(Nikhil Kothari) This is a quick blog post announcing the availability of Silverlight.FX version 3.1 which is sync’d up to Silverlight 3. For those, who haven’t checked it out before – the one-liner description of Silverlight.FX – “a lightweight framework for building well structured RIAs”. A more d
Tag: Development
Edit ListView SubItems
(Taggic) This example explains an easy way to edit ListView subitems. A double click on the ListView.SubItem will visualize a TextBox overlaying the SubItem with same size. The entered signs will be written to the SubItem after TextBox_LostFocus event was raised (by clicking on the ListView control
Business Apps Example for Silverlight 3 RTM and .NET RIA Services July Update: Part 6: Data Transfer Objects (DTOs)
(Brad Abrams) I have gotten some great questions on my series so far… A couple of readers noted that it was not always a good idea to return DAL types back to the client. For example, in Part 2, I returned the SuperEmployee type defined by Entity Framework.
Consume an ASP.NET WebService returning List<> with Dates using jQuery
(Suprotim Agarwal) In this article, we will see how to consume an ASP.NET WebService using jQuery. I will be demonstrating how to consume a .NET List returning Date fields via a .NET webservice, using jQuery. We will be using both the jQuery.ajax ($.ajax) and the jMSAjax plug-in to retrieve data f
An Overview of Partial Classes and Partial Methods
(Scott Mitchell) 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 sour
6 BI Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
(Robert Kearse) In today’s organizations, one of upper management’s main goals is to maintain a steady process that provides decision-makers with access to critical business information aligned with corporate objectives. Success in any organization hinges on proper access to this information – not a
LINQ to SQL and Transactions
(Rick Strahl) LINQ to SQL handles a lot of functionality out of the box for you, including the ability to perform updates under transaction contexts for you transparently. If you modify, add or delete instances of entities the changes are updated in the context of a transaction when SubmitChanges()
MVC Declarative Binding
(Matthew Cochran) One of the things that makes the bar to implement any “MVC-ish” pattern high is the tremendous amount of plumbing required just to get started in order for the different entities to communicate state changes. This article introduces a utility library that can be used to declarativ
Custom ActionFilter in ASP.NET MVC with EntLib Logging Application Block
(David Hayden) A few days ago I posted an example of a Custom ASP.NET MVC ActionFilter using AutoMapper and thought I would mention another one I created for a presentation awhile back that uses the Enterprise Library Logging Application Block.
Creating a Tabbed Wizard Interface in ASP.NET using jQuery Tabs
(Suprotim Agarwal) A tabbed interface saves UI space, by holding different categories of information in one window. Tabs also simplify navigation between different documents. jQuery has a very cool Tab Plugin. In this article, I will demonstrate how to integrate the Tab Plugin with ASP.NET Panels to
