{"id":11104,"date":"2011-10-06T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T15:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/conditional-operator\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:21:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:21:29","slug":"conditional-operator","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/25593\/console-application-c","title":{"rendered":"Console Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"what-does-console-application-mean\" class=\"mb-3\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span id=\"what_does_console_application_mean\">What Does Console Application Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A console application, in the context of C#, is an application that takes input and displays output at a command line console with access to three basic data streams: standard input, standard output and standard error.<\/p>\n<p>A console application facilitates the reading and writing of characters from a console &#8211; either individually or as an entire line. It is the simplest form of a C# program and is typically invoked from the Windows command prompt. A console application usually exists in the form of a stand-alone executable file with minimal or no graphical user interface (GUI).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"techopedia-explains-console-application\" class=\"mb-3\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span id=\"techopedia_explains_console_application\">Techopedia Explains Console Application<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The program structure of a console application facilitates a sequential execution flow between statements. Designed for the keyboard and display screen, a console application is driven by keyboard and system events generated by network connections and objects.<\/p>\n<p>A console application is primarily designed for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To provide a simple user interface for applications requiring little or no user interaction, such as samples for learning C# language features and command-line utility programs.<\/li>\n<li>Automated testing, which can reduce automation implementation resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Console applications developed in C# have one main entry point (static main method) of execution, which takes an optional array of parameters as its only argument for command-line parameter representation.<\/p>\n<p>The .NET Framework provides library classes to enable rapid console application development with output display capability in different formats. 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