2016-11-08 You will get System.ComponentModel.InvalidAsynchronousStateException (The destination thread no longer exists.) if a UI component gets disposed or the UI thread EXITs while a different thread is in the middle of invoking a change on the same UI component. This usually happens when a user closes a window (form) that has been updated by aContinue reading “Solved: The destination thread no longer exists exception – C#”
Category Archives: C#.Net
Using multiple versions of Entity Framework in the same solution
2016/07/20 Using multiple versions of Entity framework by different projects within the same solution. I had to develop a pilot project to use Entity framework (EF) 6.0 inside the solution that already has other projects that refers to EF 4.4. While debugging I received this error: Could not load file or assembly ‘EntityFramework, Version=4.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089’Continue reading “Using multiple versions of Entity Framework in the same solution”
SQL Server data types explained with .net data types
2016/07/19 Source / Reference : Msdn Member name Description BigInt Int64. A 64-bit signed integer. Binary Array of type Byte. A fixed-length stream of binary data ranging between 1 and 8,000 bytes. Bit Boolean. An unsigned numeric value that can be 0, 1, or null. Char String. A fixed-length stream of non-Unicode characters ranging betweenContinue reading “SQL Server data types explained with .net data types”
SQL to Generate C# Properties from SQL Table Columns
2016/07/15 Below SQL will generate C# properties for all columns in a table in SQL server. Notes: You will have to fix datatypes that are not interchangeable between SQL and C#. You will also have to polish property names if you follow a different naming convention for column names. The query below automatically renames someContinue reading “SQL to Generate C# Properties from SQL Table Columns”
C# Reflection Code to Search Objects for Fields Properties and Methods and Get Values
2016-07-06 Code below will search for a given named property, field, or method inside a given object. It will search in below order: Properties Fields Methods It will continue to search until it finds a match that holds or returns (for methods) a non-null value. E.g. If you searched for “Name” and if there is a propertyContinue reading “C# Reflection Code to Search Objects for Fields Properties and Methods and Get Values”
C# extension method to check if a string matches any string in given list
2016-06-16
Preserving milliseconds when passing dates around front end
2016-06-08 Instead of passing the datetime pass the datetime.Ticks which is a (long) numeric value so the complete datetime value will be preserved. Then convert ticks back to datetime in the server (controller action method).
Always on top web browser
9-9-2015 Today I wanted to watch an online video while working on other windows but couldn’t get my browser to do it. After failing with recommended solutions such as browser extensions I thought to quickly bring together a little browser using .Net. I built this as a windows application (C#) and didn’t go for WPFContinue reading “Always on top web browser”
Stop asp.net from encoding the source HTML string (mvc raw html)
/// Stops asp.net from encoding the source HTML string. public static IHtmlString HTMLRaw(string source) { return new HtmlString(source); } call this function whenever you want asp.net NOT to encode the string. Note: You can use <%= and %> tags to avoid encoding as well. Menol ILT
How to Add/Update/Remove Application Configuration (App.Config) Keys
14/05/2013 How to add new keys to app.config file? Simple, just use this code. When you execute this code, a new key will be added to your configuration file and the given value will be set for it. Important: This code will not change the configuration file you see in the Visual Studio but theContinue reading “How to Add/Update/Remove Application Configuration (App.Config) Keys”
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