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• AddItem Extension Method for BulletedList, CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox, RadioButtonList

  We would have to write the below code to add a new item (with value) to any of these 5 controls (BulletedList, CheckBoxList, DropDownList, ListBox, RadioButtonList) C#: bulletedList.Items.Add(new ListItem("text", "value")); checkBoxList... Posted May 09 2008, 04:03 PM by raj with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Code Better, ASP.NET, .NET 3.5, Extension Methods

• Using Initial Capacity Constructor of StringBuilder for Extreme Performace

  You must have come across plenty of articles on the internet which talk about using the StringBuilder class when computing large strings for performance gains. Nothing wrong with that. However I have not seen many coders using the Initial Capacity constructor... Posted May 08 2008, 01:13 PM by raj with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Code Better, Performance

• Cool Extension Methods for IDataReader Interface

  I find it really annoying to use the GetOrdinal method of the DataReader class everytime I have to access data in a strongly typed manner using any of the Get[DataType] methods of the DataReader class. Have a look at below code: int employeeID = dr.GetInt32... Posted Apr 15 2008, 11:34 PM by raj with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Code Better, .NET 3.5, Extension Methods

• Tip/Trick: Making Non Themeable Properties of ASP.NET Controls Themeable

  If you have been using ASP.NET themes feature in your ASP.NET projects, you surely must have come across situations where you wished you could set certain properties of controls via skins. For example, in all my ASP.NET projects, I always want to set... Posted Mar 29 2008, 02:56 PM by raj with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Code Better, ASP.NET, Tips And Tricks

• Handling ASP.NET Session Variables Efficiently

  One of the most common mistakes ASP.NET developers make is while accessing session variables. Have a look at the code below: C#: // Writing to session variable Session["UserCountry"] = ddlUserCountry.SelectedValue; // Reading from session variable... Posted Dec 19 2007, 05:32 PM by raj with | with 50 comment(s) Filed under: Code Better, ASP.NET, Architecture