I have 'cli via c# on order', and in the mean time am reading 'Pro C#
2005 and the .NET platform' (Andrew Troelson). I'm just reading about
the 'five types defined in the CTS'. Specifically Struct. Now Troelson
described the struct type as 'a lightweight class type having value

I have an asp webpage on which I have a dropdownlist which I fill from my
database using Datasets. Now I want to add an empty record in the dataset so
the first option of the list is empty but I can only append a record at the
end of the Dataset. Any one has an idea on how I can ...

Well, after many years of VB/VB.NET programming, I have decided to make the
switch to C#.  No real reason why... just want to learn C#.  Anyone
recommend any specific sites, tutorials, etc. to aid in this transition?

The base process owns this thread. But the visible window is owned by
the thread.
How do I get the owner Process ID from a Thread ID?
To understand, look at this "<<--" pointer in the following code.

How do I compare a array string value with an string
private bool CheckRole( string sRoleName )
{
    bool lIsInRole;

This post is a extension of thread "Serialize or not to Serialize", on 5 of
December of 2006.
The reason why my teacher insists that a WS cannot return a Dataset is due
to low rate networks, not due to SOAP schemas. I think that's because a XML

I've been up and down google on this one and clearly I don't know what
search terms to use because I can't locate how to do this for binary values
(or hex)...
in C#, we can specify a floating value by saying 0.0f and a hex number by

what is the equivalent of visual c#.net 2005 method
Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer in visual c#.net 2003 ?
regards,
priyank...

A datagrid has its DataSource set to a BindingList<CustomClass>. While the
ListChanged event fires AFTER a deletion, I am looking for a simple way to
be notified BEFORE the item would be effectively deleted (for performing
extra check and cleanup). Is there a simple trick I miss, ...

The following is the start of an application that will eventually run as
a service.  It listens on port 23 and emulates VT100.  I would like some
feedback on the network stream reading and writing.  I don't really know
if this is the correct approach for what i am trying.

Suppose I have a button on a form that opens up another form. the code
in the buttons click event is:
frmMyCustomForm frm = new frmMyCustomForm ();
frm.ShowDialog();

I would like to know how could i get all the subscriptions that my form has
with the events of their controls.
For example.
I have a form with a textbox, a button and a dropdown. I create a

when I use a property grid to display all properties of a control I
want to exclude the control's name.
(The name of my control shall not be altered)
How do I exlude the name?

I just found that the compiled code won't hide the string variables so
that I can see them by opening the execuable using Notepad. I have
couple applications that have password hardcoded and I've been thinking
that the string varialbes are hidden in compiled code. I knew that the

Some time ago I enquired about how I interface with a program written
in an old version of C++
Any terms i use like list that follow are used in their common everyday
usuage!