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C# Object reference not set to an instance of an object [closed]
I'm making a simple Contact Manager as a practice project based on a XML file everything is working just fine except for two problems
Every time I click on the white blank space on ListBox, I get ...
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Is it a good practice to create a ClassCollection of another Class?
Lets says I have a Carclass:
public class Car
{
public string Engine { get; set; }
public string Seat { get; set; }
public string Tires { get; set; }
}
Lets say we're making a system ...
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How to encapsulate 'global' variables in C#? /best practice
In C# what is the best practice for encapsulating variables I need to use in multiple methods? Is it OK to simply declare them at the top of my class above the two methods?
Also if I am using app ...
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Is the “Gets or sets ..” necessary in XML documentation of properties?
I am looking for a recommendation of a best practice for XML comments in C#. When you create a property, it seems like that the expected XML documentation has the following form:
/// <summary>
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Is C# namespace should be Project-Name?
I am working with multiple websites (freelancer) and a good amount of them I write using C# MVC4.
I created a very good boilerplace project that I plan to use on every next starting mvc4 application ...
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C# dynamics and Expando object [closed]
Under which application development scenarios C# dynamics and ExpandoObject can be used or when to consider using c# dynamics and ExpandoObject
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Renaming long named method in C# [closed]
I'm working on a project where exist one method with title
string ValidateNewPasswordExpireCurrentPasswordAndCreateNewPassword(...)
I'm sure the method name must be changed. But can't found good ...
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Child to Parent linking - bad idea?
I have a situation where my parent knows about it's child (duh) but I want the child to be able to reference the parent. The reason for this is that I want the child to have the ability to designate ...
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When and why you should use void (instead of i.e. bool/int)
I occasionally run into methods where a developer chose to return something which isn't critical to the function. I mean, when looking at the code, it apparently works just as nice as a void and after ...
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Which is a better practice - helper methods as instance or static?
This question is subjective but I was just curious how most programmers approach this. The sample below is in pseudo-C# but this should apply to Java, C++, and other OOP languages as well.
Anyway, ...
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Dealing with curly brace soup
I've programmed in both C# and VB.NET for years, but primarily in VB. I'm making a career shift toward C# and, overall, I like C# better.
One issue I'm having, though, is curly brace soup. In VB, ...
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What is the best approach for inline code comments?
We are doing some refactoring to a 20 years old legacy codebase, and I'm having a discussion with my colleague about the comments format in the code (plsql, java).
There is no a default format for ...
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Exception Handling Frequency/Log Detail
I am working on a fairly complex .NET application that interacts with another application. Many single-line statements are possible culprits for throwing an Exception and there is often nothing I can ...
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How to teach Exception Handling for New Programmers?
How do you go about teaching Exception Handling to Programmers. All other things are taught easily - Data Structures, ASP.NET, WinForms, WPF, WCF - you name it, everything can be taught easily.
With ...
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Is it wise to be going back and forth between two programming languages? [closed]
I have been writing quite a lot of PHP for nearly two years. Now I am doing .NET (mainly c#) development. However, sometimes I go back and do some php.
My main question is, is it wise for me to ...
