Setting up a class library and console application

We will start by defining a solution/project like the one created in Chapter 6, Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming. If you completed all the exercises in that chapter, then you can open it and continue with it. Otherwise, follow the instructions for your preferred development tool below.

Using Visual Studio 2017

In Visual Studio 2017, press Ctrl + Shift + N or go to File | New | Project....

In the New Project dialog, in the Installed | Templates list, expand Visual C#, and select .NET Standard. In the center list, select Class Library (.NET Standard), type Name as Ch07_PacktLibrary, change Location to C:\Code, type Solution name as Chapter07, and then click on OK.

In Solution Explorer, right-click on the file named Class1.cs and choose Rename. Type the name as Person. Modify the contents like this:

    namespace Packt.CS7 
    { 
      public class Person 
      { 
      } 
    } 

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