How to check email works with no SMTP(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 4 months ago

Testing code that sends email has always been a pain. You had to set up a SMTP service just to test that your .NET application sends the e-mail correctly... read more...

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Create elegant code with Action delegate and List.ForEach method(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 6 months ago

Small example of how to use Action delegate to perform some action on all elements of a collection. read more...

9 comments |category: C# |Views: 645

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How to call a surrogate for Dispose() on StringBuilder objects(dotnettipoftheday.org)

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How to release memory used by StringBuilder without calling System.GC.Collect(). read more...

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How to determine whether a property or a method is more appropriate(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 7 months ago

Guidelines for choosing between implementing a class member as a property or a method. read more...

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Validate integer value before casting it to an Enum type(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 7 months ago

There is one thing you should watch out for when using enumerations. You can cast any integer to an Enum type and you will not get an exception message. read more...

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Do not include the "@" when supplying stored procedure parameter names(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 8 months ago

Avoid using database-specific tokens with stored procedure parameter names. read more...

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Use DebuggerDisplay attribute for Easier Debugging(dotnettipoftheday.org)

submitted by manovich(755) 4 years, 8 months ago

Did you know that you can appply DebuggerDisplay attribute to a class or member to determine how it is displayed in the watch window. It's quick, it's easy, and it really works! read more...

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