{"id":12548,"date":"2023-03-18T06:52:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T06:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2023-03-18T06:52:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T06:52:46","slug":"youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You&#8217;ll never believe how easy it is to check your C# version in Visual Studio 2019 &#8211; see for yourself!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HTML HEADINGS:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn 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in Visual Studio 2019?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/#3_Ways_to_Check_the_C_Version_in_Visual_Studio_2019\" title=\"3 Ways to Check the C# Version in Visual Studio 2019\">3 Ways to Check the C# Version in Visual Studio 2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/#Check_in_the_Project_Properties\" title=\"Check in the Project Properties\">Check in the Project Properties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/#Check_in_the_Visual_Studio_Command_Prompt\" title=\"Check in the Visual Studio Command Prompt\">Check in the Visual Studio Command Prompt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/#Check_in_the_Project_File\" title=\"Check in the Project File\">Check in the Project File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/youll-never-believe-how-easy-it-is-to-check-your-c-version-in-visual-studio-2019-see-for-yourself\/#Why_Knowing_the_C_Version_Matters\" title=\"Why Knowing the C# Version Matters\">Why Knowing the C# Version Matters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unraveling_the_Mystery_of_C_Versions_in_Visual_Studio_2019\"><\/span>Unraveling the Mystery of C# Versions in Visual Studio 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"perplexity\">As a programmer, knowing the version of C# you are programming in is an essential piece of information.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"burstiness\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_C_Version_Important_in_Visual_Studio_2019\"><\/span>Why is C# Version Important in Visual Studio 2019?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Programmers should understand that the version of C# that they are using determines the features they can leverage and whether the code will run on various platforms. Hence, when working with Visual Studio 2019, it is crucial to know how to check the C# version.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"burstiness\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Ways_to_Check_the_C_Version_in_Visual_Studio_2019\"><\/span>3 Ways to Check the C# Version in Visual Studio 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_in_the_Project_Properties\"><\/span>Check in the Project Properties<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One way to check the C# version in Visual Studio 2019 is through the project properties:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open your project in Visual Studio 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer, and click on &#8220;Properties&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the project properties window, click on the &#8220;Build&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;General&#8221; section, you&#8217;ll see a dropdown for the &#8220;Target framework.&#8221; The target framework dropdown will show you the version of C# being used in the project.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_in_the_Visual_Studio_Command_Prompt\"><\/span>Check in the Visual Studio Command Prompt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another way to check the C# version in Visual Studio 2019 is through the Visual Studio command prompt:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open the Visual Studio command prompt. You can do this by clicking on the start menu, typing &#8220;Visual Studio&#8221; and searching for &#8220;Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Once the command prompt opens, type &#8220;csc&#8221; and press enter. This will bring up the C# compiler version being used in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_in_the_Project_File\"><\/span>Check in the Project File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The final way to check the C# version in Visual Studio 2019 is by looking at the project file directly:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open your project in Visual Studio 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer and click on &#8220;Unload Project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the project again and click on &#8220;Edit ProjectName.csproj&#8221; (replace ProjectName with the name of your project).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>This will open the project file in Visual Studio. Look for the line that starts with &#8220;&lt;TargetFramework&gt;&#8221;. 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