November 2007 Entries
Automatic Properties
1 using System;
2
3 namespace ConsoleApplication1
4 {
5 class Program
6 {
7 public string Name { get; set; }
8
9 static void Main(string[] args)
10 {
11 var p = new Program();
12 p.Name = "Bart";
13 }
14 }
15 }
http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2007/03/03/c-3-0-automatic-properties-explained.aspx
Object Initializers
using System;
class Oini
{
public static void Main()
{
Customer c = new Customer();
c.Name = "Bart";
c.City = "Ghent";
c.Age = 23;
}
}
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Microsoft has streamlined your ability to launch Command Prompt sessions in Windows Vista. Besides accessing the Command Prompt through the Start Menu, the following are three other methods to launch the Command Prompt with varying permission-levels.
Shift and Right-Click
You can hold down shift and right-click and you will get the option to "Open Command Window Here." This will open a Command Prompt that is queued to your current directory.
Right-click for administrator privileges
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