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[Snippet] How to Encrypt and Decrypt a string in C#  

Here is a code snippet to help you encrypt and decrypt a string in C#. The key is hardcoded, but in your own project you may want to read it from a secure store, or perhaps a config file or environmen ...
Apr 03, 2016
Sacchidananda Murthy
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[Question] Reading appsettings.json in a .NET Core console application  

I am using .NET Core to build a simple console application. However, I am stuck by not being able to read a few settings from an appsettings.json file. How do I go about doing this? From what I u ...
Apr 08, 2016
Obrad Józef
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[Question] ASP.NET Core: setting Viewbag value in the OnActionExecuting method  

In ASP.NET Core (RC1) I am setting a ViewBag value in the OnActionExecuting method in a custom ActionFilter. This is the code: public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterCon ...
Apr 20, 2016
Jim Slater
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[Question] C#: best practice of when to use a var vs the actual type?  

Are there any best practices when declaring variable with respect to the use of var versus the actual type? What I have seen so far is that complex types and reference types are usually declared with ...
Apr 04, 2016
Lylou Josephs
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[Article] Overriding the Equals() and GetHashCode() methods in C# - Part 1  

System.Object.Equals() virtual method The Equals() is a virtual method defined in the System.Object class. Since every class is implicitly derived from Object, it provides the Equals() method. publi ...
Apr 21, 2016
Gaime Sullivan
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[Article] Overriding the Equals() and GetHashCode() methods in C# - Part 2  

This is in continuation to Overriding the Equals() and GetHashCode() methods in C# - Part 1 System.Object.GetHashCode() virtual method This method returns a number for an object that assigned by the . ...
Apr 21, 2016
Gaime Sullivan
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[Question] How do I escape a double quote in a verbatim string literal?  

Is there is a way to escape embedded double quotes in a verbatim string in C#? I have a lengthy string literal that wraps several lines. Escaping the quotes with a back-slash \ (at the bottom) does no ...
Apr 08, 2016
Amita Mhari
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[Question] How to pass a parameter to a SQL IN clause with C#, SQL Server  

My database has two tables that have master-child relationship. They are School and Student. Each school can have any number of students. A user has selected a number of schools. Next, they want to ...
Apr 07, 2016
Cheng Cao
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[Question] Fastest way to serialize a POCO to JSON and deserialize JSON to a POCO  

What is the fastest way to serialized a POCO object to a JSON string and deserialize a JSON string back to a POCO object? I have seen several libraries and implementations, but what counts for us is s ...
Apr 13, 2016
Klaus Wörner
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[Snippet] C# Singleton design pattern example  

The Singleton design pattern is one of the original Gang of Four design patterns. It is designed to limit the number of instances of a class to just one. When would you want to use this? In fact, t ...
Apr 01, 2016
Luka König
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[Question] Creating nested TagHelpers in ASP.NET Core  

I am building a complex taghelper that can use functionality that is available in other taghelpers. Is there is way to do this? If so, is there is an example I can see?
Apr 04, 2016
Vipin Brar
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[Question] When to use 'ref' and 'out' keywords - specifically with strings?  

Generally, I understand the difference between passing parameters by value and by reference. I also somewhat understand the difference between ref and out keywords. A ref variable is passed by refere ...
Apr 02, 2016
Sabri 'Afif Safar
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[Question] Is there a difference between String and string in C#?  

Is there any difference whether I use string or String in my C# code? Or does the compiler map one to another?
Apr 04, 2016
Vivek Sandipa
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[Article] A gentle introduction to C# Attributes  

A software component is an independent, reusable, binary piece that can be used by other programs. Essentially, a software component should be self-describing i.e. all its related information should b ...
Apr 05, 2016
Devin Markku
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[Question] Can I deserialize JSON into a dynamic object in C#?  

I was wondering whether a JSON string can be deserialized directly into a C# dynamic object. It will be used in a .NET 4.6 environment.
Apr 01, 2016
Anthony Perez
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