C# suffix behind numeric literal
Questions: I am new to C# and want to understand how values work. If I look at a normal integer value, it has 3 important parts in it: the type, name and value. int testInt = 3; | | | Type Name Value ...
How to Mock a Task<> Result?
Questions: I’m setting up some unit tests and using Rhino Mocks to populate the object being tested. One of the things being mocked is a Task<HttpResponseMessage>, since the logic being te...
Customising the browse for folder dialog to show the path
Questions: Does anyone know what is the simplest way to customise the System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog so a path can be entered using text in a textbox below the tree. I want this so it’...
How to know if the code is inside TransactionScope?
Questions: What is the best way to know if the code block is inside TransactionScope? Is Transaction.Current a realiable way to do it or there are any subtleties? Is it possible to access internal Con...
Sending cookies using HttpCookieCollection and CookieContainer
Questions: I want to tunnel through an HTTP request from my server to a remote server, passing through all the cookies. So I create a new HttpWebRequest object and want to set cookies on it. HttpWebRe...
How do I get a DataRow from a row in a DataGridView
Questions: I’m using a databound Windows Forms DataGridView. how do I go from a user selected row in the DataGridView to the DataRow of the DataTable that is its source? Answers: DataRow row = (...
Stop TabControl from recreating its children
Questions: I have an IList of viewmodels which are bound to a TabControl. This IList will not change over the lifetime of the TabControl. <TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding Tabs}" SelectedIndex="0" ...
Within a C# instance method, can 'this' ever be null?
Questions: I have a situation where very rarely a Queue of Objects is dequeuing a null. The only call to Enqueue is within the class itself: m_DeltaQueue.Enqueue(this); Very rarely, a null is dequeued...
Optimizing alternatives to DateTime.Now
Questions: A colleague and I are going back and forth on this issue and I’m hoping to get some outside opinions as to whether or not my proposed solution is a good idea. First, a disclaimer: I r...
How to localize AppBar buttons
Questions: I have a Windows 8 Metro application created from the Grid Application template. I need to localize the buttons in the AppBar. Normaly I use x:Uid and .resw for localization but this does n...