Thread.Sleep is actually used to block the thread Temporarily for an interval. Async CTP brings forth one probable alternative if you dont want to write yourself : TaskEx.Delay(milliseconds)Probably in next release it will be Task.Delay(milliseconds)This works little different as it...

C#2.0

Android GCM Push Notification

6 Aug 2012 by Mukund Thakker

Android GCM Push Notification

Another Generic State Machine

19 May 2013 by Yossi Yaari

A basic yet generic state machine implementation

ASP.NET Validation Made Easy

9 Jan 2014 by nasir_ml

ASP.NET textbox validation made easy.

Attaching a Console to a WinForms application

7 Feb 2012 by DaveyM69

How to have a real console window as well as your forms

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Attaching a Console to a WinForms application

18 Jan 2012 by johannesnestler

Very good tip. I just want to mention an alternative - you can just change your project output type to a console application. (You can undo it later if only needed for debugging). So if you started with a Windows Forms project in Visual Studio: Go to project properties/application/ and in the...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Attaching a Console to a WinForms application

25 Jan 2012 by fastal

VB version:Friend Declare Function AllocConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As BooleanFriend Declare Function FreeConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As BooleanSub main() Dim MainForm As New frmMain If Command = "" Then MsgBox1 = AddressOf MyMsgBox1 ' messagebox delegate sub call...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Attaching a Console to a WinForms application

25 Feb 2012 by Andreas Gieriet

To not having spoiled the client code with #if DEBUG, you might use the following:[STAThread]static void Main(){ Application.EnableVisualStyles(); Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false); try { Debugging.DebugSetupConsole(); ...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Basic Event Creation in C#

3 Sep 2010 by DaveyM69

A few quick examples of how to correctly create events.

Beware of Decimal Bytes

1 Jun 2012 by CoperNick

How suprising can be conversion of decimals to bytes in C#

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Create, read and write MS Access (mdb, accdb), MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server Compact and SQLite databases

13 Nov 2014 by Emiliarge

Both MS Access formats (mdb and new - accdb), MSSQL 2008 R2, MSSQL CE, SQLite, MySQL

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Read and write MS Access (mdb) database without ADO and SQL via Microsoft DAO

18 Aug 2014 by Emiliarge

Read and write data to Access databases without limitations caused by the use of the SQL.

C# Storable Box Control 1.4.0.4

6 Mar 2015 by Darkencrow

A multi-drawer style collapsable UI container

C#: Read and Write Excel (*.xls and *.xlsx) Files Content without Excel Automation (using NPOI and ADO.NET)

30 Aug 2014 by Emiliarge

2 ways to read and write data to *.xls and *.xls files and display it on DataGridView.

Calculating the area of a polygon

4 Jun 2013 by Qwertie

A fast and simple algorithm.

Capturing Entire Content of an Internet Explorer Window

14 Jun 2014 by Kaveh Yazdi Nezhad

A simple solution to capture entire HTML code of a web page which is displaying on Internet Explorer

CD / DVD Tray Locker

13 Jan 2011 by DaveyM69

How to prevent a CD/DVD drive from being opened.

CD / DVD Tray Locker

13 Jan 2011 by Steve Maier

To get this to work in .NET 4, you have to change the DLLImport signature.[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]private static extern IntPtr CreateFile( string lpFileName, uint dwDesiredAccess, int dwShareMode, ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes, ...

Central jQuery Version Control

21 Oct 2013 by Sitang Ruan

Central jQuery Version Control

Change Back Color of MDI Parent form on its load.

18 Feb 2010 by Ank_ush

How to change the background color for an MDI parent form in Visual C#This article demonstrates how to programmatically change the background color for a multiple-document interface (MDI) parent form by using Visual C#.When you use a Windows Form as an MDI parent form, the Application...

Changing a WinForms Control on the 'UI' Thread from another Thread

21 Aug 2010 by DaveyM69

How to access a control from a different thread + good alternatives by other members!

