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Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.

Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

by Daniel Vaughan

Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.

WPF: If Carlsberg did MVVM Frameworks: Part 6 of n

by Sacha Barber

It would probably be like Cinch, an MVVM framework for WPF.

A Project Dependency Graph Utility for Visual Studio 2008

by Marc Clifton

Review your project dependencies.

Latest Articles

WCF Client For Web Services that Require Authorization by HTTP Header

by NikStar

Using OutgoingMessageProperties and OperationContextScope to implement authorization by http header for WCF client that communicates with non WCF-based web services.

Working with MSDTC...

by Sufyan S Jabr

All that you need to know when working with MSDTC, troubleshooting and problem solving.

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

by Rahman Masudur

Few tricks about using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

All Articles

.NET 3.5

"C# Hooks For RRDtool"

26 May 2010 by Mike Corley

C# (.NET and Mono) library provider for RRDtool

"Extension Properties" Revised

23 Mar 2015 by Oleg Shilo

The extremely simple implementation of generic "Extension Properties"

'Extending' the Enum Class to Validate the Enum Values with the Flags Attribute

4 Jan 2008 by dmihailescu

Use extension methods to augment the enums to validate the values and more

(Hybrid Smart Client) RSS Media Player

9 Mar 2009 by Paul_Wade

A WPF application for viewing RSS video feeds. Built using the MVVM pattern.

(Re) Introducing AJAX for ASP.NET with Prototype

17 Dec 2008 by thund3rstruck

Writing and using cross platform AJAX in ASP.NET applications.

.NET / XML Serialization

11 Oct 2007 by aSarafian

An article that tries to clear up the concept of serialization.

.NET 2.0 Configuration and Provider Model

27 Mar 2010 by Sergey Sorokin

Use .NET 2.0 configuration features for building a pluggable provider framework for your application.

.NET Asynchronous Design Pattern for Native C++

2 Nov 2010 by Daniel Ranger

Native C++ implementation of the .NET Asynchronous Design Pattern using Windows I/O Completion Ports

.NET Asynchronous Patterns

6 Jan 2014 by Assil

This article describes asynchronous patterns in .NET and how to do them.

.NET Framework Basics - Preparation for exam 70-536

11 Mar 2010 by fabianse

Base practice code for those preparing the exam 70-536 or learning the .NET framework basis

.NET Framework Zip / UnZip Tool Using the Packaging Namespace

10 Sep 2008 by Mayur Chauhan

An UI tool that can be used to zip and unzip a file.

.NET Mail Composer

6 Aug 2008 by SHRIDHAR TL

Compose mail messages and send them through your mail account provider.

.NET Mass Downloader - Download the .NET Framework Source Code

26 Apr 2010 by Izzet Kerem Kusmezer

With this tool you can download whole .NET Framework source code at once, and enjoy offline browsing. With it, you can have whole the source code without any Visual Studio product installed

.NET Multicast Delegates

2 Dec 2008 by Cirilo Meggiolaro

Multicast delegates provide functionality to execute more than one method.

1 Jan 2008 by malikusman

DCOM component replacement in .NET is .NET remoting

.NET Remoting Events Explained

3 Mar 2010 by Ron Beyer

Explains producing and consuming .NET remoting events, the drawbacks, and advantages.

.NET Remoting Events Explained for VB.NET

25 Oct 2015 by Greg Nutt

This is a VB.NET Version for ".NET Remoting Events Explained"

.NET Resource (.resx file) Translator

27 Aug 2012 by Kumar, Ravikant

A .NET resource (.resx file) translator. English to any other language.

.NET Role-Based Security in a Production Environment

19 May 2008 by Ralph in Boise

Edit web.config to Update the Data Provider for Shared Hosting with Role-Based Security: SQL Server, ODBC, Active Directory, ADAM, SQLite, MySQL, Access, XML

.NET settings files in class library projects

26 Aug 2011 by Jecho Jekov

How to use .NET settings files in class library projects.

.NET Splash Screen Component

23 Oct 2008 by Anon1234567890

A splash screen which allows for dynamic creation and updates.

.NET Targa Image Reader

15 Dec 2008 by David Polomis

Loads a Targa image file into a Bitmap using nothing but .NET code.

.NET Versioning and Multi-targeting on C# Application and Component

3 May 2016 by Southmountain

this post discussed .NET versioning and multi-targeting of .NET application and component written in C#.

