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  • XNA 4.0 SpriteBatch.Draw Out Of Memory Exception Thrown

    - by RustyGearGames
    Well, first of all, my guess is that I'm calling the spritebatch.draw() method to many times, but I need to (Or, it's the only way I can figure out how to) Draw my in-game windows. I'll just go ahead and dump my code; using System; using System.Text; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GamerServices; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media; namespace System.Window { class Window { #region Variables public Texture2D importedTexture; public Texture2D WindowSkin; public RenderTarget2D currentWindow; public RenderTarget2D windowTexture; public Vector2 pos; public int prevWindowWidth; public int prevWindowHeight; public int windowWidth; public int windowHeight; public bool visible; public bool active; public bool drawNew; #region Rectangles public Rectangle clickRect; public Rectangle topLeftRect; public Rectangle topRightRect; public Rectangle buttonRect; public Rectangle botLeftRect; public Rectangle botRightRect; #endregion #endregion public Window() { } public void Initialize(GraphicsDevice g, Texture2D ws, Texture2D it, int w, int h, bool v, bool a) { WindowSkin = ws; importedTexture = it; windowWidth = w; prevWindowWidth = w; windowHeight = h; prevWindowHeight = h; windowTexture = new RenderTarget2D(g, windowWidth, windowHeight); currentWindow = windowTexture; visible = v; active = a; drawNew = true; topLeftRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 32, 32); topRightRect = new Rectangle(32, 0, 32, 32); buttonRect = new Rectangle(64, 0, 32, 32); botLeftRect = new Rectangle(0, 64, 32, 32); botRightRect = new Rectangle(64, 64, 32, 32); } public void Update(GraphicsDevice g, Vector2 p, int width, int height) { prevWindowWidth = windowWidth; prevWindowHeight = windowHeight; pos = p; windowWidth = width; windowHeight = height; windowTexture = new RenderTarget2D(g, windowWidth+2, windowHeight+2); } public void Draw(SpriteBatch s, GraphicsDevice g) { s.Draw(currentWindow, pos, new Rectangle(0, 0, windowWidth, windowHeight), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } public void DrawNewWindow(SpriteBatch s, GraphicsDevice g) { g.SetRenderTarget(windowTexture); g.Clear(Color.Transparent); s.Begin(); #region Draw Background for (int w = 3; w < (windowWidth); w += 32) { for (int h = 32; h < (windowHeight); h += 32) { s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(w, h), new Rectangle(32, 32, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } } #endregion s.Draw(importedTexture, new Vector2(3, 32), new Rectangle(0, 0, importedTexture.Width, importedTexture.Height), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); #region Draw resizables for (int i = 32; i < (windowWidth - 64); i += 32) { s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(i, 0), new Rectangle(16, 0, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } for (int i = 32; i < (windowWidth - 32); i += 32) { s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(i, windowHeight - 32), new Rectangle(32, 64, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } for (int i = 64; i < (windowHeight - 32); i += 32) { s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(0, i), new Rectangle(0, 48, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } for (int i = 64; i < (windowHeight - 32); i += 32) { s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(windowWidth - 32, i), new Rectangle(64, 48, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); } #endregion #region Draw Corners s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(0, 0), topLeftRect, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(0, 32), new Rectangle(0, 32, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(windowWidth - 64, 0), topRightRect, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(windowWidth - 32, 32), new Rectangle(64, 32, 32, 32), Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(windowWidth - 32, 0), buttonRect, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(0, windowHeight - 32), botLeftRect, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); s.Draw(WindowSkin, new Vector2(windowWidth - 32, windowHeight - 32), botRightRect, Color.White, 0, Vector2.Zero, 1.0f, SpriteEffects.None, 0); #endregion s.End(); currentWindow = windowTexture; } } } It's all nice and configured for my little windowskin texture, and such. the only problem is that it will get a little laggy, and then completely crash on me about a minute into running it. It throws an Out Of Memory Exception, but I don't know and can't find any other topic or post on this relating to spritebatch. Does anybody have any suggestions on how I can get this working and not take up much memory? I would think this as an easy, cost effective way of drawing a window. I'm just not sure how cut down on my draw calls, or get any of that memory back.

