Monthly Archives: June 2018

Use the automatic code converters at developerFusion to convert C# code into Visual Basic, Ruby, and Python

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Rod Stephens

The developerFusion web site provides code converters that let you translate between C#, Visual Basic, Ruby, and Python. One of the most important uses for reflection is analyzing code to figure out what it does. Once you know what the … Continue reading →

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Copy ListView data into an array in C#

Posted on June 20, 2018 by RodStephens

This example uses the following ListView extension method to copy ListView data into a two-dimensional array of strings. // Return the ListBox’s contents in a string[,]. public static string[,] GetListViewData(this ListView lvw) { // Get the number of rows and … Continue reading →

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Draw the spiral of Theodorus in C#

Posted on June 19, 2018 by RodStephens

The spiral of Theodorus (which is also called the square root spiral, Einstein spiral, and Pythagorean spiral) was first devised by the Greek mathematician Theodorus of Cyrene during the 5th century BC. The spiral consists of a sequence of right … Continue reading →

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Add LINQ to autocomplete in C#

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example adds LINQ to the example Improve autocomplete suggestion in C#. It adds LINQ in two places: when it loads the list of words and when the program searches for the best matches that begin with a particular letter. … Continue reading →

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Improve autocomplete suggestion in C#

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example improves on the example Suggest autocomplete words in C#. The previous example loads all of its words into a big array. Then, to find the words that start with a particular letter, the program uses a binary search … Continue reading →

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Suggest autocomplete words in C#

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example shows one way that a program can suggest words for the user. When I type something on my phone, it displays a list of possible words for autocomplete below the editing area. For example, if I type “gping” … Continue reading →

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Build an MRU list that uses project settings in C#

Posted on June 12, 2018 by RodStephens

The post Build an MRU list in C# explains how to build an MRU list (most recently used list). That example stores recently used files in the system Registry. This example does the same thing but it stores file information … Continue reading →

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Build an MRU list in C#

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Rod Stephens

An MRU list (most recently used file list) displays in the File menu the files that a program has used most recently. If the user selects a file from the menu, the program reopens that file. This example builds an … Continue reading →

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Useful tools and links

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This page lists some useful tools and links that I visit regularly. If you want to recommend others, please post them in the comments. Tools Programming Sites Forums Tools @icon sushi Image to icon converter that supports the mask editor … Continue reading →

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Get information about Windows shortcuts in C#

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This post explains how to get information about Windows shortcuts. The post has two parts. The first explains how to get the information. The second explains how to create shortcuts. Getting Shortcut Information This example uses the following GetShortcutInfo method … Continue reading →

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