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Custom Controls in Win32 API: Scrolling

by Martin Mitáš

How to support scrolling within your controls.

Understanding the Insides of the SMTP Mail Protocol: Part 1

by Higty

This article describes the mail sending process using the SMTP mail protocol.

by David Rogers Dev

Learn how to load related entities using the Entity Framework with simple examples

The Impossibly Fast C++ Delegates, Fixed

by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Derived work based on the article by Sergey Ryazanov "The Impossibly Fast C++ Delegates": this good solution is fixed and further developed using C++11.

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FingerPrintf: A Small Library for Quick Usage of the Biometric API, Fingerprint and Camera

by Michael Chourdakis

Use your sensors for identification and verification

Pathfinding Algorithms in C#

by KristianEkman

A comparison of Dijkstra and Astar

Visual Studio Extensibility (Day 2): Deploying Visual Studio Extension on Staging Server and GIT via Continuous Integration

by Akhil Mittal

Directly check in VS extension to Git repo and automatically deploy to staging server via continuous integration

Making HTTP REST Request in C++

by Shao Voon Wong

Example of making HTTP REST Request in C++

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Using the Article Editor (without losing your hair in handfuls)

17 Jun 2014 by OriginalGriff

The Article editor does work - but sometimes it does do things the hard way, and tries to frustrate you on purpose, I'm sure...

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Improving on .NET Memory Management for Large Objects

8 Apr 2015 by Michael Sydney Balloni

How to improve on .NET memory management for large objects

.NET

VS2013

WIA Scanner in C# Windows Forms

4 Jul 2014 by Chakravarthi Elchuri

How to use WIA supported scanner using C#

Automatically Translate makefile C/C++ Project for Visual Studio

25 Feb 2015 by Kewin Rausch

A tool for translating C/C++ makefile projects in Visual Studio compatible ones

VBScript

Windows

VS2013

OperationResult Class in Support of Multiple Return Values from a Method

14 Dec 2015 by Darek Danielewski

Sometimes, you just must return multiple values from a method. Instead of specifying out or passing arguments by reference, consider an OperationResult class.

How to Control TP-Link Smart Plug HS1XX

27 Dec 2017 by Alberto M.

How to control TP-Link Smart Plug (HS100 or HS110) with C#

C# Poisson Cumulative Distribution for large Lambdas

8 Apr 2020 by Gunnar S

Implementation of the Poisson Cumulative Distribution function for large Lambdas

CRUD Many-to-Many Entity Framework

4 Apr 2015 by Jean Carlo S. Passos

CRUD over Association Entity that maps to association tables

Changing Databases at Run-time using Entity Framework

18 Jul 2014 by Matthew Givens

How to change databases at run-time in a user-friendly manner.

Implementing a Basic REST Based ASP.NET Web API Service with Multiple GET Methods and its Consumption using JQuery Client

22 Oct 2014 by Mathew Soji

This tip guides through implementing a basic REST based Web API service with multiple GET methods and its consumption using JQuery client

Using Microsoft Chart in WPF

2 Jul 2015 by Bharat Mallapur

Sample project to host MS-Chart in your WPF application

Creating a Simple "scratch card" Control in WinForms

21 Oct 2015 by OriginalGriff

A simple "scratch card" like control for Winforms, where the user can reveal the image by "scratching off" a cover

.NET

VS2013

Dev

WPF TextBlock Highlighter

9 Feb 2018 by Meshack Musundi

How to highlight TextBlock text using attached properties

VS2013

WPF

A PostgreSQL Notification Example

15 Oct 2020 by RickZeeland

PostgreSQL notifications Windows Forms application

Getting Started with MahApps.Metro

16 May 2015 by Mark Heath

Learn how to get started with MahApps.Metro, an open source library for giving your WPF applications a modern look and feel.

A WPF CheckBox ListBox

11 Oct 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a way to display checkboxes for selection of ListBox Items instead of the default highlighting

Extract Tables from PDFs

15 Oct 2018 by moneema14

A parser event listener for PDF tables to .NET Dataset object

XML

VS2013

Visual-Studio

Detecting Client Connection in WCF Long Running Service (Heartbeat Implementation)

30 Sep 2014 by WaqaarRasool

Heartbeat Implementation in WCF Service in C#

.NET

VS2013

WCF

Null Propagation Operator: A New Feature of C# 6.0

24 Apr 2015 by arora.abhishek

In this tip, we will learn about the new feature of C# 6.0, the Null Propagation Operator.

