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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.

Latest Articles

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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Visual Studio 2013

Cinchoo ETL - Sorting Large CSV File

20 Sep 2021 by Cinchoo

Easy way to sort large CSV files using Cinchoo ETL

.NET

VS2013

Design

Dev

Wi-Fi Remote for Sony TV

6 Mar 2021 by Avirup Das

This tip describes an application to control with Sony TVs connected to your Home Wi-Fi network from PC.

A PostgreSQL Notification Example

15 Oct 2020 by RickZeeland

PostgreSQL notifications Windows Forms application

C# Poisson Cumulative Distribution for large Lambdas

8 Apr 2020 by Gunnar S

Implementation of the Poisson Cumulative Distribution function for large Lambdas

Automatically Create Dump File When Program Hangs

24 Jan 2019 by Bloody Chicken

How to automatically create a dump file when the program hangs

.NET3.5

VS2013

Dev

Simple Word Document Viewer

10 Nov 2018 by hussam.it

Simple Word Document File Viewer

Throttling Multiple Tasks to Process Requests in C#

31 Oct 2018 by Arun Babu Madhavan

Extension method to throttle multiple Tasks in C#

Data Virtualization using DataGrid

30 Oct 2018 by Carsten Breum

Data Virtualization example with a pagesize and async data request

Extract Tables from PDFs

15 Oct 2018 by moneema14

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

XML

VS2013

Visual-Studio

Gridview Paging with Number and Custom First and Last Button

5 Oct 2018 by gaurav_rwt

Gridview paging with numeric with first and last button using jquery and code behind

Updating Database from DataGridView Using a Class Two-Tier Architecture

4 Oct 2018 by Awesh Vishwakarma

By reading this trick, you will be able to update your database from DataGridView through external class instead of writing code on each page.

2 Options to Remove a Windows Service (and a Dummy do-nothing Windows Service for You to Play With)

24 Aug 2018 by simonp_ca

How to remove Windows service from Service List (not just stop/disable it, but to delete it from the list totally)

C# WPF Master-Detail View Navigation: A Data-Driven Approach

5 Jul 2018 by Peter Sun (247)

Master-detail view navigation using manageable data-driven and code-behind techniques

Determining all bootable partitions

28 Jun 2018 by hasan bozkurt

Determining all bootable partitions using PInvoke

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

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

ConfigManager

14 Jun 2018 by Mehdi Gholam

Simple config manager for your applications

.NET

VS2013

DBConnect

9 Jun 2018 by Sina Shiri Hamedani

This is a simple C# class for connect and using SQL Server easily (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)

Floating Point and Integer Arithmetic Benchmark

5 Jun 2018 by Shao Voon Wong

Performance of Floating Point and Integer Arithmetic has closed gap in modern CPU

How to Fetch Contacts in Xamarin iOS?

30 May 2018 by Suchit R. Khunt

In this article, the purpose of the code is to fetch contact details from iOS device.

VS2013

Dev

Xamarin

How to create a navigation-wizard with a Windows Form Project

24 May 2018 by Mark Springer

Allow navigation - forward, backward, branching, and loops with a few changes to your existing projects

XML

.NET-Compiler-Platform

Using Responsive File Manager in ASP.NET MVC

21 May 2018 by vnmatt

Using Responsive File Manager in ASP.NET MVC

C# Linq GroupBy ExtensionMethod Explained

17 May 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This tip provides examples of how to use the different arguments of the Linq GroupBy extension method.

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

Work with Fluent NHibernate in Core 2.0

11 May 2018 by didourebai

In this post, I will explain how we can use the ORM Fluent NHibernate in the Framework Core 2.0 for any database.

Quartz.Net with Multiple Schedulers

7 May 2018 by Harshit Gindra

Understanding the use of multiple schedulers to work with one Quartz Scheduler application

WPF Behavior to Set Control Value to DefaultValue on Visibility Changed

2 May 2018 by Clifford Nelson

The tip provides a behavior that will set a control to a default value when the Visibility changes

TextBox with Placeholder

2 May 2018 by Andiiiii

Extended TextBox with placeholder

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.

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.

WPF Binding Window/UserControl to Self

9 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Shows how to set DataContext of View to itself using XAML and discusses the advantages of INotifyPropertyChanged to DependencyProperty

QuickPlot Utility

9 Apr 2018 by charles922

Easy to Use Plotting Utility

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.

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 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.

Expander Control with On/Off Content using RadioButton Control

1 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This is a control that is like a Expander Control but there is both Expanded and not Expanded Content. It demonstrates some concepts on how to easily create controls whose functionality can be mostly implemented in the XAML with the code behind being mostly DependencyProperty definitions.

