C# - File Manipulation

Read Binary Using BinaryFormatter Class
Date : 14 Mar 2009
Views : 1127

This snippet opens a binary file for reading. It deserializes the object array stored in the binary file using the BinaryFormatter Class and displays the data to the console.

Write Binary Using BinaryFormatter Class
Date : 14 Mar 2009
Views : 1522

This snippet shows how to serialize an object using the BinaryFormatter Class and save the data to a file.

Retrieve The Path of a File Using OpenFileDialog
Date : 05 Mar 2009
Views : 708

This snippet uses the openfiledialog class to get a files path. Useful for opening files from a location on the harddrive.

Write Byte To File
Date : 04 Mar 2009
Views : 488

This snippet shows how to write bytes to a file.

Write To File With StreamWriter
Date : 04 Mar 2009
Views : 352

This snippet shows how to write to a file using the StreamWriter Class

Read A File With StreamReader
Date : 04 Mar 2009
Views : 326

Snippet shows how to read a file using the StreamReader Class

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Update Content Label Text From Master Page ASP.Net - C# Miscellaneous

The following code snippet demonstrates how to update the Text property of a Label control located in a page which uses a master page from within the master page code behind file.

HTML Table Paging Javascript Navigation

The following code snippet demonstrates how to apply paging to a HTML table element.

Get Textarea Data Length Javascript Miscellaneous

The following code snippet demonstrates how to display the data length of a textarea element as the user types in data.

Custom TextBox Control With BackColor Hover C# Controls

The following code snippet demonstrates how to create a custom TextBox control, which can change its background color when a user hovers over the TextBox control.

TextBox Validating Event C# Controls

The following code snippet demonstrates how to validate TextBox controls using the Validating event.

Bing Map Control C# - Windows Mobile Controls

This simple code snippet demonstrates how to set the latitude and longitude for the Bing Map control.

Count Down Timer C# - Windows Mobile Miscellaneous

This code snippet demonstrates how to use the DispatcherTimer class to create a count down timer.

Edit And Update A listView Control ASP.Net - C# Controls

The following code snippet demonstrates how to bind a ListView control to a DataTable object and allow the user to edit rows using the ItemEditing and ItemUpdating events of the listView control. This example uses a Microsoft SQL Server and connects to the sample AdventureWorks database.

Remove All Options From Select Javascript Miscellaneous

The following code snippet demonstrates how to clear a select element and remove all options from it.

ListView With DataPager ASP.Net - C# Controls

The following code snippet demonstrates how to page through a ListView control using the DataPager control.

Bind ListView To DataTable ASP.Net - C# Controls

The following code snippet demonstrates how to bind a ListView control to a DataTable object. It also shows how to use the ItemTemplate to display the data.

XmlWriterSettings Example ASP.Net - C# XML

The following code snippet shows how to indent Xml data when using the XmlWriter class.

Deserialize Object From Xml File ASP.Net - VB XML

The following code snippet demonstrates how to deserialize an object from an Xml file and cast the object back into its original type.

Serialize Object To Xml ASP.Net - VB XML

The following code snippet demonstrates how to serialize an object and save it to an Xml file using the XmlSerializer class.

Save And Load Images Drawn On Canvas C# - Windows Mobile Graphics

The following code snippet demonstrates how to draw on a canvas. The canvas image can then be saved and loaded. Images are saved to isolated storage.

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