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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2020 - Fifth Edition

By : Harrison Ferrone
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2020 - Fifth Edition

By: Harrison Ferrone

Overview of this book

Over the years, the Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity series has established itself as a popular choice for getting up to speed with C#, a powerful and versatile programming language that can be applied in a wide array of application areas. This book presents a clear path for learning C# programming from the ground up without complex jargon or unclear programming logic, all while building a simple game with Unity. This fifth edition has been updated to introduce modern C# features with the latest version of the Unity game engine, and a new chapter has been added on intermediate collection types. Starting with the basics of software programming and the C# language, you’ll learn the core concepts of programming in C#, including variables, classes, and object-oriented programming. Once you’ve got to grips with C# programming, you’ll enter the world of Unity game development and discover how you can create C# scripts for simple game mechanics. Throughout the book, you’ll gain hands-on experience with programming best practices to help you take your Unity and C# skills to the next level. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to leverage the C# language to build your own real-world Unity game development projects.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Basic syntax

For now, we're going to set aside how classes and scripts work in Unity and focus on how they are created and used in C#. If you remember the blueprint we previously roughed out, classes are created using the class keyword, as follows:

accessModifier class UniqueName
{
Variables
Constructors
Methods
}

Any variables or methods declared inside a class belong to that class and are accessed through its unique class name. 

To make the examples as cohesive as possible throughout this chapter, we'll be creating and modifying a simple Character class that a typical game would have. We'll also be moving away from code screenshots to get you accustomed to reading and interpreting code as you would see it in the programming wild. However, the first thing we need is a custom class of our own, so let's create one.