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If my interface must return Task what is the best way to have a no-operation implementation?

In the code below, due to the interface, the class LazyBar must return a task from its method (and for argument’s sake can’t ...

May 2, 2022
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Best way to reverse a string

I’ve just had to write a string reverse function in C# 2.0 (i.e. LINQ not available) and came up with this: public string ...

May 2, 2022
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How do I specify the exit code of a console application in .NET?

I have a trivial console application in .NET. It’s just a test part of a larger application. I’d like to specify the “exit ...

May 2, 2022
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Associating enums with strings in C#

I know the following is not possible because the Enumeration’s type has to be an int enum GroupTypes { TheGroup = "OEM", TheOtherGroup ...

May 2, 2022
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Algorithm to detect overlapping periods [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Determine Whether Two Date Ranges Overlap (36 answers) Closed 3 years ago. I’ve to detect if two ...

May 2, 2022
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How do I run Visual Studio as an administrator by default?

I recently discovered that even while logged into my personal laptop as an administrator, Visual Studio does not run in administrator mode and ...

May 2, 2022
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How to use LINQ to select object with minimum or maximum property value

I have a Person object with a Nullable DateOfBirth property. Is there a way to use LINQ to query a list of Person ...

May 2, 2022
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Can’t specify the ‘async’ modifier on the ‘Main’ method of a console app

I am new to asynchronous programming with the async modifier. I am trying to figure out how to make sure that my Main ...

May 2, 2022
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‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0’ provider is not registered on the local machine

I’m trying to get data from an Excel file on a button click event. My connection string is: string connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\\source\\SiteCore65\\Individual-Data.xls;Extended ...

May 2, 2022
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How do I exit a WPF application programmatically?

How is one supposed to exit an application such as when the user clicks on the Exit menu item from the File menu? ...

May 2, 2022
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