Tag Archives: strings

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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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 →

Draw different styles of “illuminated” text in C#

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Rod Stephens

My previous post Draw “illuminated” text in C# showed how to draw “illuminated” text. It drew each paragraph’s initial letter in a large font with a box around it. Real illuminated manuscripts typically make the initial letter much more elaborate. … Continue reading →

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Draw “illuminated” text in C#

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example lets you draw “illuminated text” where each paragraph begins with an oversized letter. In some illuminated manuscripts, the first letter of a paragraph is drawn in a larger font than the remaining text. This example does something similar. … Continue reading →

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Make a Shakespeare insult generator in C#

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how to build a Shakespeare insult generator by selecting one word from each of three arrays and combining the results. The following code shows the arrays (with many values omitted to save space). // The insult pieces … Continue reading →

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Rearrange text and format it to initialize variables in C#

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example takes three columns of strings, rearranges them so the values in each column are together, and reformats the results to produce text that you can use to initialize variables. The Shakespeare Insult Kit contains a table holding three … Continue reading →

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Draw ransom note text in a RichTextBox in C#

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example is similar to the post Draw ransom note text in C# but it writes text into a RichTextBox instead of on a PictureBox. This has the following advantages. The code is simpler The RichTextBox can arrange text more … Continue reading →

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Draw ransom note text in C#

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Rod Stephens

This example draws each of the characters in a string in a different random font to produce a ransom note text effect. The program starts by using the following code to create arrays holding font names and brushes from which … Continue reading →