UWP TiledBrush

25 Mar 2018 by Matej Pavlů

Creating a replacement for missing TileBrush known from WPF

VS2013

XAML

UWP

Switch Type WPF ToggleButton/RadioButton (On/Off) Control

19 Mar 2018 by Clifford Nelson

A alternative ToggleButton/RadioButton control

PostgreSQL-ADO.NET Framework

15 Mar 2018 by M.M.Mohseni

The simple sample that shows how to connect the ADO.NET Framework to the PostgreSQL

.NET

VS2013

ADO.NET

Password Rule Managing Library

12 Mar 2018 by Gene Stetz

This article describes a library which helps manage a collection of password rules for ensuring that a given password passes such rules for acceptance purposes.

Windows

VS2013

In-assembly Parallel "IAP" Test Execution using MsTest V2 and Specflow

6 Mar 2018 by Chris Kessel

Setup and usage of MSTest V2 and Specflow to run tests within a single assembly in parallel

Windows

VS2013

WPF MarkupExtension to Allow Strings with Multiple Resources

4 Mar 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Provides a way to have a string in XAML that can contain string values and references to resources that are inserting into the string like string interpolation

WPF Control of Image to be Displayed

3 Mar 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a way to use the ContentControl and DataTemplate to easily control an image in a Window.

Importing and Exporting DataTable To & From Excel File

2 Mar 2018 by Amar zaidi

How to import and export DataTable to and from Excel file

VS2013

.NET ZLib Implementation

16 Feb 2018 by Alberto M.

Zlib compress / decompress implementation using .NET 4.5.1, with no external DLLs

.NET

VS2013

ZLib

FontAwesome image/icon generator for WinForms

14 Feb 2018 by Frantisek Ruzicka

Usage of my FontAwesome Image/Icon generator for WinForms

C#4.0

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

A Very Simple C# Asynchronous Timed Message Box

9 Feb 2018 by Tony Zackin

A very simple yet customizable pop-up message box which auto-closes after a specified number of milliseconds.

WPF TextBlock Highlighter

9 Feb 2018 by Meshack Musundi

How to highlight TextBlock text using attached properties

VS2013

WPF

Handling JSON Errors in OWIN Web Application

8 Feb 2018 by Ivan Yakimov

In this short article, I'll describe how to configure JSON serializer error handling differently for each request.

High Performance ADO Database Library

7 Feb 2018 by Matthew Ruffell

A high-performance and well tested C# ADO library for connecting and querying a SQL database

.NET

VS2013

ADO.NET

Adding Checkbox to a List View Column Header in C# WindowsForm Application

7 Feb 2018 by Santosh Kokatnur

Adding Checkbox to a List View Column Header in C# WindowsForm application

Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect - Now With Tabs

2 Feb 2018 by RickZeeland

This is an alternative for "Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect"

C++ Tip: Use STL copy, Not memcpy to Copy Array

27 Jan 2018 by Shao Voon Wong

Do not use memcpy directly to copy array

C++

VS2013

QtCalcStar: A QT C++ Spreadsheet and Workbook Control

22 Jan 2018 by trident99

QtCalcStar is an adaptation of the GtCalc engine with a QT Spreadsheet interface. It is based on the QT Spreadsheet supplied from their website.

Winforms Transparent Background Image with Gradient Alpha Colors

11 Jan 2018 by Jesusfan

Create a draggable, proper splash screen in DotNet, with gradient transparency!

Using Docker-Compose for Defining and Running Multi-container application with ASP.NET Core MVC, Web API and MongoDB

8 Jan 2018 by Manjesh_A

Using Docker-Compose for defining and running multi-container application with ASP.NET Core MVC, Web API and MongoDB

Serializing Interfaces to a File

31 Dec 2017 by Kenneth Haugland

How to serialize and deserialize implemented interfaces to a file

VS2013

ImageWallViewer

29 Dec 2017 by wim4you

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

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#

Text Comparator Utility using jQuery

22 Dec 2017 by Abhishek Shrotriya

Develop the text comparator utility using jQuery plug-in, which internally uses Google's diff_match_patch.js library

Advanced WPF TreeView with Multi-Level Binding (Code Behind - No XAML!)

21 Dec 2017 by Peter Sun (247)

Demonstrate how to create WPF TrewView with multiple levels of HierarchicalDataTemplate from C# code-behind without XAML using MVVM for data binding

HPC Template Library, A Supplement to the STL

15 Dec 2017 by trident99

The HPC Template Library is a supplement to the Standard Template Library providing threadsafe containers.