.NET XML Based Localization

30 Jul 2008 by szgerg

An article on .NET localization

.NET/Java Interoperability using Service Interface and DTO Architecture Patterns

7 Feb 2011 by asheesh goja

This article shows you how to build a simple cross-platform interoperation solution between .NET and Java using the Service Interface and Data Transfer Object (DTO) architecture patterns

virtual-machine

12 Important FAQ’s on VSTS Testing (Unit testing, load testing, automated testing, database testing and code coverage)

9 Dec 2009 by Shivprasad koirala

This article has 12 important FAQ’s which covers unit testing, automated testing, data driven test, load/ performance test, code coverage , database testing and ordered testing.

15 Steps to Develop a Product Management System in Only a Day

23 Mar 2010 by Eunge

The article introduces how to easily develop business solutions in RapidWebDev through developing a product management system with the special requirement step by step.

2 Way Communication Between Embedded Windows User Control into Internet Explorer

1 Jul 2009 by matheszabi-RO

In Internet Explorer webpage is embedded a C# user control and communication between the page and user control

200% Reflective Class Diagram Creation Tool

20 Feb 2014 by Sacha Barber

WPF: Version II of my 100% Reflective class diagram creation tool.

3D Rotate a Shattered Content Control

6 Jul 2009 by Dan Wts

Rotate between front and back content.

8 Steps to Create Workflows using SharePoint Designer

13 Apr 2009 by Shivprasad koirala

8 Steps to create workflows using SharePoint designer

A .NET MiFare Helper Class

8 Jan 2011 by amgalbu

This article introduces a .NET class that makes the use of MiFare card easier.

A .NET NT Registry Library and NT Registry Editor

26 May 2012 by Hoang Khanh Nguyen

A .NET wrapper for NT Registry and a .NET NT RegEdit demo

A .NET Windows Application To Generate SQL Server Scripts

1 Oct 2009 by Deepankar Malik

Generates SQL Server Stored Procedure and Table Defination Scripts

A .NET Wrapper for the Vista/Server 2008 Condition Variable (New Sychronization Primitive)

13 Mar 2008 by Jarrad Winter

Vista introduced a new synchronization primitive called the CONDITION_VARIABLE. In this article, I will provide a .NET wrapper (written in C++/CLI) for this primitive and explain how it works.

A base SharePoint Web Part for AJAX in ASP.NET 3.5

12 May 2008 by Albert Lu

A base SharePoint Web Part to support AJAX in ASP.NET 3.5.

A baseline Netflix Queue to start from

29 Oct 2009 by Stephen Inglish

Everyone wants one, now you can have the functionality and style your own.

A Basic ASP.NET Pager Control

21 Oct 2008 by Tony Williams

A basic ASP.NET Pager User Control

A basic named lock class

30 Jan 2008 by Kurt Mackey

This is a utility class for acquiring named locks.

A Basic Scheduler

28 May 2008 by Didara F Dosabhai

Define schedules to the program for executing programmer defined jobs

A Beginner's Guide to Silverlight

11 Dec 2011 by Raj Lal

Chapter 11 of "Fun with Silverlight 4" More information at http://silverlightfun.com

web_development

A beginner’s guide for consuming a WCF service in JavaScript using ASP.NET AJAX

9 Feb 2009 by Rahman Masudur

Shows how to use WCF in JavaScript.

A beginner’s guide to WCF in XBAP

9 Feb 2009 by Rahman Masudur

This article shows how to use a WCF service in XBAP or a WPF browser application.

A Better Way for a Client to Work with WCF Services

8 Nov 2010 by JP van Mackelenbergh

A component which allows to work with WCF services in a robust way

A C# data import caching solution utilizing Generics and your existing business classes

7 Jul 2010 by Josh Fischer

Leverage your existing classes and the power of Generics to speed up and simplify importing denormalized data into your system.

A C# Implementation of the VF Graph Isomorphism Algorithm

1 May 2008 by darrellp

The VF Graph Isomorphism algorithm in C#.

A C# SMTP server (receiver)

17 Sep 2012 by ObiWan_MCC

A C# SMTP server (receiver).

multi-threading

A C# Wrapper for Google's Static Map API

16 Aug 2008 by DarrenJames

How to use the Google Static Maps API within .NET.

