c#-2.0

How to create a bit-flag combination from an array of enum values in the simplest most optimal way in C# 2.0. I have actually figured out a solution but I am just not satisfied with the complexity here. enum MyEnum { Apple = 0, Apricot = 1, Breadfruit = 2, Banana = 4 } private int ConvertToBitFlags(MyEnum[] flags) { string strFlags = string.Empty; foreach (MyEnum f in flags) { strFlags += strFlags == string.Empty ? Enum.GetName(typeof(MyEnum), f) : "," + Enum.GetName(typeof(MyEnum), f); } return (int)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum), strFlags); } int result = 0; foreach (MyEnum f in flags) { result |

This one has confused me a little... Attempting to dispose of an XmlReader XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(filePath); reader.Dispose(); Provides the following error: 'System.Xml.XmlReader.Dispose(bool)' is inaccessible due to its protection level however the following is fine: using(XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(filePath)) { } When I look at the definition in Reflector I can't understand why I can't call Dispose Implementation of Dispose: Can anyone point out what I'm missing? The problem is that XmlReader uses explicit interface implementation to implement IDisposable . So you can

I need to get the icon of a file type doc or txt It's size should be 128*128 and be saved as an png or ico file in good quality. I used Icon ico = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"d:\\1.txt"); pictureBox1.Image = ico.ToBitmap(); and save the image from the pictureBox1, but that size is 32*32. I really want a size 128*128. How can I do that? rene There is no icon-size 128x128 available from the Shell API SHGetImageList . The sizes range from the Win95 era of 16x16 and 32x32 via XP's 48x48 and finally Vista that added the 256x256 size. To get a png file from any of the available icon sizes I

When trying to invoke a method on an external webservice (over the Internet) it throws me "The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required." To solve this, I used the following code to set the proxy we use in the office: //Set the system proxy with valid server address or IP and port. System.Net.WebProxy pry = new System.Net.WebProxy("MyHost", 8080); //The DefaultCredentials automically get username and password. pry.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials; System.Net.WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = pry; That works fine, but now... I need to do that

How can I give a Vista or Mac OS X style glass effects on windows forms applications in .net 2.0? This is done using interop with the Vista DWM (Desktop Window Manager) API. For example, import these functions: [DllImport("dwmapi.dll")] static extern void DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(IntPtr hWnd, ref Margins pMargins); [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct Margins { public int cxLeftWidth; public int cxRightWidth; public int cyTopHeight; public int cyBottomHeight; } Then you can use this to "pull down" glass from the top of the window down into the client area: GlassMargins.Top = 40;