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  • WatiN screenshot saver

    - by Brian Schroer
    In addition to my automated unit, system and integration tests for ASP.NET projects, I like to give my customers something pretty that they can look at and visually see that the web site is behaving properly. I use the Gallio test runner to produce a pretty HTML report, and WatiN (Web Application Testing In .NET) to test the UI and create screenshots. I have a couple of issues with WatiN’s “CaptureWebPageToFile” method, though: It blew up the first (and only) time I tried it, possibly because… It scrolls down to capture the entire web page (I tried it on a very long page), and I usually don’t need that Also, sometimes I don’t need a picture of the whole browser window - I just want a picture of the element that I'm testing (for example, proving that a button has the correct caption). I wrote a WatiN screenshot saver helper class with these methods: SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(Watin.Core.IE ie)  / SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(Watin.Core.Element element) saves a screenshot of the browser window SaveBrowserWindowScreenshotWithHighlight(Watin.Core.Element element) saves a screenshot of the browser window, with the specified element scrolled into view and highlighted SaveElementScreenshot(Watin.Core.Element element) saves a picture of only the specified element The element highlighting improves on the built-in WatiN method (which just gives the element a yellow background, and makes the element pretty much unreadable when you have a light foreground color) by adding the ability to specify a HighlightCssClassName that points to a style in your site’s stylesheet. This code is specifically for testing with Internet Explorer (‘cause that’s what I have to test with at work), but you’re welcome to take it and do with it what you want… using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Drawing.Imaging; using System.IO; using System.Reflection; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Text; using System.Threading; using SHDocVw; using WatiN.Core; using mshtml; namespace BrianSchroer.TestHelpers { public static class WatinScreenshotSaver { public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshotWithHighlight (Element element, string screenshotName) { HighlightElement(element, true); SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(element, screenshotName); HighlightElement(element, false); } public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshotWithHighlight(Element element) { HighlightElement(element, true); SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(element); HighlightElement(element, false); } public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(Element element, string screenshotName) { SaveScreenshot(GetIe(element), screenshotName, SaveBitmapForCallbackArgs); } public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(Element element) { SaveScreenshot(GetIe(element), null, SaveBitmapForCallbackArgs); } public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(IE ie, string screenshotName) { SaveScreenshot(ie, screenshotName, SaveBitmapForCallbackArgs); } public static void SaveBrowserWindowScreenshot(IE ie) { SaveScreenshot(ie, null, SaveBitmapForCallbackArgs); } public static void SaveElementScreenshot(Element element, string screenshotName) { // TODO: Figure out how to get browser window "chrome" size and not have to go to full screen: var iex = (InternetExplorerClass) GetIe(element).InternetExplorer; bool fullScreen = iex.FullScreen; if (!fullScreen) iex.FullScreen = true; ScrollIntoView(element); SaveScreenshot(GetIe(element), screenshotName, args => SaveElementBitmapForCallbackArgs(element, args)); iex.FullScreen = fullScreen; } public static void SaveElementScreenshot(Element element) { SaveElementScreenshot(element, null); } private static void SaveScreenshot(IE browser, string screenshotName, Action<ScreenshotCallbackArgs> screenshotCallback) { string fileName = string.Format("{0:000}{1}{2}.jpg", ++_screenshotCount, (string.IsNullOrEmpty(screenshotName)) ? "" : " ", screenshotName); string path = Path.Combine(ScreenshotDirectoryName, fileName); Console.WriteLine(); // Gallio HTML-encodes the following display, but I have a utility program to // remove the "HTML===" and "===HTML" and un-encode the rest to show images in the Gallio report: Console.WriteLine("HTML===<div><b>{0}:</br></b><img