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C# Set default namespace when conflicted
Well not quite like that, but you could use a namespace alias directive: using System.Web.UI.WebControls; using text = iTextSharp; ... text::ListItem l = new text::ListItem(); You'd then not want a straight using directive for... more 12/12/2014 12:33:12 PM
Can I write the method name without using a String to pass the name of the method? (c#)
As of C# 6, you can use the nameof operator: ctrl.DataBindings.Add(nameof(foo.Val), /* other arguments as before */); Before C# 6, there's no really simple way to do this at compile-time. One option, however, is to have unit tests which... more 12/12/2014 10:41:35 AM
How to swallow ... exception with specific reason
You don't want to check the message - you want to check the SQL specific number. You can use the SqlException.Number property for this. I would use: // I think this is right, based on //... more 12/12/2014 10:29:09 AM
Why the interface references shows toString(), hashCode() and other Object’s method
Because that's the way the language is designed. Any class implementing the interface will definitely have Object as an ultimate ancestor, so at execution time, those methods will definitely be available. This is specified in JLS 9.2: ... more 12/12/2014 9:21:23 AM
Calling a method and passing an object reference and catching the return with same reference
In the scenario you've shown, there isn't much obvious benefit. However, as a pattern it can be useful in my experience - particularly if the method performs validation. Guava's Preconditions.checkNotNull method is a great example of... more 12/12/2014 9:20:00 AM
shortening if statement with same conditions
Well, you could a conditional operator to make it clearer - at least to my eyes: return boolA && boolB ? "A" : boolA ? "B" : boolB ? "C" : "D"; Once you get used to this way of writing multiple conditional operators,... more 12/12/2014 8:59:35 AM
TargetParameterCountException: Parameter count mismatch on invoke delegate
It's not clear why you're trying to use an anonymous method here. The problem is that you're creating a delegate type with two parameters, but you're not passing arguments (values for those parameters) into Invoke. I suspect you just... more 12/12/2014 8:20:36 AM
C# Regex replace using Dictionary
This has nothing to do with using a dictionary - it's simply because you're using characters with special meaning in regular expressions (+, ( and )) without quoting them. You'd get the same issue if you simply had value =... more 12/12/2014 7:06:13 AM
An unhandled exception of type 'System.StackOverflowException.Cannot evaluate expression because the current thread is in a stack overflow state
Both your getter and your setter are calling themselves. Remember that properties are just groups of methods, effectively. Your class really looks like this, but with a bit of extra metadata: public class ConnectionElement :... more 12/12/2014 6:56:09 AM
Find string in array to another string array C#
It sounds like you're interested in the intersection, basically. LINQ to the rescue! var firstCommon = a1.Intersect(a2).FirstOrDefault(); The documentation for Intersect would suggest this will return the items in the order of a2: ... more 12/11/2014 7:49:21 PM