A Chained Property Observer

8 Mar 2011 by Sacha Barber

Set of utility classes to observe a chain of INotifyPropertyChanged objects.

A Checked Listbox Collection Editor

23 Feb 2008 by pstucke

Implements a custom, checked listbox editor in a property grid.

A class to load and use file associated icons

24 Apr 2008 by Vitaly Zayko

An article about using SHGetFileInfo in C# (a simple class and demo are included).

A Code Project Article Editor with Live Preview

5 Aug 2009 by Nicholas Butler

A tool to help author articles at The Code Project

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 1)

27 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for monitoring articles

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 2)

1 May 2008 by Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for extracting user information

A Collapsible TreeView in MasterPage

30 Oct 2009 by Robert Dondo

Demonstrates how to tweak the TreeView control to make it collapsible when working with MasterPages.

A Common Base Class for LINQ to SQL

29 Jul 2008 by Bruce Zhang

A common base class for LINQ to SQL with which you can implement code to access database easily.

A Complete Impersonation Demo in C#.NET

5 Nov 2010 by Wayne Ye

This is a complete Impersonation demo in C#, impersonating a user and accessing its files and HKCU Registry entries.

A Concurrent Collection: a MultiMap Generic Collection Class in C# - Part 2

5 Jun 2009 by Bharath K A

MultiMap is similar to a .NET Dictionary collection type, but accepts duplicate Key,Value pairs during addition. The MultiMap collection is also a concurrent collection.

A Crontab Linux like Windows Service

30 Aug 2009 by marcominas

A Windows Service that uses interface to work like the Linux Crontab service

A Cross-platform C# Class for Using INI Files to Store Application Settings

3 Sep 2013 by Moreno Airoldi

The class runs under Mono or .NET and allows the use of Windows style "INI" files to store and retrieve application settings

A Cross-platform C# Class for Using INI Files to Store Application Settings - Second version

1 Sep 2013 by Moreno Airoldi

The class runs under Mono or .NET and allows the use of Windows style "INI" files to store and retrieve application settings

A Curve Custom Control for Windows Mobile

31 Mar 2010 by Amir Krifa

This article describes/provides a 2D Curve Custom Control for Windows Mobile.

A Custom CheckedListBox with Datasource Implementation (Bindable)

16 Jan 2008 by Ricardo Cuello

In this article, you will see how to bind a CheckedListBox to the data source and how to get/set a list of IDs for the checked items.

A custom DecimalBox for accepting only Digits and a Decimal Point

29 Jul 2009 by paul1307

If you need to restrict user input to digits or decimal data, this is one way!

A custom range selector control in C# (with a little animating slider)

20 Aug 2008 by Bharath K A

At times, business needs are so unique that we have to write new controls in addition to the existing Toolbox provided controls. This article explains how to write such a unique control, named Range Control. Control source and a sample app are included.

A Custom Thread Pool Implementation Using C#

10 Mar 2009 by Vitaliy Liptchinsky

This article describes a custom thread pool implementation using the .NET Framework and C# 3.0.

A DataGridView Column Show/Hide Popup - Menu Style

1 Sep 2009 by Fiwel

A DataGridView column show/hide popup - Menu style.

A Debug Stopwatch

15 Dec 2007 by Marc Clifton

A debug build stopwatch useful for diagnostic timing.

A Deep Dish Dictionary Clone Routine

18 Dec 2007 by Marc Clifton

Cloning a Dictionary.

A Detailed Data Binding Tutorial

25 Mar 2008 by Qwertie

Demonstrates a variety of Windows Forms data binding features through several simple examples.

A Developer's First Look at Visual Studio 2010

19 Sep 2009 by jebarson

New features of Visual Studio 2010 discussed

A DiagnosticDictionary

19 Nov 2008 by Marc Clifton

Making the "the given key was not present" message more informative.

A Façade for Simple and Framework-Independent Logging in .NET

2 Dec 2009 by Philipp Sumi

Logging is an important aspect of every application, but you probably don't like to have dependencies on a specific logging framework all over the place. This logging façade provides you with a common interface that decouples the logging framework of your choice from your code.

A Flashlight App for Your SmartPhone or Pocket PC

2 Aug 2008 by Don Kackman

A simple, fully functional flashlight to help you see in the dark.

A Format Control String Surprise

12 Jun 2016 by David A. Gray

What happens when you have more items in your list than you have items in your control string?

