February 2008 - Keith Rull

How To: Build a better ASP.NET AJAX UpdateProgress notification

I've been working on ASP.NET AJAX eversince it's beta days and the UpdateProgress and UpdatePanel has been my bestfriend since day one. I've learned a few tricks while using ASP.NET and today I'd like to share with you several ways to...

Published 02-25-2008 4:35 PM by keithrull

Filed under: ASP.NET, ASP.NET Sample Application, ASP.NET AJAX, Ajax UI, AjaxToolKit, Ajaxify, ASP.NET AJAX Toolkit, UpdateProgress, UpdatePanel, Pretty UI, Notifications

How To: Get the DISTINCT rows in a DataTable or DataView

Here's a small trick i use alot. Question : What's the easiest way to get the distict rows of data in a DataTable and DataView in .NET 2.0? Answer : The easiest way to get distinct DataRows in a DataTable or DataView is by using the DataView.ToTable...

Published 02-07-2008 1:42 PM by keithrull

Filed under: DataTable, DataView.ToTable, DataRowView, DataRow, DataView

How To: What Does Extension Methods Mean In C#

I wrote an article about this topic a few months ago but I wanted to explain it a little further in this article by showing real-world scenarios on when and how to use this feature. So what does Extension Method mean? According to MSDN : "Extension...

Published 02-01-2008 3:26 PM by keithrull

Filed under: Extension Methods, new feature, Zip, SharpZipLib, #ZipLib, ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, C# 3.x

How To: Search a directory for files using multiple search patterns

I was browsing at DevPinoy.org today when I saw this interesting post by n@rds about searching for files in a directory using multiple search patterns and it made me realize that there are alot of ways you can accomplish this task. Here are some examples...

Published 02-01-2008 5:00 PM by keithrull

Filed under: C#, List<T>, var, LINQ, C# 3.x, Directory, GetFiles(), List.ForEach, Search

Another Real-World Example On When To Use Extension Methods

It's funny, just after posting this post in response to an article that N@rds posted that I realized that I have been preaching about extension methods and his problem was a great example on when to make use of this excellent feature. Let's start...

Published 02-04-2008 10:32 AM by keithrull

Filed under: DirectoryInfo, Extension Methods, Directory, FileInfo, C# feature, File Manipulation

What's keeping Keith busy?

I know. I know. I know. I wasn't able to post anything this past few weeks. It's been really busy and the amount of task that i would be dealing in the next few days is going to get crazier because of my current project. I'm currently working...

Published 02-22-2008 10:04 AM by keithrull

Filed under: Life, Work, Being Busy

How To: Reading the Assembly Information In .NET

I've gotten this question 3 times in different flavors since last week and I've decided that it's time to post the solution in my blog. I've added comments on the code to explain what every line is doing. The code below will demonstrate...

Published 02-26-2008 9:40 AM by keithrull

Filed under: Tutorial, Tips, AssemblyName, Dictionary, Assembly Information, Assembly

We are going to Heroes Happen Here Los Angeles

Yup! Me and my wife are coming to the VS 2008 Kickoff event in Los Angeles today. Wohoo! This is the first time we'll see Bill Gates live in person and we are excited about it. Wohoo! I'll post some pictures here tommorow to show you guys what...

Published 02-27-2008 6:36 AM by keithrull

Filed under: Conferences, Launch Event, Heroes Happen Here

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