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Technology
 Generating .Net Source Code
 The Generating .Net Source Code article demonstrates how to build a, language-independent, Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) using the types in the System.CodeDom namespace to generate source code in any, supported, .Net Framework language. The article discusses and demonstrates, with sample code, how to generate types, type members, code expressions, code statements, etc. Language-specific code providers are discussed and demonstrated and the source code output generated by the CSharp and Visual Basic code providers is shown for each of the CodeDOM generation code samples.
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 Provider Based Services
 An article that demonstrates how to implement the Provider Design Pattern in a Windows Forms system. The provider model is used to develop a line of business system in which the client application is decoupled from the business logic and data services to create a system that is inherently flexible and easy to extend. The article demonstrates how to extend the ProviderBase abstract base class to develop feature specific provider base classes and how to use the base classes in a loosely coupled satellite class library assembly. You can also download the full sample source code used in the article as a CSharp or VB Visual Studio 2005 solution.
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 Using The Recycle Bin From CSharp
 An article that demonstrates how to perform file system folder and file copy, delete and move operations from CSharp code with progress reporting and system Recycle Bin support. The article demonstrates how to use existing managed .Net Framework functionality rather than resorting directly to unmanaged Windows API calls to send deleted folders and files to the Recycle Bin. It also demonstrates how to display full progress reporting with an option to cancel when copying or moving file system folders and files. You can also download the source code used in the article which includes the CsFileSystem class which you can use, without restriction, in your own projects.
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 Sorting .Net Collections
 An article demonstrating the development of a generic comparer class and its use in a custom collection class to provide binary search and sorting capabilities. The article demonstrates a minimalist approach, without a full-blown IBindingList implementation, to developing a collection class with advanced searching and sorting capabilities. The collection class can be used from code and can also be used, by application developers, to data bind to user interface components and/or controls with full support for sorting a business object on any of its properties. You can also download the source code used in the article which includes the fully functional IdentityComparer and IdentityCollection classes.
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 DataSource and BindingList
 An article demonstrating techniques for providing data from a middle tier business or server component to which user interface components and controls can data bind. The article demonstrates the development of a DataSource class that supplies a BindingList derived list of the Windows Services installed on the machine. Application developers can use the DataSource class and the BindingList derived class at design time to bind the Windows Service data to a user interface component and/or control. You can also download the source code used in the article which includes the fully functional ServiceDataSource and ServiceBindingList classes.
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 Configuration Section Handlers
 An article examining .Net Framework configuration section handlers. The article discusses the use of configuration section handler classes and demonstrates how to declare your own configuration sections and handler classes. The main configuration section handler classes that ship with the .Net Framework and the development of custom configuration section handler classes are discussed. Both the declarative and programmatic model of custom configuration section handler class development are demonstrated in detail with full source code listings.
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 Windows Forms Threading
 An article explaining various techniques for developing multithreaded .Net Framework Windows Forms applications. The article demonstrates the use of the Thread, ThreadPool and BackgroundWorker classes and shows how to make user interface control updates in a thread-safe manner. Asynchronous methods, the IAsyncResult Design Pattern and the Event Based Asynchronous Design Pattern are discussed and demonstrated. You can also download the source code used in the article which includes the AsyncComponent class, a component base class with built in support for asynchronous methods.
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 User Application Settings
 An article explaining the concept of user application settings for .Net Framework Windows Forms applications. The article demonstrates how to create application settings and how to create your own custom settings provider. You can also download the source code for a fully functional application settings provider that supports the encryption of user application settings.
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 Protected Configuration
 An article looking at the technology used in the .Net Framework to protect sensitive configuration file settings data. The article discusses the provider model design pattern in general and protected configuration providers and their use in detail.
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Tutorials
 Configuration Protector Tutorial
 A step-by-step guide to using Configuration Protector to encrypt and decrypt configuration section data, create an RSA key container and create and save custom attributes for a named RSA protected configuration provider instance.
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 Unit Tester Tutorial
 This tutorial provides a step by step guide to using the Blayd Software Unit Tester component. We describe how to use the testing framework to create, manage and run your unit tests and how to analyse the test results to pinpoint problems in the component being tested.
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 Collection Generator Tutorial
 This tutorial provides a step by step guide through the process of generating the source code for a type-safe collection class using the Blayd Software Collection Generator component.
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