Creating a Color Picker with an Owner Draw ComboBox
It's easy to create a color-picker control using an owner-draw combo box.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Friday, February 11, 2011
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Encrypting Query Arguments
Query arguments are an easy way to pass data between ASP.NET pages. However, they may present a security risk because the user can view and edit those arguments. This articles shows how you can make them more secure.
By Jonathan Wood •
Updated on Sunday, December 12, 2010
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A sscanf() Replacement for .NET
C and C++ developers have used the sscanf() function for many years as a quick and easy way to parse well-structured input. Here's a class that brings the same functionality to .NET.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Friday, February 25, 2011
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An FtpClient Class and WinForm Control
The .NET Frameworks provide a rich assortment of classes for dealing with the Internet. However, piecing together working FTP code can be time-consuming. Here's a ready-made FTP client class, along with an FTP-client user control that you can drop onto your Windows forms.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Thursday, March 10, 2011
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C# Payment Calculator
Here's a simple C# class that will calculate your monthly payment for a given loan.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Sunday, June 29, 2014
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Fast Text Search with Boyer-Moore
This article describes the Boyer-Moore exact pattern matching algorithm, presents C# code that implements the algorithm, and then tells you why you probably should not use the code.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Sunday, February 6, 2011
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Converting Numbers to Words
This article presents some code that converts a number into words. For example, it converts 12345 to "Twelve thousand, three hundred forty-five and 00/100." This code is ideal for a check-writing program but easily could be adapted to other uses.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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A Text Parsing Helper Class
If you need to write code that parses text, this helper class can make things easier for you.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Quick-and-Dirty, Buy-Now Buttons in ASP.NET Webforms
There are some gotchas when adding a PayPal buy-now button to an ASP.NET page. This article describes the problems, offers several solutions with problems of their own, and finally offers a super-simple approach that might be the right one for you.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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Phonetic String Comparison with Soundex
This article describes the Soundex and Metaphone algorithms, which can be used to perform phonetic (sound-alike) comparisons of strings.
By Jonathan Wood •
Created on Friday, January 14, 2011
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