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.NET Serialization: Binary, SOAP, and XML (VB)
In .NET when you need to shrink an object into a more portable format you have 3 choices. Binary, SOAP, or XML. The process of shrinking and expanding the object is called serialization and deserialization. Each option has it’s own advantages which I will explain. Binary You can serialize an object into binary format quite [...]
Cross-thread operation not valid: .NET Cross Threading To Update Form Control
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, .NET 3.5, Code Snippets on September 3, 2009
So you get the “Cross-thread operation not valid” error because you are trying to update an object on your form from a thread. I am not going to try to “glamor” you (True Blood reference) with fundamentals of delegates, threading, etc. If that is what you are looking for, search Google and you will find [...]
A .NET Bit.ly API Helper Class (Visual Basic.NET)
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, Code Snippets, Web Services on August 24, 2009
I decided to write a helper class for using the Bit.ly API for creating short urls. You know, those tiny links that you see all over Facebook, Twitter, etc. The snippet below shows how you would use the helper class. Not only can you shorten an url, you can shorted multiple urls in a single [...]
Custom Replace with Regular Expressions in .NET
Posted by Eric in .NET 2.0, Code Snippets, Regular Expressions on August 20, 2009
This is the second time I have had to do something like this. So this time I am posting it for my reference. Regular expressions are amazing and amazingly difficult to understand sometimes, but they come in very handy. I was in a situation where I was going to need to feed in a custom [...]
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