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General Structure of a C# Program

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C# programs consist of one or more files. Each file contains zero or more namespaces. A namespace contains types such as classes, structs, interfaces, enumerations, and delegates, or other namespaces. The following example is the skeleton of a C# program that contains all of these elements.

// A skeleton of a C# program
using System;

// Your program starts here:
Console.WriteLine("Hello world!");

namespace YourNamespace
{
    class YourClass
    {
    }

    struct YourStruct
    {
    }

    interface IYourInterface
    {
    }

    delegate int YourDelegate();

    enum YourEnum
    {
    }

    namespace YourNestedNamespace
    {
        struct YourStruct
        {
        }
    }
}

The preceding example uses top-level statements for the program's entry point. Only one file can have top-level statements. The program's entry point is the first line of program text in that file. You can also create a static method named Main as the program's entry point, as shown in the following example:

// A skeleton of a C# program
using System;
namespace YourNamespace
{
    class YourClass
    {
    }

    struct YourStruct
    {
    }

    interface IYourInterface
    {
    }

    delegate int YourDelegate();

    enum YourEnum
    {
    }

    namespace YourNestedNamespace
    {
        struct YourStruct
        {
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Your program starts here...
            Console.WriteLine("Hello world!");
        }
    }
}

You learn about these program elements in the types section of the fundamentals guide:

C# Language Specification

For more information, see Basic concepts in the C# Language Specification. The language specification is the definitive source for C# syntax and usage.