I use Visual Studio Code and code in C#. I'm using the extension: C# Dev Kit.

But the default code that should always be visible is not shown, how do I get it to show? Do this feature have a name that hide this "default code" ?

The missing code?

using System;

namespace GettingInput
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main()
    {
      // Code
    }
  }
}

I use Visual Studio Code and code in C#. I'm using the extension: C# Dev Kit.

But the default code that should always be visible is not shown, how do I get it to show? Do this feature have a name that hide this "default code" ?

The missing code?

using System;

namespace GettingInput
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main()
    {
      // Code
    }
  }
}

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• 4 Is this not just a Top-level statement? If you're unaware, newer C# versions essentially allow you to remove the boilerplate from the entry to your applications, so the class, Main method and namespace all just disappear from the file. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/fundamentals/… – MoonMist Commented Feb 8 at 9:49
• 1 The dotnet system provides this internally as an object module that is linked in to your code at build time. If you still want to have it in your source then you can use the --use-program-main option when you generate your project. – OldBoy Commented Feb 8 at 9:52
• ... do you want to see a disassembly? or is that too low level? – starball Commented 1 hour ago

2 Answers 2

The feature is called "top-level statements" as @MoonMist suggested in the comments. Read more about it here. There's no missing code; the compiler is simply providing it for you (note the comment in the docs that the method is not called main and is not accessible).

If you want to use the older main method, just paste your existing top-level statement into the code you've written above. No project changes are required; it will simply be detected and used instead.

Note though that top-level statements can do all the things that a main method could, like access args or return exit codes.

Or right click on the code, and choose Refactor, followed by "Convert to 'Program.Main' style program: