April 14, 2024, 6:12 a.m. | Sukhpinder Singh

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Learn to enhance your C# code’s performance and readability by avoiding exceptions for flow control. Discover a better approach using TryParse on Day 24 of our 30-Day .NET Challenge.





Introduction


Exceptions are designed to handle unexpected situations rather than controlling the application flow. Using exceptions during input validation can affect your application's readability and performance.





Learning Objectives



  • The inefficient use of exceptions


  • A better approach using TryParse






Prerequisites for Developers



  • Basic understanding of C# programming language.


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