.NET

VS2013

How to Debug the Design Time Errors in WPF XAML File?

20 Oct 2015 by Manish Dubeyy

How to debug the design time errors in WPF XAML file?

Multi Select Drop Down List with Bootstrap & AngularJS

8 Apr 2015 by Dariush Tasdighi

Multi Select Drop Down List Directive with Latest Bootstrap and AngularJS

Section Handles Enumeration. Extending File Unlocking

19 May 2015 by Yohamnes Hernandez

How to free blocked files, inclusive if they are mapped in memory. Something that many tools are missing.

Insert Multiples Records to SQL Server Database

15 Mar 2017 by Ricardo_Torres_Torres

Read text file and insert mutiples records in just one SQL Sentence

WPF Disabled Items Behaviour

6 Aug 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a way to have disabled items in your ComboBox

SelectedItems Behavior for ListBox and MultiSelector

26 Sep 2017 by Clifford Nelson

A behavior that allows the developer to bind an IList to SelectedItems of a ListBox or MultiSelector.

Google reCaptcha v2 with MVC5

9 Apr 2015 by Royston Malcomber

Setting up Google reCaptcha version 2 with MVC5

A Quick and Dirty Extension Method to Get the Full Exception Details, Including Inner Exceptions

1 Apr 2017 by Marco Bertschi

This tip presents an easy way of verbosely converting an exception and its inner exceptions to a string in order to get access to all details.

VS2013

exceptions

logging

Desktop Screen Capture on Windows via Windows Desktop Duplication API with Drawing of Cursor's Image

2 Aug 2016 by Evgeny Pereguda

Simple article about using of Desktop Duplication API for capture desktop screen WITH image of cursor

Generate SPA Web App Instantly in Minutes

22 Oct 2014 by Kalvin Lawrence Ernst

Generate a web app instantly, directly from a database(SQL Server)

Using Intro JS (Integration to Code Project FAQ)

11 Nov 2014 by Sibeesh KV

Using Intro JS (Integration to Code Project FAQ)

Polynomial class with FindRoots method

15 Jan 2015 by Super Lloyd

All the tools to calculate Distance to Bezier curve, find the root of Polynomial, do Complex math

Calculating Permutation without Recursion - Part 2

7 Apr 2015 by perspolis

Calculating permutation in a non-recursive way

Reflection in .NET - Part I

27 May 2015 by Hussain Patel

In this series of articles, we would be discussing about - Reflection in .NET

.NET

VS2013

[tut 8] Hand tool

29 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

we would create Hand_tool to pan through the drawing form, and we would use a custom cursor of open and closed hands

Let's Get Implicit With Our Tests

20 Jan 2017 by Pete O'Hanlon

Using the implicit operator and fluent APIs to simplify building tests

.NET

VS2013

DMath is DirectXMath for All

5 Mar 2017 by Jose A Pascoa

Part 1 - Using DMath from C#

Simple Behavior to Allow Zooming and Dragging a Contained Control

16 Aug 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This is a simple behavior that can be attached to a ContentControl and allows zooming and dragging the Content.

WPF Behavior to Ensure a ToggleButton/CheckBox is Selected

4 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This behavior will require that for any Group of ToggleButton/Checkbox controls that are associated together, the user cannot set all to not IsChecked.

Generative Art IV: Distribute Points With Poisson

10 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

A Lightweight File Backup Manager

24 Jan 2015 by shijo joseph

A file backup manager with simple user interface and all the essential functionalities.

WPF WebBrowser Control Enhancements

28 Nov 2016 by Clifford Nelson

The WPF WebBrower control leaves a lot to be desired.

Creating Custom WPF Derived Control with Attached XAML File

25 Jun 2018 by Clifford Nelson

A way to create a custom derived control with the XAML file attached like a UserControl

Multilevel Nested Gridview in ASP.NET

2 Jul 2014 by Chakravarthi Elchuri

Display data in Multi nested gridview using C# in ASP.NET

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons

12 Aug 2014 by Jdarmanovich

WPF MVVM Binding for Multiple Radio Buttons and Win 8 Metro Theme

Simple Paint Application in C#

25 Aug 2014 by Anoop Kr Sharma

In this Tip/Trick, I am going to show How to create Simple Paint Application in C#

The Blum Micali Algorithm and Cryptographically Secure PRNGs (CSPRNGs)

23 Sep 2014 by Cryptonite

The Blum Micali algorithm provides for a cryptographically secure PRNG (pseudo random number generator).