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Changing a WinForms Control on the 'UI' Thread from another Thread

23 Mar 2010 by Khaniya

this.BeginInvo...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Changing a WinForms Control on the 'UI' Thread from another Thread

23 Mar 2010 by AspDotNetDev

This version works regardless of parameters:public void AnyMethod(int parameter){ MethodInvoker wrapper = new MethodInvoker(delegate() { // Do your thing here! }); if (this.InvokeRequired) this.Invoke(wrapper); else wrapper();}Note also...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Changing a WinForms Control on the 'UI' Thread from another Thread

22 Aug 2010 by Moim Hossain

Doing like following for few years now :public void AnyMethod(int parameter){ var wrapper = new Action(()=> { // Do your thing here! }); if (this.InvokeRequired) this.Invoke(wrapper); else wrapper();}

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Check maxlength of multiline textbox in JavaScript

21 Feb 2012 by Surjit Singh Dadhwal

This post will help you to resolve problem of checking maxlength of Multiline textbox (Internet Explorer, Chrome & Firefox)

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

25 Dec 2011 by Gandhi Ashish

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

16 May 2011 by J a a n s

For C# guys....using System ;using System.Runtime ;using System.Runtime.InteropServices ;public class Internet{ [DllImport("wininet.dll")] private extern static bool InternetGetConnectedState( out int Description, int ReservedValue ) ; public static bool...

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

27 May 2011 by Anshul R

Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Network.IsAvailable can be used in a situation where the only network a system will be connected to is the Internet.Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Network.Ping(hostNameOrAddress ,timeout) hostNameOrAddress can be any valid website -...

Comparision between Response.Redirect, Response.RedirectParmanent and Server.Transfer

10 Sep 2009 by Abhishek Sur

It is to be noted, .NET has lately introducedResponse.RedirectParmanent() after a long await. The main motive of this is tohave permanent response redirection to the Search Engines.Response.RedirectParmanent() is an extension function introduced in .NET 4.0.Themain motive of it is to indicate

Complete Date/Time Picker Control

8 Aug 2013 by Peter T. Ringering

A complete replacement to Microsoft's Date/Time Picker control.

Connect to observu.com monitor and send data

24 Jul 2012 by Sumon1524

Observu monitors your websites from multiple locations and combines it with measurements collected on your servers. Here this article will show how to send data to Observu.

C++

C#2.0

Conversion Between All .NET Languages

10 Jun 2010 by Anshul R

The Perfect Translation/Conversion of Code

Convert Text to Image

17 May 2011 by RaviRanjanKr

Convert Text to Image

C#2.0

Convert Text to Image

27 Nov 2011 by johannesnestler

I'd like to offer a "funny" alternative by using a dummy TextBox. public static Bitmap GetPlainTextBitmap(string strText, Font font, Color colorBack, Color colorText, Size sizeTargetBitmap) { // Create a dummy TextBox TextBox txDummy = new TextBox(); ...

C#2.0

Converting HL7 to XML

27 Jul 2015 by Shru37

Modified code from another article to consider field repetitions while converting HL7 message to XML

Converting Joystick into Mouse Radially

15 Apr 2013 by Lee Louviere

Convert joystick movement into mouse position from a fixed center.

C#2.0

.NET

Windows

Copy Remote Website to Modify Functionality Locally

1 Aug 2014 by Bryan Lyman

A method for duplicating a web page (including all scripts and styles) to run as if it originated from your own server, then modify server-side and client-side functionality afterwards.

Creating a Database Driven Auto Complete TextBox Using jQuery for ASP.NET Websites

27 Jan 2013 by AshishChaudha

This tip talks about creating an auto complete textbox using jQuery.

