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UNITY 3D – NETWORK GAME PROGRAMMING

by Vahe Karamian

This article will cover the basics of network programming using Network View in Unity 3D. We will be creating an Authoritative Server based networking environment showcasing the basics functions of network programming using Unity 3D and C#.

DevExpress – When Only The Best Will Do

by Dirk_Strauss

DevExpress – December is a month of giving and if you are looking to fill the gift stocking of that special developer someone, have a look at the new release of DevExpress. I have been lucky enough to explore the product for the past while. As usual, DevExpress come out tops with some awesome new fe

Be Careful of Those SPECIAL Names in Unity

by Simon Jackson

Be careful of those SPECIAL names in Unity

Making a quick rating user control for Windows Phone 8.1

by S.Prateek

A fast draw to make a rating control for Windows Phone 8.1

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UNITY 3D – NETWORK GAME PROGRAMMING

26 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

This article will cover the basics of network programming using Network View in Unity 3D. We will be creating an Authoritative Server based networking environment showcasing the basics functions of network programming using Unity 3D and C#.

DevExpress – When Only The Best Will Do

4 Dec 2013 by Dirk_Strauss

DevExpress – December is a month of giving and if you are looking to fill the gift stocking of that special developer someone, have a look at the new release of DevExpress. I have been lucky enough to explore the product for the past while. As usual, DevExpress come out tops with some awesome new fe

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Be Careful of Those SPECIAL Names in Unity

4 Feb 2016 by Simon Jackson

Be careful of those SPECIAL names in Unity

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How to generate click event of runtime created button in c#?

9 Oct 2014 by VC.J

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Button testButton = new Button(); testButton.Text = "pleaseClick"; testButton.Click += new EventHandler(button_Click); form1.Controls.Add(testButton); ...

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Making a quick rating user control for Windows Phone 8.1

13 Oct 2014 by S.Prateek

A fast draw to make a rating control for Windows Phone 8.1

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Windows Phone : Location : Map : Pushpin

12 Aug 2014 by ShubhamSaxena

Track your location, mark it on a map using pushpin

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A Little Bit of Fun with Face Detection in Windows Phone 8

22 Oct 2014 by S.Prateek

This is a fun and short tutorial to try face detection on Windows Phone using FaceDetectionWP8 library.

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How to generate click event of runtime created button in c#?

9 Oct 2014 by 2irfanshaikh

Please check the below code.. for you reference....Button cmd = new Button("Click");cmd.Click += new EventHandler(button1_Click);....private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e){Message.Show("Hi");}Please refer below...

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Add items to Listbox from string saperated with Pipe symbol.

12 Jun 2015 by CHill60

Try thisstring input = "9000384454|130945522842|13098575900|917379563772|919014742532|99484575475";var items = input.Split(new []{'|'}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);listBox1.DataSource = items;

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Use existing sqlite database in Windows phone 8.1

20 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

In this article we will learn how to use existing sqlite database in WP 8.1 apps.

How do I send a simple GET request on Windows Phone 8?

10 Mar 2013 by Prasad Khandekar

Hello,You can use something like below code snippet to achieve it.WebClient webClient = new WebClient();// Register the callbackwebClient.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(webClient_DownloadStringCompleted);webClient.DownloadStringAsync(new...

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How to get recently used files in windows phone 8 programmatically?

12 Mar 2013 by MeenakshiSundariN

I have a little bit experience in windows phone app development, i want to list a recently used application's top 10 files in windows phone. Is there is any option to get the list of recently used files like a task manager in windows phone 8?

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Parse the Salt Please

21 Jul 2013 by Simon Jackson

After playing a lot with Parse over the last few weeks, I thought I’d share some of my findings.

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Moving a ball with accelerometer Windows Phone 8

12 Sep 2013 by CPallini

Microsoft gently provides "How to get data from the accelerometer sensor for Windows Phone"[^].Once you are able to get accelerometer inputs, you should easily do a (rough) simulation the ball movement.

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Running Windows Phone 8 Emulator within VMware Virtual Machine

9 Nov 2013 by JJ Bussert

Running Windows Phone 8 Emulator within VMware Virtual Machine

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Consuming WCF Service from Windows Phone 8

3 Dec 2013 by Jibrohni

Hi all,I've written a WCF service that uses nettcp for callbacks to the client. I'm now looking at writing a phone client, but am having trouble finding the best way to achieve callback style functionality to the phone, using the same service. Can anyone help or point me in the right...