Markup Extension for Generic classes

31 Jan 2015 by Mayur Shah

Markup Extension that allows you to declare Generic classes in Xaml

Data Access using ServiceStack

6 Feb 2015 by Daniel Santillanes

Using ServiceStack's ORMLite framework as part of your MVC project's database access

VS2013

ADO.NET

Dev

Having Fun with Image Creation in C# - Part 1

10 Dec 2015 by Akash Gutha

Exploring ways to create abstract images in C#

Identifying Code Similarities (Duplicate Code) Using Levenshtein Distance

25 Jan 2016 by Prajnan Das

Levenshtein distance can be an effective tool to identify code similarity (or duplicate code)

VS2013

abstract

Binding a Text to Multiple Sources

27 Apr 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This article presents a way to display a message in a single control with several sources in a priority order

How to Serialize Across Assemblies with the BinaryFormatter

18 May 2016 by Simon Bridge

Describes how to write your own SerializationBinder to allow serialization across assemblies

WPF TextBox with Animated Overflow

8 Jul 2016 by User 10711509

A custom WPF TextBox whose height is animated when the text overflows.

Windows

VS2013

WPF

Writing Unicode Characters to an ASCII INI File (Yes, You Can!)

25 Oct 2016 by Cees Verburg

Writing /reading Unicode Characters and INI files in ASCII format

.NET

VS2013

Draggable Popup

5 Jan 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This is a simple popup that includes drag capability. The code should be helpful to anyone looking to create a control drag capability.

WPF Paged UniformGrid ItemsControl

7 Feb 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a control that is derived from the ItemsControl that uses a UniformGrid to display.

DependentTaskRunner - How to Run Tasks with Dependencies and Stay Sane

10 Jun 2017 by Alon Lek

Running tasks in parallel while taking into account the dependencies between them

Binding WPF TreeView TreeViewNode to Parent ViewModel

2 Aug 2017 by Clifford Nelson

Fairly straight forward way of binding in a HierarchicalDataTemplate or DataTemplate to the parent ViewModel when using the TreeView control.

WPF Behavior to close a Popup with MouseLeave

3 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Normally a popup will stay open until explicitly closed. The Behavior will close the Popup if the mouse is clicked within or outside the Popup area or leaves the Popup area.

WPF Select All Focus Behavior

20 Jun 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This behavior will select the entire text when a TextBox or PasswordBox gains focus

Data Virtualization using DataGrid

30 Oct 2018 by Carsten Breum

Data Virtualization example with a pagesize and async data request

Windows Self-installing Named Services

19 Dec 2014 by H0tHead

Using InstallUtil.exe from command line is so boring

Windows

VS2013

service

Export HTML Div (with Hindi Unicode content) to PDF in ASP.NET

21 Mar 2015 by Amit Singh Baghel

A useful tip to export a Div to PDF (with Unicode support) with the help of NReco-PDF Generator for .NET (C#), JQuery and Handler in ASP.NET

Long Running Process Status Check with SignalR in ASP.NET MVC

21 Apr 2015 by Yaseer Mumtaz

This small tip will explain how you can check status of long running processes in ASP.NET MVC web application using SignalR by sending messages from server to client during execution.

Simple C# Watchdog

20 Dec 2015 by roshfsk

This tip will describe the use of a simple watchdog process to monitor and revive another application.

ProcessWatcher: Leverage ManagementEventWatcher to Always Know What Is Running on Your System

21 Dec 2015 by raddevus

This little desktop app gives you an easy way to track processes which start and stop even when your computer is locked. Also, easily save data and view in Excel.

Integration of MVC to WCF Service

28 Dec 2015 by Dhruti90

MVC functionalities with web service with simple integration

Show Gridlines on canvas , With Size Slider ,WPF

29 Jun 2016 by Praveen_Kumar Gupta

with the help of this article developer can add gridlines on canvas , and with slider control resize them easily

Upload File Via a Web Method

21 Jun 2017 by M.M.Mohseni

In this sample code, we are going to upload a file via a web method asynchronously.

WPF Exclusive CheckBox Behavior with GroupName

17 Oct 2017 by Clifford Nelson

A Behavior is presented that will ensure that only one CheckBox (ToggleButton) will be checked with the same GroupName within the visual tree of the control to which this behavior is attached.

