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C# Programming with DRAKON Editor Guide

This document provides instructions for using DRAKON Editor to create C# programs. It explains how to set the language to C#, add sections like the class and header/footer, and add keywords, arguments, and return types to parameters. It provides examples of how these map to generated C# method headers and discusses loops and variables.

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C# Programming with DRAKON Editor Guide

This document provides instructions for using DRAKON Editor to create C# programs. It explains how to set the language to C#, add sections like the class and header/footer, and add keywords, arguments, and return types to parameters. It provides examples of how these map to generated C# method headers and discusses loops and variables.

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C# programming with DRAKON Editor

1. Set the language to C#. File / File properties... Language.

2. Add sections to the file description. File / File description...

The header goes to the top of the output file.


The footer goes to the bottom of the output file.
The header and footer sections are optional.
The class section must contain the start of the class declaration.
It must contain the class (or struct) name.
The class section may or may not contain fields and methods.
There can be only one class per file.
Please do not put the closing bracket to the class section }. DRAKON Editor will do it for you.

3. Add keywords, arguments and the return type to the parameters item of the diagram.

Keywords are optional.

Keywords
Access: public, protected, private, internal.
Dispatch: virtual, abstract, static, override
ctr turns the method into a constructor.

Loop syntax
The Loop start icon is similar to the standard C# for construct. There are two ways to use Loop
start:
1. Three expressions separated by semicolons:

The loop variable should be declared at the start of the diagram.


2. for each-style loop:

The Loop start item should have: foreach Type loopVar; collection
There is a limitation: the type of the loop variable cannot be var.
The collection must implement the IEnumerable<T> interface.
The loop variable name must be unique within the diagram.

Examples
Parameters item

Generated method header

public

public void MethodName() {

protected ctr

protected ClassName() {

public static
int left
int right
returns String

public static String MethodName(


int left,
int right) {

protected override
String foo

protected override void MethodName(String foo) {

protected abstract
returns int

protected abstract int MethodName();

Problems
Problem: the C# compiler may complain that a variable is not initialized before use.
How to solve: declare and initialize the variable at the beginning of the diagram.

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