Basics: DateTime.ToString() format
One of the most useful overloads of the ToString() method is the ability to provide a format for the object you’re converting to string. This is of particular interest when dealing with DateTime...
View ArticleBasics: C# Operators
I might be the only one but I find myself, time after time, needing to go back to some of the most basic elements of programming. Probably the element that I have checked more times than anything else,...
View ArticleBasics: Dictionary (Create, sort + comparison with Hashtable)
Dictionaries are my favourite structure to populate drop down lists. A method that returns a Dictionary will in fact return a list of paired values with keys. In the case of a drop down list, where you...
View ArticleBasics: Page/Control Lifecycle (ASP.NET)
Embarrassing as it may be, I need to keep a note of the lifecycle of pages and controls cause, still, there are times when I mix them up. Page Lifecycle: 1. PreInit 2. InitComplete 3. PreLoad 4....
View ArticleBasics: Panel VS Placeholder (ASP.NET)
One more thing to keep in mind when working with ASP.NET is the difference between the two most commonly used controls to add other controls in a specific position on a page. The main differences are:...
View ArticleDebugging Tips and Tricks in Visual Studio 2013
I came across this TechEd video that I found really useful with optimising my debugging with VS2013. My notes on the video are listed below (numbers in square brackets are pointers to the times the...
View ArticleHow to: Explore the GAC with Windows Explorer
Here’s a quick way to access the GAC and use the traditional Folder and File view, so you can copy files out, if you so need to. Hit the Start button Click on Run Type in “C:\Windows\Assembly\gac ”...
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