Is it possible to pass a generic parameter of the same class to to its
constructor, where the "T" type passed in the constructor is different
than the "T" type of the instanced class?
ie,

I wanted to store xml in a SQL Server Table
How does one go about it????
How does the Insert look like??? If I do it from a textfile or xmldocument?
How doe the Select look like if I want to put back into an xml document  ??

 (not really a C# question -...apologies)
I seem to have gravitated towards a particlar design pattern - and
would welcome your opinions as to it's sanity - thanks...
The basic idea is that - in an effort to keen the Business Classes as

Is string.Split() performant to a degree that there's no point in trying to
write code to improve on its performance ?

I want to authenticate a user and their password in the local SAM (Windows
2003 Server).
I am running as the Built in Admiistrator account.
My code looks like this:

I have an ArrayList with many double that is sorted some of these double
value exist more then once in the ArrayList.
Is it possible to use some feature in C# or from the framework to count each
unique double value or is the only

This is really more of a "why was C# designed this way?" type of question.  
Hope this is the write forum for this question.  Given the following :
    class Base1
    {

I'm playing around with the XAML-builder in VS2k8 and
it seems that
  <Label Height="28" Margin="0,10,0,0" Name="label1"
    VerticalAlignment="Top" TextBlock.TextAlignment="Center"></Label>

I'm brand new, and just started C# for Dummies.
I've also put together a list of websites with code snippets and
tutorials.
If I cut-and-paste the following line from an example into Visual

I need to make a class and not quite sure how to go about doing this part. I
want the class to take user input, build a dataset based on that input and
then return it from the class so it can be used elsewhere. A few things
about the dataset and the class that builds the dataset:

A .net desktop application written in C# needs 2 b tested.  I want 2
create an application level log. I should be able 2 get log of code
which is executed in the application and a separate log indicating
code that is not executed

how do I create in c# sharp a program for car racer

This seems to be something so simple that none of the hundred-odd tutorials
and forum threads that I have looked at (:-)) apparently thinks it's a
problem.
In a nutshell, I have two DataGridViews. Each has a BindingSource (and a

I couldn't find help doc for Build Action properties.
In the drop down list, there are: None, Compile, Content and Embedded
Resource, what are those mean and when to use which one? And how is this
property related to property "Copy to output directory"?

Just working through Apress Pro ASP NET.2.0.E Commerce in C Sharp.  I
am having problems compiling the following:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;