In C#, what does using a dollar sign do in Console.WriteLine

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thank you for looking at my question, to verify what i mean

Console.WriteLine($"Hello {variable}");

I am curious to the effect that the $ has on the output from Console.WriteLine

I will in the future, I'm new to programming in general so I was completely unaware of this. — TJ Corey, Jul 23 '16 at 05:32

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '16 at 05:31

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Console.WriteLine($"Hello {variable}");

Is I think equal to:

Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Hello {0}", variable));

It just moves the parameter into the index position as if you were formatting it.

answered Jul 23 '16 at 05:31

topdog

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '16 at 05:27

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It is a new feature to use in addition to string.Format

answered Jul 23 '16 at 05:27

Thaina Yu

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