What is Symbolic Constant in C#?

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  • C#
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In C#, symbolic constant assigns a name to the constant value. To declare a symbolic constant use const keyword, the following is the syntax:

C# Syntax For Symbolic Constant

const type identifier = value;

Example

using System;

namespace SymbolicConstants
{
    class SymbolicConstants
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            const int FreezingPoint = 42;
            const int BoilingPoint = 222;
            System.Console.WriteLine("Freezing point of water: {0}", FreezingPoint);
            System.Console.WriteLine("Boiling point of water: {0}", BoilingPoint);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

Output

Freezing point of water: 42
Boiling point of water: 222

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