Vala for C# Programmers

These pages describe the syntax differences, not the similarities between Vala and C#. It is intended to be a quick introduction to Vala for programmers who already know C#.

• Source Files
• Compilation
• Naming Conventions
• Main Entry Point
• System Namespace
• Value Types
• Verbatim String Literals
• Documentation Comments
• Object Base Class
• Method Overloading
• Multiple Constructors
• Constructor Chaining
• Delegates / Lambdas
• Events
• Interfaces
• Enums
• Struct Initialization
• Multi-Dimensional Arrays
• Nullable Types
• Code Attributes
• Properties
• Exceptions
• Argument Checking
• Unsafe Code and Pointers
• Conditional Compilation Directives
• Resource Disposing
• Memory Management
• Asynchronous Calls
• Static Constructors
• External Methods
• Reflection
• Not Available
• Collections
• Indexers
• IO, Network Sockets
• Console Input / Output
• GTK+ Demo App
• Bindings