Document Conventions
The following table shows the typographic conventions used in the .NET Framework documentation.
| Convention | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Monospace | Indicates source code, code examples, input to the command line, application output, code lines embedded in text, and variables and code elements. | |
| Bold | Indicates most predefined programming elements, including namespaces, classes, delegates, objects, interfaces, methods, functions, macros, structures, constructors, properties, events, enumerations, fields, operators, statements, directives, data types, keywords, exceptions, non-HTML attributes, and configuration tags, as well as registry keys, subkeys, and values. Also indicates the following HTML elements: attributes, directives, keywords, values, and headers.
In addition, indicates required user input, including command-line options, that must be entered exactly as shown. |
Path class
Resolve method |
| Italic | Indicates placeholders, most often method or function parameters and HTML placeholders; these placeholders represent information that must be supplied by the implementation or the user.
For command-line input, indicates parameter values. |
context parameter |
| Capital letters | Indicates the names of keys and key sequences. | ENTER
CTRL+R |
| Plus sign | Indicates a combination of keys. For example, ALT+F1 means to hold down the ALT key while pressing the F1 key. | ALT+F1 |