DeveloperFusion offers a free .NET code converter. Simply paste your C# or VB.NET code into this web-based tool, then select your target language: C#, VB.NET, Python or Ruby. Supports syntax up to .NET 3.5. Code Converter Related posts:C# Universal Type ConverterFree Developer ToolsVisual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Released Related posts: C# Universal Type Converter Free Developer Tools Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Released
The ASP.NET Routing framework allows developers to decouple the URL of a resource from the physical file on the web server. Specifically, the developer defines routing rules , which map URL patterns to a class or ASP.NET page that generates the content. For instance, you could create a URL pattern of the form Categories/ CategoryName and map it to the ASP.NET page ShowCategoryDetails.aspx ; the ShowCategoryDetails.aspx page would display details about the category CategoryName . With such a mapping, users could view category about the Beverages category by visiting www.yoursite.com/Categories/Beverages . In short, ASP.NET Routing allows for readable, SEO-friendly URLs. ASP.NET Routing was first introduced in ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 and was enhanced further in ASP.NET 4.0. ASP.NET Routing is a key component of ASP.NET MVC , but can also be used with Web Forms. Two previous articles here on 4Guys showed how to get started using ASP.NET Routing: Using ASP.NET Routing Without ASP.NET MVC and URL Routing in ASP.NET 4.0 . This article aims to explore ASP.NET Routing in greater depth. We’ll explore how ASP.NET Routing works underneath the covers to decode a URL pattern and hand it off the the appropriate class or ASP.NET page.
Microsoft is releasing Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4.0, and Silverlight 4 at the Visual Studio Developer Conference in Las Vegas. VS 2010 and .NET 4 are available today, and Silverlight 4 will be available to download later this week. Read more at DevTopics >> Related posts:Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release CandidateMicrosoft Related posts: Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate Microsoft Unveils Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 Documentation Available for .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010
Traditionally, developers using Web controls enjoyed increased productivity but at the cost of control over the rendered markup. For instance, many ASP.NET controls automatically wrap their content in <table> for layout or styling purposes. This behavior runs counter to the web standards that have evolved over the past several years, which favor cleaner, terser HTML; sparing use of tables; and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for layout and styling. Furthermore, the <table> elements and other automatically-added content makes it harder to both style the Web controls using CSS and to work with the controls from client-side script. One of the aims of ASP.NET version 4.0 is to give Web Form developers greater control over the markup rendered by Web controls. Last week’s article, Take Control Of Web Control ClientID Values in ASP.NET 4.0 , highlighted how new properties in ASP.NET 4.0 give the developer more say over how a Web control’s ID property is translated into a client-side id attribute. In addition to these ClientID -related properties, many Web controls in ASP.NET 4.0 include properties that allow the page developer to instruct the control to not emit extraneous markup, or to use an HTML element other than <table> . This article explores a number of enhancements made to the data Web controls in ASP.NET 4.0.
Microsoft has launched a new WebsiteSpark program for independent Web developers and companies that build Web applications and Web sites for others. The program enables qualified developers to receive FREE software, support and business resources from Microsoft for three years. The purpose is to help independent Web developers expand their business and build great Web Related posts: Free Developer Tools Microsoft to Share .NET Framework Code Microsoft Unveils Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0
Partial classes and partial methods are two programming language features of .NET programming languages that make it possible for developers to extend and enhance auto-generated code. In a nutshell, partial classes allow for a single class’s members to be divided among multiple source code files. At compile-time these multiple files get combined into a single class as if the class’s members had all been specified in a single file. Partial methods are methods defined in a partial class that are (optionally) divided across two files. With partial methods one file contains the method signature – the method name, its return type, and its input parameters – while the body is (optionally) defined in a separate file. If the partial method’s body is not defined then the compiler automatically removes the partial method signature and all calls to the method at compile-time. Partial classes and partial methods are most commonly used in auto-generated code. The framework or tool that is auto-generating the code can create the auto-generated classes as partial classes. If the developer using the auto-generated code wants to extend the functionality of the class by adding new methods or properties she can do so by creating a new partial class file and putting her additions there. By having these additions in a separate file there’s no risk of the tool overwriting the developer’s changes when regenerating the code. Regardless of whether you know the ins and outs of partial classes you use them every time you create an ASP.NET web page using a code-behind class. And if you routinely use auto-generated libraries, like LINQ to SQL or Typed DataSets, then it behooves you to be familiar with both partial classes and partial methods, as they offer opportunities for safely extending the functionality of auto-generated code. Read on to learn more about how these features work and how you can put them to work
Most web developers have a particular development environment on their computer.