C# Class Indexors

Pretty cool feature of C#, for a newbie this is awesome unlike PHP. Say you have 4 class properties

class blah
{
string freddy;
string dafney;
string cave;
string flintstones;
}

And you declared it like:

blah mycartoon;
mycartoon = new blah();

If I wanted to access my classes I wouldn't use a period then the property like:

mycartoon.flintstones;

I can do:

mycartoon[3];

Pretty cool right?

Have fun learning C#

C# Changing Types the correct way

C# is simple, but changing variable types might get people confused. Heres the illegal way to change variable types:

Incorrect Way

int x;
long value = 10;
x = value;

Correct Way

int x;
long value = 10;
x = (int) value;

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C# Testing Applications without publishing

Alright, it took me a while but I finally figured out how to do this.

1. Visual C# 08 go to Build => Build Solution

This is called Build -> Build "Project Name" in 2005

Or you can press F6 in VC# 2008 Express Edition

C# Enabling Auto Completion Property Drop Down

Here is what you do when the auto complete drop down doesn't show.

1. Hold CTRL + Space

And it should popup. It's that simple.

C# Refactor Menu Tip

Always use the refactor menu tip when renaming event classes to help debugging in the future.

Steps:

1. Go to Menu
2. Select Refactor
3. Select Rename
4. Enter method name
5. Press Enter Twice

Or

1. Press F2

Reasons Why you should use refactor menu to rename functions:

1. Safest way to make changes to code
2. Could cause reference debug errors when something elsewhere is trying to reference that function