Questions tagged [c#]
C# (pronounced "see sharp") is a high-level, statically typed, multi-paradigm programming language developed by Microsoft. C# code usually targets Microsoft's .NET ecosystem, which include .NET, .NET Framework, .NET MAUI, and Xamarin among others. Use this tag for questions about code written in C# or about C#'s formal specification.
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Passing data to Master Page in ASP.NET MVC
What is your way of passing data to Master Page (using ASP.NET MVC) without breaking MVC rules?
Personally, I prefer to code abstract controller (base controller) or base class which is passed to all ...
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Deep cloning objects
I want to do something like:
MyObject myObj = GetMyObj(); // Create and fill a new object
MyObject newObj = myObj.Clone();
And then make changes to the new object that are not reflected in the ...
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Font rendering libraries for C# / dot-NET?
Are there any free, third-party libraries for rendering arbitrarily scaled and rotated text in dot-NET applications? Although native GDI+ allows for text scaling and rotation, its methods for ...
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Remoting facilities on Visual Studio 2008
I'm toying with my first remoting project and I need to create a RemotableType DLL. I know I can compile it by hand with csc, but I wonder if there are some facilities in place on Visual Studio to ...
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Reading files in use and system files on Windows XP & Vista using .NET
I have this idea for a free backup application.
The largest problem I need to solve at the moment is how to access files which are being used or are system files. I would like the application to be ...
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XML to Excel (2007) Ideas using Windows XP, and C#.Net
I have a dataset that I have modified into an xml document and then used a xsl sheet to transform into an Excel xml format in order to allow the data to be opened programatically from my application. ...
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Assistance porting commctrl commands to C#
In a C++ app, I have an hWnd pointing to a window running in a third party process. This window contains controls which extend the COM TreeView control. I am interested in obtaining the CheckState of ...
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Calling base.Dispose() automatically from derived classes
Edit - New Question
Ok lets rephrase the question more generically.
Using reflection, is there a way to dynamically call at runtime a base class method that you may be overriding. You cannot use ...
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Is there a specification-based testing framework for C# .Net 2.0?
For example, Reductio (for Java/Scala) and QuickCheck (for Haskell). The kind of framework I'm thinking of would provide "generators" for built-in data types and allow the programmer to define new ...
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Blocking dialogs in .NET WebBrowser control
I have a .NET 2.0 WebBrowser control used to navigate some pages with no user interaction (don't ask...long story). Because of the user-less nature of this application, I have set the WebBrowser ...
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What is cool about generics, why use them?
I thought I'd offer this softball to whomever would like to hit it out of the park. What are generics, what are the advantages of generics, why, where, how should I use them? Please keep it fairly ...
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C# Datatype for large sorted collection with position?
I am trying to compare two large datasets from a SQL query. Right now the SQL query is done externally and the results from each dataset is saved into its own csv file. My little C# console ...
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Cleanest way to implement collapsable entries in a table generated via asp:Repeater?
Before anyone suggests scrapping the table tags altogether, I'm just modifying this part of a very large system, so it really wouldn't be wise for me to revise the table structure (the app is filled ...
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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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Using Outlook API to get to a specific folder
I'm trying to write some C# code to get to a specific folder in an Outlook mailbox. I have the following code:
Outlook.Application oApp = new Outlook.Application();
Outlook.NameSpace oNS = oApp....
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