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How to write Unicode characters to the console?
I was wondering if it was possible, in a console application, to write characters like ℃ using .NET. When I
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How to loop through all the properties of a class?
I have a class. Public Class Foo Private _Name As String Public Property Name() As String Get
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ObservableCollection Doesn't support AddRange method, so I get notified for each item added, besides what about INotifyCollectionChanging?
I want to be able to add a range and get updated for the entire bulk. I also want to be able to cancel the ac
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What exceptions should be thrown for invalid or unexpected parameters in .NET?
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Check if a string contains an element from a list (of strings)
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Which is generally best to use -- StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase or StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase?
I have some code like this: If key.Equals("search", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then DoSomething(
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Is there a VB.NET equivalent for C#'s '??' operator?
Is there a VB.NET equivalent for C#'s ?? operator?
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Setting Objects to Null/Nothing after use in .NET
Should you set all the objects to null (Nothing in VB.NET) once you have finished with them? I understand th
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Is there a way to navigate to real implementation of method behind an interface?
In Visual Studio, when you right-click a method call, you go to the implementation of that method inside a cla
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Difference between Lookup() and Dictionary(Of list())
I'm trying to wrap my head around which data structures are the most efficient and when / where to use wh
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Best way in asp.net to force https for an entire site?
About 6 months ago I rolled out a site where every request needed to be over https. The only way at the time
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.NET Global exception handler in console application
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Get the generated SQL statement from a SqlCommand object?
I have the following code: Using cmd As SqlCommand = Connection.CreateCommand cmd.CommandText = "UPDATE s
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Is it possible to write to the console in colour in .NET?
Writing a small command line tool, it would be nice to output in different colours. Is this possible?
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HTML encoding issues - "Â" character showing up instead of " "
I've got a legacy app just starting to misbehave, for whatever reason I'm not sure. It generates a
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What is the difference between And and AndAlso in VB.NET?
In VB.NET, what is the difference between And and AndAlso? Which should I use?
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How do I get my C# program to sleep for 50 msec?
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How do I get a human-readable file size in bytes abbreviation using .NET?
How do I get a human-readable file size in bytes abbreviation using .NET? Example: Take input 7,326,629 and d
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What is the purpose of a stack? Why do we need it?
So I am learning MSIL right now to learn to debug my C# .NET applications. I've always wondered: what is
