Tim Hoolihan

public class SampleClass { public int X { get; set; } public override bool Equals(object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; if (obj.GetType() != typeof(SampleClass)) return false; var s = obj as SampleClass; return this.X == s.X; } } Tests: [TestMethod()] public void EqualsTest() { var sc = new SampleClass { X = [...]

If you use subversion or git, bouncing over to source control is something you have to do a lot from Visual Studio. Here’s how to make it easier. In Visual Studio, go to Tools -> External Tools and setup Explorer if you use TortoiseSVN, or GitBash if you use that.

I’ve been working with StructureMap lately, and struggled when I need to pass this in. The following code is an example of resolving that issue… namespace StateMachine { public class StateRegistry : StructureMap.Configuration.DSL.Registry { public StateRegistry () { For<IState>.Use<StateA>.Named(“FirstState”); For<IState>.Use<StateB>.Named(“SecondState”); } } public interface IStateMachine { void ChangeState(IState state); } public interface IState { void [...]

I did not realize that functions can fill in for predicates directly without lambda notation. To illustrate, consider the following: void Main() { var words = new List<string>() { “therapists”, “s words”, “slang”, “mustache”, “sean connery” }; var s_words = words.Where(w => w.StartsWith(“s” ,StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)); foreach(var word in s_words) { Console.WriteLine(word); } } It works, but [...]

I’ve been working with MSpec lately. It’s a BDD framework for .Net. Here’s a hello world type example that uses Trace Writing to show a little bit about what it does. using System; using Machine.Specifications; using System.Diagnostics; namespace UnitedIndustrial.DataImportConcerns { [Subject("Sample")] public class SampleConcerns { static string _myString; Establish _context = () => { _myString [...]

I was helping someone on StackOverFlow.com and ran into an interesting issue. The post is here. I explained the issue in my response, but I’ll try to sum up. Newer collection types implement IEnumerable(Of T) as opposed to the original IEnumerable interface. For example, System.Generic.List(Of T) implements IEnumerable(Of T), so the following is valid without [...]

When implementing a new SilverLight custom control, it was blocking menu popups (html / javascript) on the page. I set the z-index of the div and object tags that contained SilverLight to no avail. After a lot of googling, I found the following solution. Set the Windowless property to true. In the case of manually [...]

The .Net GAC (Global Assembly Cache). It’s where all shared .Net components can live. However, if you have to step through the code of one of these assemblies things can get exciting… Let’s say that I have a Business Object dll named business.dll and I have it in my GAC. And a project in which [...]

1. Set a break point in a unit test 2. Open NUnit 3. In Visual Studio, go the tools Menu and choose Attach to Process (or Ctrl-Alt-P) 4. Choose nunit out of the list 5. Run tests. Make sure you run the test where your breakpoint is if you don’t run all tests.

// lib.cs: using System; namespace Library {   public class TestLib {     public static void speak(){        Console.WriteLine(“Hello From CSharp Dll”);     }   } } // hello.js import System; import Library; var a = {name:’JScript Object in Exe’}; a.foo = function (){   Console.WriteLine(‘Hello From ‘ + this.name); }; a.foo(); TestLib.speak(); Compiling: 1. [...]