Generic List | Console printing

Rajesh Thampi

9y873Visual Basic .NET

Hi guys

I have a class like following

class Employees
{
string empName;
string deptName;
double salary;
double bonus;
public Employees(string eName, string dName, double eSalary, double eBonus)
{
this.empName = eName;
this.deptName = dName;
this.salary = eSalary;
this.bonus = eBonus;
}
}

and in my main method I am trying to create a List using the class like following:

class TestGenericList
{
static void Main()
{
List myList = new List();
Employees rajesh = new Employees("Rajesh Thampi", "IT", 1125.000, 300.000);
myList.Add(rajesh);
foreach (Employees obj in myList)
{
Console.WriteLine(obj);
}
}
}

How do you I print each element from the list object at the console?

I want to print the output like this

Console.WriteLine("Employee Name: {0}, Department: {1}, Salary: {2}, Bonus: {3}", ?, ?, ?, ?);

I am totally outta clue here. Please help :)

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Ankit Sharma9y ago
Accepted answer
Hi,

you can use this code inside your foreach loop .
Console.WriteLine("Employee Name: {0}, Department: {1}, Salary: {2}, Bonus: {3}", obj.empName, obj.deptName, obj.salary, obj.bonus);
Please try this and let me know if ths works for you.
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Ankit Sharma9y ago
Yes you are correct. But instead of making it public make it internal.
You cannot print an object directly to console, instead print each field seperatly.

i have updated your code as below
internal class Employees
   {
       internal string empName;
       internal string deptName;
       internal double salary;
       internal double bonus;

       public Employees(string eName, string dName, double eSalary, double eBonus)
       {
           this.empName = eName;
           this.deptName = dName;
           this.salary = eSalary;
           this.bonus = eBonus;

       }
   }
Use List of Employees as below in your Main. This will give you the desired result.
class TestGenericList
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            List myList = new List();

            Employees rajesh = new Employees("Rajesh Thampi", "IT", 1125.000, 300.000);
            myList.Add(rajesh);

            foreach (Employees obj in myList)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Employee Name: {0}, Department: {1}, Salary: {2}, Bonus: {3}", obj.empName, obj.deptName, obj.salary, obj.bonus);
            }


        }
    }
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Rajesh Thampi9y ago
No, it will not, unless I change the variables as public or set proper get/set. I had an impression that I should able to directly refer the list object and print it at the console.
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