.NET Utility Libraries Galore

submitted by crpietschmann 28 days, 9 hours ago

hsidev.wordpress.com — Yesterday Karl Seguin announced a new .NET Extension Library. One of the really interesting pieces of the library is a streamlined approach to a simple dictionary imagecache, which is similar to the one described in another interesting looking utility library called ShadeTree. Recently, Ayende Rahein reviewed another .NET utility library called Umbrella, which looks like a pretty wide and deep set of utilities. As I am about to create a new solution to consolidate the utility functionality we use across our various projects, it got me thinking it might be time to pick an established (or growing) library from the community and try to contribute any missing pieces we need for our own projects. read more...

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C#: Enhance Enums using Extension Methods

published 1 month, 2 days ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 month, 4 days ago

pietschsoft.com — Extension Methods are one of the coolest features that have been added in .NET 3.5. I've heard arguments that there is no reason to use them, and the only reason Microsoft added them is to enable the ability to buid LINQ. Well, I do not entirely agree with that statement; in fact, I have found a cool way to use Extension Methods to enhance the System.Enum object since it cannot be inherited. Even though Enum can not be inherited, it can be extended using Extension Methods. Here's the code to an Extension Method that extends the LocalizationMarket Enum with the ToDescriptionString() method that returns the DescriptionAttributes value for the given enum value. read more...

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Extension Methods

techbubbles.com — It is one of the new feature introduced in C# 3.0 “As the name implies, extension methods extend existing .NET types with new methods.” Here i am going to extend the String type to write an extension method. Example Adding a IsValidEmailAddress method onto an instance of string class: read more...

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Extension Methods + Attributes = A Whole New World!

published 1 month, 13 days ago, submitted by shayfriedman 1 month, 14 days ago

blogs.microsoft.co.il — A post about combining attributes and extension methods in order to extend current code. read more...

1 comment | category: C# | Views: 518

Extension Methods and Scoping

blogs.msdn.com — There are a few scoping rules that you must keep in mind when using extensions methods. Problems with scoping and extensions methods are rare, but when you encounter them they are quite vexing. read more...

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LINQ Single and SingleOrDefault

submitted by xtremebiz 2 months, 30 days ago

codeforeternity.com — This post explains about the Single and SingleOrDefault extension methods of LINQ, possible exceptions which can be thrown, and provides code examples both in C# and VB.NET along with code comments. read more...

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AddItem Extension Method for CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox

published 3 months, 8 days ago, submitted by xtremebiz 3 months, 10 days ago

codeforeternity.com — Just 1 AddItem extension method which works for 5 controls to make the code a lot simpler and cleaner :-) Cheers to object inheritance and cheers to Extension Methods ;-) read more...

1 comment | category: ASP.NET | Views: 38

Tag property without inheritance

devintelligence.com — The article show how to add support for Tag property without using inheritance read more...

2 comments | category: ASP.NET | Views: 7