New in .NET 10.0 [16]: Passing parameters in File-based Apps

The File-based Apps introduced in .NET 10.0 can also receive command-line parameters.

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Mar 27, 2026 at 8:58 am CET

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Dr. Holger Schwichtenberg

Directly translating and starting C# files is called File-based Apps by Microsoft. You can pass additional parameters to it via the command line.

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Parameters can be passed both in conjunction with class Program and the Main() method, as well as when using Top-Level Statements, because the compiler also provides the args variable for them.

The following code example shows an extended Hello World with parameters:

using System; // nicht notwendig, Standardnamensräume sind immer dabei, da <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings> gesetzt ist

var conf = args.FirstOrDefault() ?? "diesem Vortrag";
Console.WriteLine(System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription);
Console.WriteLine($"Hallo liebe Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer bei \e[4;33;5m{conf}\e[0m!");
Console.WriteLine($"Kompilierungsmodus: {(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeFeature.IsDynamicCodeSupported ? "JIT" : "AOT")}");

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