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69 questions linked to/from What are your favorite extension methods for C#? (codeplex.com/extensionoverflow)
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Is there an existing library of extension methods for C#? or share your own [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Post your extension goodies for C# .Net (codeplex.com/extensionoverflow)
I'm fond of C# 3.0. One of my favorite parts is extension methods.
I like to think of extension ...
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What are your favorite custom extension methods? [duplicate]
Duplicate:
Post your extension goodies for C# .Net (codeplex.com/extensionoverflow)
Let's create a list of your favorite extension methods. To qualify it should be an extension method you use often ...
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Hidden Features of C#? [closed]
This came to my mind after I learned the following from this question:
where T : struct
We, C# developers, all know the basics of C#. I mean declarations, conditionals, loops, operators, etc.
Some ...
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Strangest language feature
What is, in your opinion, the most surprising, weird, strange or really "WTF" language feature you have encountered?
Please only one feature per answer.
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What's your most controversial programming opinion?
This is definitely subjective, but I'd like to try to avoid it becoming argumentative. I think it could be an interesting question if people treat it appropriately.
The idea for this question came ...
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Best way to reverse a string
I've just had to write a string reverse function in C# 2.0 (i.e. LINQ not available) and came up with this:
public string Reverse(string text)
{
char[] cArray = text.ToCharArray();
string ...
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C# difference between == and Equals()
I have a condition in a silverlight application that compares 2 strings, for some reason when I use == it returns false while .Equals() returns true.
Here is the code:
if (((ListBoxItem)lstBaseMenu....
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How do you convert a DataTable into a generic list?
Currently, I'm using:
DataTable dt = CreateDataTableInSomeWay();
List<DataRow> list = new List<DataRow>();
foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
{
list.Add(dr);
}
Is there a better/magic ...
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Use of "this" keyword in formal parameters for static methods in C#
I've come across several instances of C# code like the following:
public static int Foo(this MyClass arg)
I haven't been able to find an explanation of what the this keyword means in this case. Any ...
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Named string formatting in C#
Is there any way to format a string by name rather than position in C#?
In python, I can do something like this example (shamelessly stolen from here):
>>> print '%(language)s has %(#)03d ...
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What is the best or most interesting use of Extension Methods you've seen? [closed]
I'm starting to really love extension methods... I was wondering if anyone her has stumbled upon one that really blew their mind, or just found clever.
An example I wrote today:
Edited due to other ...
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How to combine || operators in condition statement [duplicate]
Instead of
if (foo == "1" || foo == "5" || foo == "9" ... )
I like to combine them similar to the following (which doesn't work):
if (foo == ("1" || "5" || "9" ... ))
Is that possible?
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How to double buffer .NET controls on a form?
How can I set the protected DoubleBuffered property of the controls on a form that are suffering from flicker?
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Is there a shorter/simpler version of the for loop to anything x times?
Usually we do something like a for or while loop with a counter:
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
list.Add(GetRandomItem());
}
but sometimes you mix up with boundaries. You could use a while ...
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How do I make an eventhandler run asynchronously?
I am writing a Visual C# program that executes a continuous loop of operations on a secondary thread. Occasionally when that thread finishes a task I want it to trigger an eventhandler. My program ...
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