A free "Export to Excel" C# class, using OpenXML

17 Dec 2013 by Mike Gledhill

How to easily add an "export to Excel" feature to your app

A Fully Characterized SplitButton

25 Dec 2010 by tgis.top

A SplitButton with its button part has all the characteristics that a Button has.

A general-purpose service engine for unattended processing execution

23 Sep 2015 by Alberto Venditti

Using a .NET Windows service as an engine for specialized custom plug-ins execution

SQL-server-2000

A Generic AutoCompletion WebMethod

13 May 2012 by Prabhat Spark

A generic autocompletion WebMethod for multiple AutoComplete Extenders

A generic equality comparer library which will work across types

14 Nov 2013 by shijo joseph

An extension methods library which could do the equality comparison operations easily

A Generic IEqualityComparer for Linq Distinct()

15 Jul 2010 by Seth Dingwell

An implementation of IEqualityComparer that can be used to compare any class by one of its properties

A Generic Method for Cross-thread Winforms Access

17 Jun 2009 by colonel720

A convenient shortcut using generics to check for InvokeRequired on a Winforms control

A Generic Method for Deep Cloning in C# 3.0

9 Jan 2009 by Sharpoverride

A method for deep cloning objects in C#, by using Surrogates and serialization formatters

A Generic Mobile Data Collection Control

30 Nov 2011 by saharkiz

Generate Front end screens and database on a Windows Mobile 5 for data collection

A Generic Run-time LINQ-based Multi-level Object Sorter

25 Oct 2009 by Michael D Bray

A Generic helper function that dynamically sorts objects by properties of the object that aren't known at compile-time

A Generic Specification in VB.NET

5 Apr 2009 by Richard A. Dalton

Part three of a four part series of articles on the Specification Design Pattern.

A Graph Tree Drawing Control for WPF

23 Feb 2009 by darrellp

This article describes and implements a graph drawing control for tree structures structured in a WPF panel.

A Group of GroupBox

16 Dec 2010 by tgis.top

CheckGroupBox, RadioGroupBox, CollapsibleGroupBox controls

A Handy Code to Get Your Project Connected to Any Database by ADO.NET

16 Jul 2009 by MeraMBA.com

Purely object oriented ADO code component to get your project running, no matter what database you are using at the backend. Specialised for SQL Server.

A Journey into Expressions

1 Nov 2008 by Sacha Barber

A journey into Expressions

A Ken Burns Powered Photo Frame Control for WPF

15 Jun 2011 by isaks

Shows how to create a nice looking photo frame control in WPF and animate it using the Ken Burns effect

A Keyboard Selection Enabled ComboBox in Silverlight

24 Mar 2010 by Alishah Novin

Currently, ComboBoxItems cannot be selected using the keyboard - only the mouse. This is an attempt to resolve that.

A lightweight AJAX.NET-enabled grid control

28 Jun 2008 by Simon Gulliver

A lighweight approach to creating AJAX.NET-enabled grids, with advanced functionality built in.

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

A Lightweight FileTreeView with MultiSelect

3 Apr 2010 by Greg Burman

A lightweight event driven control with minimal recursion and no manual tracking of selected items

A Link Cloud to Cope With Large Weighting Variations

10 Mar 2009 by Gavin Harriss

A link cloud / tag cloud that copes with large weighting variations and gaps well.

A LINQ Tutorial: Adding/Updating/Deleting Data

11 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A tutorial that walks through adding/updating/deleting data in your database with LINQ to SQL while keeping your class relationships (M:M, 1:M, and M:1) synchronized.

SQL-Server-2008

A LINQ Tutorial: Mapping Tables to Objects

12 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A beginner's LINQ tutorial that walks you through mapping your SQL Server database tables and relationships to objects, and how to retrieve that data via simple LINQ queries.

SQL-Server-2008

A LINQ Tutorial: WPF Data Binding with LINQ to SQL

11 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A tutorial and application on using WPF Data Binding with LINQ to SQL classes. This is part 3 of a three-part tutorial on using LINQ to SQL.

SQL-Server-2008

A listbox with disabled items

2 Apr 2009 by Ron Levy

A custom listbox control with disabled list items.

A look at STL/CLR performance for linear containers

8 Mar 2008 by Nish Nishant

The performance of STL/CLR sequence containers are compared with that of corresponding BCL generic collection classes