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Consuming WCF Service from Windows Phone 8

3 Dec 2013 by ridoy

Check:How to consume an OData service for Windows Phone[^]Consuming WCF service in Windows Phone Application[^]This is for wp7, but you have a try with it :Creating a Windows Phone 7 Application Consuming Data Using a WCF Service[^]

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RDP for Windows Phone 8

23 May 2014 by Prasad Khandekar

Hello,Have a lok at FreeRDP and WinPR[^]. You can try using this library to get things done.Regards,

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How to solve problem in hosting WCf with Windows phone 8

26 May 2014 by Hala Mahmoud

I figure out the problem the emulator wasn't connected to the internet ...:)

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ListPicker selected item not changing when selected in Full Mode

24 Jul 2014 by PythonesqueSpam

In my original question I stated:"The ItemDescription and Category are to be saved to a Question Class Item in another list... but this is not relevant to the problem..."Although this is correct, it made me realise I'd not taken into consideration how the data items for the page...

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How Can You Make A Virtual Phone[In The Cloud]For Start Up What Will I Need

28 Jul 2014 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

I think all such questions on how can one make a software product with one or another feature set are not good enough to be answerable. Full answer would be just providing such application. I hope you understand how ridiculous it would be.Answering in less detail? It's very hard to determine...

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How Can You Make A Virtual Phone[In The Cloud]For Start Up What Will I Need

28 Jul 2014 by Maciej Los

Have a look here: Google[^] and here: Code.MSDN[^].

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Windows Phone 8.1 Share status and goto links

15 Aug 2014 by Raj Negi

Answer for 3rd question:private async void AppBarButton_Click_2(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // The URI to launch string uriToLaunch = @"https://twitter.com/youraccounturl"; // Create a Uri object from a URI string ...

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MVVM Light Toolkit and Windows Phone : Bindable AppBar

22 Aug 2014 by Mdimagh Firas

This tip/trick shows you how to add bindable AppBar with MVVM Light Toolkit in Windows Phone 8

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Windows phone application

22 Aug 2014 by Carmelo La Monica

Hello,It should be used in the Value property of the query result, instead regarding the query string value is converted to an integerInitializeComponent();XDocument loadedData = XDocument.Load("XML.xml"); var data = from query in loadedData.Descendants("Chart") ...

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Is it possible to purchase durable product whenever user reinstall App?

27 Aug 2014 by Mehdi Gholam

Your question is unclear.But... you should keep the purchase history on your own server as well.

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how to connect windows phone 8 app with database simpley?

9 Oct 2014 by Mehdi Gholam

Read this : http://wp.qmatteoq.com/using-sqlite-in-your-windows-8-metro-style-applications/[^]

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Is it possible to do Double Animation for scroll viewer content?

21 Oct 2014 by johannesnestler

Why not - didn't test it, but since HorizontalOffset property is a dependency property it should be possible (same for VerticalOffset of course).Better follow this linkshttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/20731402/animated-smooth-scrolling-on-scrollviewer[^]Friction Scrolling Now An WPF...

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Problem Regarding byte Array in windows phone 8.1 apps development?

7 Jan 2015 by johannesnestler

just Interpret/Convert the byte array as sbyte array on the Server side? Just apply you Offset or "Transformation" function before converting. Something like this: byte[] abyUnsigned = new byte[] { 0, 128, 255 }; sbyte[] abySigned = new sbyte[abyUnsigned.Length]; ...

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how to save image in windows phone 8

10 Apr 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

In addition to what hypermellow told you:The whole problem is passing the object bp. It looks accidental, but it's worse. The real abuse of technology is having this member. Apparently, in the context of your second method, "bp" really means this.bp if this is an instance field or property...

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How to adjust my control's width or height to device width in Windows Phone 8

12 Apr 2015 by Style-7

Use * to fit all available space.Height="*"Or "Auto" Or "0.8*" to set 80% etc(0.8 and star)

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How do I implement push notification in windows phone 8.1 enterprise apps.

19 Aug 2015 by Member 11376639

hi , I am new to windows phone 8.1 development.I have developed an app in visual studio WPF for windows phone 8.1 and enabled push notifications into it, but these WNS service are only available for windows store app and not for enterprise apps. Now I need to do enterprise distribution of...

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How to parse json string to dictionary , Windows Phone

8 Sep 2015 by Andy Lanng

This string is in JSON format. Look for a JSOn parser. I use newtonsoft. It's well documented, easy to use and best of all - FREE ^_^http://www.newtonsoft.com/json[^]Don't forget to check the license though:https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json/blob/master/LICENSE.md[^]

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How to Build a Simple Toast Notification in #UWP Apps? (Part 1)

21 Jan 2016 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to build a simple Toast Notification in #UWP apps? (Part 1)

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Extending Content/Message Dialog Class in UWP to Avoid Crash

31 Mar 2017 by P_Dash

Showing multiple dialogs concurrently in UWP

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