare multiple of the same type too:

  const Double kFeetToMeter = 3.2808, kMeterToFeet = .3048;
}

JavaScript: Not Supported

Although JavaScript has variables, it does not have constants.