src=\"{1}\" /></div>===HTML", screenshotName, new Uri(path).AbsoluteUri); MakeBrowserWindowTopmost(browser); try { var args = new ScreenshotCallbackArgs { InternetExplorerClass = (InternetExplorerClass)browser.InternetExplorer, ScreenshotPath = path }; Thread.Sleep(100); screenshotCallback(args); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.Message); } } public static void HighlightElement(Element element, bool doHighlight) { if (!element.Exists) return; if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(HighlightCssClassName)) { element.Highlight(doHighlight); return; } string jsRef = element.GetJavascriptElementReference(); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsRef)) return; var sb = new StringBuilder("try { "); sb.AppendFormat(" {0}.scrollIntoView(false);", jsRef); string format = (doHighlight) ? "{0}.className += ' {1}'" : "{0}.className = {0}.className.replace(' {1}', '')"; sb.AppendFormat(" " + format + ";", jsRef, HighlightCssClassName); sb.Append("} catch(e) {}"); string script = sb.ToString(); GetIe(element).RunScript(script); } public static void ScrollIntoView(Element element) { string jsRef = element.GetJavascriptElementReference(); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsRef)) return; var sb = new StringBuilder("try { "); sb.AppendFormat(" {0}.scrollIntoView(false);", jsRef); sb.Append("} catch(e) {}"); string script = sb.ToString(); GetIe(element).RunScript(script); } public static void MakeBrowserWindowTopmost(IE ie) { ie.BringToFront(); SetWindowPos(ie.hWnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, TOPMOST_FLAGS); } public static string HighlightCssClassName { get; set; } private static int _screenshotCount; private static string _screenshotDirectoryName; public static string ScreenshotDirectoryName { get { if (_screenshotDirectoryName == null) { var asm = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(WatinScreenshotSaver)); var uri = new Uri(asm.CodeBase); var fileInfo = new FileInfo(uri.LocalPath); string directoryName = fileInfo.DirectoryName; _screenshotDirectoryName = Path.Combine( directoryName, string.Format("Screenshots_{0:yyyyMMddHHmm}", DateTime.Now)); Console.WriteLine("Screenshot folder: {0}", _screenshotDirectoryName); Directory.CreateDirectory(_screenshotDirectoryName); } return _screenshotDirectoryName; } set { _screenshotDirectoryName = value; _screenshotCount = 0; } } [DllImport("user32.dll")] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags); private static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOPMOST = new IntPtr(-1); private const UInt32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x0001; private const UInt32 SWP_NOMOVE = 0x0002; private const UInt32 TOPMOST_FLAGS = SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE; private static IE GetIe(Element element) { if (element == null) return null; var container = element.DomContainer; while (container as IE == null) container = container.DomContainer; return (IE)container; } private static void SaveBitmapForCallbackArgs(ScreenshotCallbackArgs args) { InternetExplorerClass iex = args.InternetExplorerClass; SaveBitmap(args.ScreenshotPath, iex.Left, iex.Top, iex.Width, iex.Height); } private static void SaveElementBitmapForCallbackArgs(Element element, ScreenshotCallbackArgs args) { InternetExplorerClass iex = args.InternetExplorerClass; Rectangle bounds = GetElementBounds(element); SaveBitmap(args.ScreenshotPath, iex.Left + bounds.Left, iex.Top + bounds.Top, bounds.Width, bounds.Height); } /// <summary> /// This method is used instead of element.NativeElement.GetElementBounds because that /// method has a bug (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2994660&group_id=167632&atid=843727). /// </summary> private static Rectangle GetElementBounds(Element element) { var ieElem = element.NativeElement as WatiN.Core.Native.InternetExplorer.IEElement; IHTMLElement elem = ieElem.AsHtmlElement; int left = elem.offsetLeft; int top = elem.offsetTop; for (IHTMLElement parent = elem.offsetParent; parent != null; parent = parent.offsetParent) { left += parent.offsetLeft; top += parent.offsetTop; } return new Rectangle(left, top, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight); } private static void SaveBitmap(string path, int left, int top, int width, int height) { using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(width, height)) { using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap)) { g.CopyFromScreen( new Point(left, top), Point.Empty, new Size(width, height) ); } bitmap.Save(path, ImageFormat.Jpeg); } } private class ScreenshotCallbackArgs { public InternetExplorerClass InternetExplorerClass { get; set; } public string ScreenshotPath { get; set; } } } }

