VB.NET
Some people may not know that .NET 2.0 provides APIs for accessing everything in a configuration file. The most common question I see relates to accessing the mail settings in the system.net node programmatically. C# using System.Configuration; using
Below is a C# and VB.NET class that demonstrates using System.Net.Mail to send an email. Download C# System.Net.Mail Helper Download VB.NET System.Net.Mail Helper Calling the function from code MailHelper .SendMailMessage( ""
.NET 2.0 introduces XML comments to VB.NET 2.0. An XML comment starts with ''' (3 single quotes). While this is new to VB.NET 2.0, XML comments have been a supported feature of C# since version 1.0. On a side note, C# XML comments start with ///. '''
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Need to access an HttpContext object in a class, but can't because the class doesn't inherit System.Web.UI.Page? Here is a simple helper class that will allow you to access some of the most common HttpContext objects. C# using System; using System.Web;
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A common DropDownList issue I've seen on many forums and lists is about a DropDownList populating items 2x or not being able to get the selected value on postback when binding to a data source. This is due to the DropDownList having data bound to it again
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What does the next version of Visual Basic (9.0) have to offer? Microsoft has an overview of VB 9.0 at http://url123.com/mdgb5 . R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Here is my latest article in which I discuss the use of the using statement in C# and VB.NET. Using Statement Article R Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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The .NET Framwork 2.0 introduces Eval() . Eval() is a shortcut for Container.DataItem() . Since Eval() uses Reflection, it causes overhead. From a optimization standpoint, it is better to use Container.DataItem() . VB.NET Container.DataItem() C# DataReader:
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