Tag: dotnet

All the articles with the tag "dotnet".

• obj.ToString(), nulls and ReSharper

  9 Oct, 2012

  ReSharper incorrectly marks ToString() as non-nullable, but BCL types like HtmlString can return null.

• WCF _ useless ProtocolException

  28 Sep, 2012

  WCF ProtocolException truncates the server error response; an extension method on WebException extracts the full response body.

• T4 Assembly references for Design-time templates

  27 Sep, 2012

  Common patterns for referencing assemblies in T4 design-time templates using GAC paths, absolute paths, and MSBuild variables.

• T4 Design-Time templates base class

  27 Sep, 2012

  How to create a shared custom base class for T4 design-time templates by extending TextTransformation, with a working example.

• T4 Templates and Null in Expression block

  27 Sep, 2012

  T4 templates throw ArgumentNullException on null expression blocks; fix by overriding ToStringWithCulture in the base class.

• Useful Dictionary extensions I am always using

  27 Sep, 2012

  Two reusable C# IDictionary extension methods: GetValueOrDefault and GetOrAddValue with a factory function.

• T4 Runtime Template and code-behind logic

  27 Sep, 2012

  How to add a code-behind partial class to a T4 runtime template by manually editing the csproj file, with a Visual Studio add-in.

• T4 Runtime Templates Base Class

  26 Sep, 2012

  Demonstrates extracting T4 runtime template auto-generated base class into a shared reusable C# base class for all templates.

• Developing Custom Tool (aka Single File Generators) for Visual Studio 2012

  25 Sep, 2012

  Step-by-step guide to creating and registering a COM-visible Single File Generator custom tool for Visual Studio 2012.

• [WTF] Visual Studio 2012 not supporting MSI Setup project (.vdproj)

  25 Sep, 2012

  Visual Studio 2012 dropped .vdproj MSI setup project support; workaround options include WiX and InstallShield Limited Edition.