Convert HTML to Open XML Word document using MariGold.OpenXHTML and AngleSharp

14 Dec 2017 by Kannan Ar

A step by step guide to integrate AngleSharp HTML parser into MariGold.OpenXHTML

C++ Tip: Modification Inside const Function

10 Dec 2017 by Shao Voon Wong

Modification inside const member function

C++

VS2013

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

Log4Net Singleton Wrapper for Concurrent Logging

5 Dec 2017 by Jeff Bramlett

Solution to show how to "wrap" Log4Net to make it concurrent (as a worker thread)

Windows

VS2013

log4net

Update UWP Application like ClickOnce

3 Dec 2017 by psatos

Make auto updater for UWP applications, because UWP doesn't have auto update functionality (like WPF ClickOnce).

Verify Oracle Client Installation

1 Dec 2017 by WernfriedD

Single .exe to verify if your Oracle Client is properly installed and working. Verify supported technologies for Oracle connection.

Convert XML File to Excel File

27 Nov 2017 by Altaf Ansari

Converting XML Data into DataTable and Exporting DataTable into Excel File

Computing the Date of the Last Day of a Reporting Week

17 Nov 2017 by David A. Gray

Calculating the day on which a reporting period that ends on a specific day of the week is not as easy as it looks.

.NET

VS2013

Design

A High-Quality IconBitmapEncoder for WPF

11 Nov 2017 by Herbert Lausmann

An IconBitmapEncoder that produces high-quality icons, written in VB.NET and C#, WPF

How to Schedule a Task In .NET Framework (C#)

11 Nov 2017 by HamedKhatami

In this tip, you will see how to schedule a task in .NET Framework (C#).

.NET

VS2013

Architect

Using Style instead of UserControl in WPF

3 Nov 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This tip shows how easy it is to create a Style with DependencyProperty definitions and avoid the much heavier UserControl

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.

SelectedItems Behavior for ListBox and MultiSelector

14 Oct 2017 by Mr.PoorEnglish

This is an alternative for "SelectedItems Behavior for ListBox and MultiSelector"

WPF Exclusive CheckBox Behavior

12 Oct 2017 by Clifford Nelson

A Behavior is presented that will ensure that only one Checkbox will be checked within the visual tree of the control to which this behavior is attached

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

How to Make a Sliding SplitView in UWP (C#)

9 Oct 2017 by Georgeutc

Adding sliding functionality to UWP XAML SplitView

Let in LinQ

8 Oct 2017 by Juan Francisco Morales Larios

Let in LINQ

.NET

VS2013

LINQ

How to Call Overridden Function in Java and .NET

2 Oct 2017 by Vladimir Kolmanovitch

Technique of calling overridden methods from Java and C#

Java

VS2013

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.

Default(T)

23 Sep 2017 by Juan Francisco Morales Larios

Use and examples for the keyword Default in generics

.NET

VS2013

WPF Resource Dictionary Basics

14 Sep 2017 by Leif Simon Goodwin

I present a short introduction to resource dictionaries with examples.

How To Make The ListView Aware Of Data Changes

5 Sep 2017 by dimpant

Learn how to properly use the NotifyDataSetChanged method of the ListViewAdapter to remove items from a ListView

Registry Redirection when using 32-bit Application on 64-bit Windows

4 Sep 2017 by Bohdan Stupak

The tip explains Windows registry redirection feature with a simple example

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

Visual Studio 2013 and High DPI Displays

25 Aug 2017 by Joan M

Getting Visual Studio 2013 look sharp again when used in high DPI scaled monitors

VS 2017 Offline Installation Folder Cleanup

21 Aug 2017 by Mehdi Gholam

Cleanup the VS 2017 offline installation folder of old versions

.NET

VS2017

VS2013

Excel Interop, Subscripts and Superscripts

17 Aug 2017 by Dennis Wu CA

A demo that generates a simple Excel spreadsheet with subscripts and superscripts

Summary of the Behaviour Exhibited by Enum.IsDefined Method (.NET)

16 Aug 2017 by Mike-MadBadger

What responses to expect from the enum.IsDefined method in .NET given a variety of inputs

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.

Resetting User Access Permission in Windows

13 Aug 2017 by Dennis Wu CA

A command line program that resets user access permission in windows

IValueConverter to Determine if Collection has Items

11 Aug 2017 by Clifford Nelson

Sometimes want to have some action in a View when there are no items or are items in a collection. It is very easy to do this with a converter and binding to the Collection's Count property

Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect

8 Aug 2017 by practicalDeveloper