C++ Tip: Make Your Class Non-copyable Without Boost

10 Dec 2017 by Shao Voon Wong

Make your class non-copyable without Boost

C++

VS2013

Creating Dynamic Object from XML using ExpandoObject and Put Intellisense using C#

14 Feb 2018 by Apurba pan

Creating dynamic object from XML using ExpandoObject and put Intellisense using C#

VS2013

ASP.NET

Using WPF Behavior to Reduce Loading Time

18 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

I had a situation where a control appearing was significantly affected by the initialization of the UserControls. This behavior fixed my problem.

C++11: Compile-time Conditional Types

16 May 2018 by Shao Voon Wong

C++11's std::conditional tip with an endian swap example

C++11

C++

VS2013

A WPF StackPanel-Surrogate with Shared-sizing Scope Ability

14 Sep 2014 by Mario Vernari

Here is a simple trick for simulating the shared-sizing feature of the WPF Grid even in a StackPanel fashion.

Kinect Version 2 Depth Frame to .mat File Exporter Tool

16 Sep 2014 by SergentMT

Tool for extracting depth frames from Kinect v2 to .mat files, with point cloud generator script. Ready to use!

Virtual Cache

10 Oct 2014 by Gerardo Recinto

Virtualization of RAM & Disk for high-speed, low-footprint & scalable data caching

How to Handle Faults in WCF without Declaring Them Explicitly

16 Mar 2017 by Arthur Minduca

How to handle faults in WCF without declaring them explicitly

Generative Art III: Work With Image Tiles

2 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Calculating Optimistic Memory Footprint of Managed Object

17 Feb 2015 by PFalkowski

The way of calculating amount of memory occupied by some object in C#.NET

Rotated Text

8 Apr 2015 by CharlieFoolsTheComputer

Understanding the nuances of TranslateTransform and RotateTransform

VS2013

Dev

Create PDF With Bookmark and TOC from HTML with iTextSharp-LGPL.4.1.6

24 Apr 2015 by Ly Nguyen - LN

How to export HTML to PDF with Bookmart and TOC using iTextSharp-LGPL.4.1.6

A Navigation System for UWP Apps

20 Dec 2015 by Akash Gutha

This tip is aimed at providing a simple solution for simple page to page navigation system for your UWP apps.

WPF Listbox and Combobox MVVM "Binding" Enum

6 Jan 2016 by Luis Manuel Prospero Mano Batista

Another simple way to bind one Enumeration to a Combobox or to a Listbox

Load and Save Handsontable Data From/To Controller in ASP.NET MVC

26 Jan 2016 by yehia2amer

This method will use jQuery Ajax to POST and GET Handsontable JSON data from/to Controller in ASP.NET MVC.

Notepad++ Email Plugin

27 Jan 2016 by Manoj Kumar Chaudhari

Email Plugin for Notepad++ in C#

VS2013

Global Address Book for Outlook using C# with VSTO

4 Jul 2016 by terence.cplau

ContactSharing4OL is an Add-in for Outlook through file server shared contacts item of Outlook in Office area.

C# Elliptical Curve Cryptography with Bouncy Castle Curve P-128

28 Oct 2016 by Deepraj Thuraka

Tweaking of the Bouncy Castle library to make it work with SecP128r1 curve1251

VS2013

ASP.NET

cryptography

Inno Setup Script to Change a C# Forms Configuration

25 Feb 2017 by RickZeeland

Create an Installer which allows to change the Forms application settings in a custom Inno Setup page

WPF RadioButton Switched Content Control

2 Sep 2017 by Clifford Nelson

Presents a very simple control with an IsChecked property that allows definition of two different contents depending of if IsChecked property value is true or false

ImageWallViewer

29 Dec 2017 by wim4you

Show UniformGrid and scroll through a few thousand images, UI virtualization

WPF Behavior to Reset RadioButtons on VisibilityChanged

2 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This tip provides a behavior that will reset all RadioButton controls within a Control that has this behavior when the Visibility changes.

Flexible WPF XAML ToggleButton/RadioButton/CheckBox reset behavior

27 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This is a behavior that that will reset ToggleButton derived controls to false (or a specified default value) when the container's visibility becomes false.

DragSource - A WPF drag and drop helper

17 Jul 2013 by JO Hyeong-Ryeol