Creating Scehduler Service using Windows Services

20 Feb 2010 by Rajkumar Reddy Mar31

Recently, one of my jobs demanded me to create a windows service for scheduling some tasks without human intervention, all we need to mention those services XML file.Configure the scheduled tasks in an XML file (Tasks.xml)On Service Start, load the tasks configuration from the Tasks.xml file...

C#3.0

C#2.0

Crystal Reports 2008 Dynamic Connection to Embedded Reports

13 Feb 2014 by Mik Wadstrom

Simple way to use Crystal reports as embedded dynamic printable reports

CustomBackgroundWorker where the initial argument is passed to all events

22 May 2010 by DaveyM69

Enables access to the original argument in all events

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Data Object to XML (Vice-versa) using C#

25 Oct 2013 by Monotosh Roy Mon

XML Serialization & Deserialization for converting our object to XML and XML to Object

Debugger showing wrong source file when debugging in VS2005

24 Jun 2011 by nainakarri

Debugger showing wrong source file when debugging in VS2005

C#2.0

ASP.NET

Deeply Nested JSON Deserialization Using Recursion and JavaScriptSerializer

28 Apr 2015 by Hassan Alrehamy

JSON Deserialization in depth concept and Dictionary mapping. Special Thanks to Dr. Coral Walker

Deleting Multiple Rows in GridView in ASP.NET

18 Jun 2012 by sourabhdev14

The GridView control in ASP.NET is used to represent information from a database in tabular format.

Email Sending Library

14 Sep 2013 by Shailesh Pisat

Provides ready to use library for sending email using SMTP

Enumerate entries in TNSNames.ora using Oracle data provider class and DataSourceEnumerator

12 Jul 2011 by Jana Sattainathan

There is an easier way to get the Oracle data source than custom-code a TNSNames.ora parser.

Execute a program in a second monitor

12 Mar 2014 by apis3445

With C# and the Windows API, you can execute a program in a second monitor.

C#2.0

.NET

.NET2.0

Execute System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect Method with Timeout Controlled by System.Threading.Timer

10 Dec 2013 by JRINC

Connect to remote socket via System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect method with timeout controlled by System.Threading.Timer

Exploring the Behaviour of Property Grid

7 Nov 2012 by Bhasker Kandpal

Exploring the behaviour and capabilities of a property grid control.

Export Gridview Data to Excel in ASP.NET

17 Dec 2012 by AshishChaudha

This tip describes how to export data to an Excel file from a GridView.

Fast, simple Bitmap editor class

1 Oct 2013 by Rui Jorge Carvalho

Fast and simple Bitmap processor...

Finding out which control caused the Postback

2 Apr 2011 by sekharkaza

This code is very useful for those who want to know which aspcontrol has caused the postback.

Finite-Difference Model for the Thermal History of the Earth

15 Feb 2015 by Yuri Heymann

Source code for the article titled "A Finite-Difference Model for the Thermal History of the Earth

Generic List Conversion

6 Sep 2010 by DaveyM69

How to convert a generic List of derived types to a generic list of base types.

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Generic TextBox UserControl With Validation

29 Sep 2013 by Kundan Singh Chouhan

Simple technique to handle text input and validations in single control

Generic Thread Start

22 Mar 2011 by DaveyM69

Starting a thread using a generic argument

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Generic Thread Start

22 Mar 2011 by supercat9

Another approach is to use a generic delegate-factory class. Essentially, the class has a field of generic type, a delegate field which accepts an argument of that type, an parameterless instance method which accepts an argument of that type and invokes the delegate with it, and a static method...

C#3.0

C#4.0

C#2.0

Getting the Office 2010 button like Gradient

17 Jun 2011 by VallarasuS

Here is how you can achieve Gradients used in Office 2010 Buttons with a glow at the bottom.

Getting the Office 2010 button like Gradient

20 Jun 2011 by adolfobarallobre

Here is code for an alternate:public class OfficeButton : Button{ public OfficeButton() : base() { } private Color mGradientGlowColorColor; // the Color field public Color GradientGlowColor // the Color property { get { return...

