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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.Items.Add(new ListItem("text", "value"...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 05-09-2008
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 of the StringBuilder class which can further...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 05-08-2008
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(dr.GetOrdinal("EmployeeID")); string...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 04-15-2008
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 the Display property of any validator control to Dynamic...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 03-29-2008
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 string userCountry = Session["UserCountry"...

Posted to Technology (Weblog) by raj on 12-19-2007

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

Using Initial Capacity Constructor of StringBuilder for Extreme Performace

Cool Extension Methods for IDataReader Interface

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

Handling ASP.NET Session Variables Efficiently