Tag Archives: animation

Animate a point on a polar coordinate curve in C#

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Rod Stephens

The example Graph a curve in polar coordinates in C# explained how to draw the flower-like curve on the right. Once you know how to draw such a curve, it’s not too hard to animate points moving along it. The … Continue reading →

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Book Errata Page: The C# Helper Top 100

Posted on September 4, 2017 by RodStephens

This is the errata page for my book The C# Helper Top 100, The 100 most popular posts at csharphelper.com. If you find mistakes, please post them here in the Leave a Reply box at the bottom of the page. … Continue reading →

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Book Discussion Page: The C# Helper Top 100

Posted on September 4, 2017 by RodStephens

This is a discussion page for my book The C# Helper Top 100, The 100 most popular posts at csharphelper.com. Please post questions, thoughts, and suggestions here in the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom of the page. I … Continue reading →

Table of Contents: The C# Helper Top 100

Posted on September 4, 2017 by RodStephens

This is a brief summary of the book’s table of contents. Introduction Part I. Serialization 1. Read a CSV File into an Array (1) 2. Use JSON to Serialize and Deserialize Objects (49) Part II. Graphing 3. Draw a Graph … Continue reading →

New Book: The C# Helper Top 100

Posted on September 4, 2017 by RodStephens

I’m happy to announce my latest book, The C# Helper Top 100, The 100 most popular posts at csharphelper.com. It describes the 100 most popular posts on the C# Helper web site. This is my 32nd book and my second … Continue reading →

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Animate rainbow colors in C#

Posted on August 9, 2017 by RodStephens

The example Map numeric values to and from colors in a color gradient in C# draws a color gradient that uses rainbow colors. This example animates that one. When you click on the color gradient, the following code starts or … Continue reading →

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Animate exploding 3-dimensional pie slices in C#

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw 3-dimensional pie slices in C# shows how to highlight one or more 3-D pie slices by “exploding” them. This example draws even more attention to the exploded pie slices by animating their explosion. The program controls the … Continue reading →

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Use Windows Forms controls to make multiple stacked expanders in C#

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Rod Stephens

The example Use Windows Forms controls to make an expander in C# shows how to make simple expanders. By collapsing a Panel, the program allows the user to hide unwanted information. That frees up space on the form that the … Continue reading →

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Use Windows Forms controls to make an expander in C#

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Rod Stephens

WPF, Silverlight, Metro, or whatever Microsoft is calling this stuff now days has some useful controls in the System.Windows.Controls namespace including Expander. An Expander displays a small arrow button and a panel where you can place other controls. When the … Continue reading →

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Draw “marching ants” dashed lines in C#

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Rod Stephens

The example Draw dashed lines that are visible on any background in C# shows how to draw lines that are visible above any backgrounds. If the background is very cluttered, however, it may still be somewhat hard to see the … Continue reading →