GoDaddy Email Form

12 Mar 2010 by jp2code

Introduction...

Heart shaped Form in C# 2.0

29 Mar 2011 by Brijesh Kr

C#2.0

Heart shaped Form in C# 2.0

6 Apr 2011 by intrueder

My alternate uses the AddBezier method, and the size of the heart adjusts to the size of the form.private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e){ using(System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath path = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath()) { path.AddBezier(...

C#2.0

Hiding contents in ASP.Net user control designer

14 May 2014 by atlaste

How to fix hiding controls in the Visual Studio user control designer

High performance C# byte array to hex string to byte array

27 Aug 2012 by the retired

High performance C# byte array to hex string to byte array.

How to Bind Derived Type in MVC View

9 May 2013 by Abhay@Accenture

How to bind Derived Type in MVC View

How to Delete a File or Folder to Recyclebin

20 Sep 2012 by Anuraj Parameswaran

Delete a file or folder to Recyclebin using C#

How to Detect 64bit OS/Process on .NET 2.0 to 3.5

3 Feb 2015 by Péter V

How to detect 64 bit/process on .NET 2.0 to 3.5

C#3.0

C#2.0

How to disable Autorun C#

8 Apr 2011 by Brijesh Kr

How to disable Autorun C#

C#2.0

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

13 Nov 2011 by KazMaxLtd

This article describes how to hide or show TabControl tabs at runtime

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

20 Nov 2011 by Bernhard Hiller

That's far too obscure.All you need to do is store a reference to the TabPage instance which was removed from the TabPages collection of the TabControl. You may use the form where the TabControl is placed for that purpose.You could also create your own TabControl which has an extra property...

How to Host Windows Form in Windows User Control

30 Apr 2013 by Aydin Homay

In the tip, I want to illustrate how to host windows form in windows user control

How to insert Data in SQL server via SqlDataSource in ASP.NET

18 Feb 2012 by Sajid Asghar

How to insert Data in SQL server via SqlDataSource in ASP.NET

C#2.0

How to measure execution time with C#

12 Dec 2011 by Denno.Secqtinstien

Code that measures a time interval as you would measure the execution time of a task

C#3.0

C#2.0

How to Use Rijndael ManagedEncryption with C#

1 Jan 2014 by Kees van Spelde

To encrypt or not to encrypt with C# .NET

How-To Convert a String Collection to a Multi-Enum Item Using TryParse

14 Feb 2014 by BenScharbach

How-To Convert a String Collection to a Multi-Enum item using TryParse

IE10 and ImageButtons

20 Nov 2012 by Arno1973

A fix for ImageButtons problem in IE10 when project is not 4.5

Image Re-sizing Utility

19 Apr 2013 by indianDEV

Re-sizing images to equalize the width & height

Implementing Dynamic ToolTips: Preventing SetToolTip stack overflow

17 Feb 2010 by Alan N

Handling the Popup event raised by the System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip component would seem offer an ideal opportunity to alter the tooltip text to reflect an underlying change. Unfortunately the stack overflow caused by calling ToolTip.SetToolTip will soon put a stop to the attempt.The test...

C#2.0

WinForms

Implementing Dynamic ToolTips: Preventing SetToolTip stack overflow

17 Feb 2010 by William Winner

First, why would you want to change the ToolTip text during the PopUp? Why not hook the MouseHover of the control that you want to change the ToolTip? Dynamically setting the ToolTip does not require hooking the PopUp event.How about: public partial class Form1 : Form { ...

C#2.0

WinForms

Include JavaScript Files with Automatic Versioning

9 May 2013 by Hernán Hegykozi

Versioning file inclusion JavaScript by date of last modification

Iterative Fast Forward 1D DCT-II on MSIL

31 May 2014 by Evgeny Pereguda

This is simple implementation of fast forward 1D DCT-II on MSIL which is generated at runtime.