Creating a Project - (.NET Standard Libraries)

.NET Standard Libraries are a set of APIs that are available across all .NET implementations. They provide a consistent set of APIs for building libraries that work on multiple .NET platforms. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a .NET Standard Library project using Visual Studio.

Syntax

To create a .NET Standard Library project in Visual Studio, follow these steps:

1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Select File > New Project.
3. In the New Project dialog box, select .NET Standard from the list of project templates.
4. Give your project a name and location, then click Create.

Example

Let's create a simple .NET Standard Library project using Visual Studio.

1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Select File > New Project.
3. In the New Project dialog box, select .NET Standard from the list of project templates.
4. Give your project a name, such as "MyLibrary," and choose a location for your project.
5. Click Create.

Visual Studio will create a new .NET Standard Library project with a default class file.

using System;

namespace MyLibrary
{
    public class MyClass
    {
        public static void MyMethod()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        }
    }
}

Explanation

Creating a .NET Standard Library project allows you to build libraries that can be used across multiple .NET platforms. By targeting the .NET Standard, you can ensure that your library will work on any .NET implementation that supports that version of the .NET Standard.

Use

.NET Standard Libraries can be used to build libraries that work across multiple .NET platforms. By creating a .NET Standard Library project, you can write code once and have it work on multiple .NET platforms, including .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Xamarin.

Important Points

Here are some important points to keep in mind when creating a .NET Standard Library project:

• When creating a .NET Standard Library project, you should choose the lowest version of the .NET Standard that meets your requirements.
• You can check which APIs are available in a specific version of the .NET Standard using the .NET API Browser.
• Visual Studio provides templates for creating different types of .NET Standard Library projects, such as class library, console app, and web app.

Summary

In this tutorial, we showed you how to create a .NET Standard Library project using Visual Studio. We discussed the syntax, example, explanation, use, and important points of creating a .NET Standard Library project. With this knowledge, you can create libraries that work across multiple .NET platforms and write code once that can be used on all of them.