Questions tagged [c#]
C# (pronounced "see sharp") is a high-level, statically typed, multi-paradigm programming language developed by Microsoft. C# code usually targets Microsoft's .NET ecosystem, which include .NET, .NET Framework, .NET MAUI, and Xamarin among others. Use this tag for questions about code written in C# or about C#'s formal specification.
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How to Sort a List<T> by a property in the object
I have a class called Order which has properties such as OrderId, OrderDate, Quantity, and Total. I have a list of this Order class:
List<Order> objListOrder = new List<Order>();
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When should I use a struct rather than a class in C#?
When should you use struct and not class in C#? My conceptual model is that structs are used in times when the item is merely a collection of value types. A way to logically hold them all together ...
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Try-catch speeding up my code?
I wrote some code for testing the impact of try-catch, but seeing some surprising results.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest;
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'Static readonly' vs. 'const'
I've read around about const and static readonly fields. We have some classes which contain only constant values. They are used for various things around in our system. So I am wondering if my ...
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How do I update the GUI from another thread?
Which is the simplest way to update a Label from another Thread?
I have a Form running on thread1, and from that I'm starting another thread (thread2).
While thread2 is processing some files I would ...
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Why is Dictionary preferred over Hashtable in C#?
In most programming languages, dictionaries are preferred over hashtables.
What are the reasons behind that?
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What is the difference between a field and a property?
In C#, what makes a field different from a property, and when should a field be used instead of a property?
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Path.Combine for URLs?
Path.Combine is handy, but is there a similar function in the .NET framework for URLs?
I'm looking for syntax like this:
Url.Combine("http://MyUrl.com/", "/Images/Image.jpg")
which would return:
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Virtual member call in a constructor
I'm getting a warning from ReSharper about a call to a virtual member from my objects constructor.
Why would this be something not to do?
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LINQ's Distinct() on a particular property
I am playing with LINQ to learn about it, but I can't figure out how to use Distinct when I do not have a simple list (a simple list of integers is pretty easy to do, this is not the question). What I ...
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How to calculate difference between two dates (number of days)?
How can one calculate the number of days between two dates in C#?
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Hidden Features of C#? [closed]
This came to my mind after I learned the following from this question:
where T : struct
We, C# developers, all know the basics of C#. I mean declarations, conditionals, loops, operators, etc.
Some ...
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JavaScriptSerializer - JSON serialization of enum as string
I have a class that contains an enum property, and upon serializing the object using JavaScriptSerializer, my json result contains the integer value of the enumeration rather than its string "...
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Create Generic method constraining T to an Enum
I'm building a function to extend the Enum.Parse concept that
Allows a default value to be parsed in case that an Enum value is not found
Is case insensitive
So I wrote the following:
public static ...
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