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  • C#: Optional Parameters - Pros and Pitfalls

    - by James Michael Hare
    When Microsoft rolled out Visual Studio 2010 with C# 4, I was very excited to learn how I could apply all the new features and enhancements to help make me and my team more productive developers. Default parameters have been around forever in C++, and were intentionally omitted in Java in favor of using overloading to satisfy that need as it was though that having too many default parameters could introduce code safety issues.  To some extent I can understand that move, as I’ve been bitten by default parameter pitfalls before, but at the same time I feel like Java threw out the baby with the bathwater in that move and I’m glad to see C# now has them. This post briefly discusses the pros and pitfalls of using default parameters.  I’m avoiding saying cons, because I really don’t believe using default parameters is a negative thing, I just think there are things you must watch for and guard against to avoid abuses that can cause code safety issues. Pro: Default Parameters Can Simplify Code Let’s start out with positives.  Consider how much cleaner it is to reduce all the overloads in methods or constructors that simply exist to give the semblance of optional parameters.  For example, we could have a Message class defined which allows for all possible initializations of a Message: 1: public class Message 2: { 3: // can either cascade these like this or duplicate the defaults (which can introduce risk) 4: public Message() 5: : this(string.Empty) 6: { 7: } 8:  9: public Message(string text) 10: : this(text, null) 11: { 12: } 13:  14: public Message(string text, IDictionary<string, string> properties) 15: : this(text, properties, -1) 16: { 17: } 18:  19: public Message(string text, IDictionary<string, string> properties, long timeToLive) 20: { 21: // ... 22: } 23: }   Now consider the same code with default parameters: 1: public class Message 2: { 3: // can either cascade these like this or duplicate the defaults (which can introduce risk) 4: public Message(string text = "", IDictionary<string, string> properties = null, long timeToLive = -1) 5: { 6: // ... 7: } 8: }   Much more clean and concise and no repetitive coding!  In addition, in the past if you wanted to be able to cleanly supply timeToLive and accept the default on text and properties above, you would need to either create another overload, or pass in the defaults explicitly.  With named parameters, though, we can do this easily: 1: var msg = new Message(timeToLive: 100);   Pro: Named Parameters can Improve Readability I must say one of my favorite things with the default parameters addition in C# is the named parameters.  It lets code be a lot easier to understand visually with no comments.  Think how many times you’ve run across a TimeSpan declaration with 4 arguments and wondered if they were passing in days/hours/minutes/seconds or hours/minutes/seconds/milliseconds.  A novice running through your code may wonder what it is.  Named arguments can help resolve the visual ambiguity: 1: // is this days/hours/minutes/seconds (no) or hours/minutes/seconds/milliseconds (yes) 2: var ts = new TimeSpan(1, 2, 3, 4); 3:  4: // this however is visually very explicit 5: var ts = new TimeSpan(days: 1, hours: 2, minutes: 3, seconds: 4);   Or think of the times you’ve run across something passing a Boolean literal and wondered what it was: 1: // what is false here? 2: var sub = CreateSubscriber(hostname, port, false); 3:  4: // aha! Much more visibly clear 5: var sub = CreateSubscriber(hostname, port, isBuffered: false);   Pitfall: Don't Insert new Default Parameters In Between Existing Defaults Now let’s consider a two potential pitfalls.  The first is really an abuse.  It’s not really a fault of the default parameters themselves, but a fault in the use of them.  Let’s consider that Message constructor again with defaults.  Let’s say you want to add a messagePriority to the message and you think this is more important than a timeToLive value, so you decide to put messagePriority before it in the default, this gives you: 1: public class Message 2: { 3: public Message(string text = "", IDictionary<string, string> properties = null, int priority = 5, long timeToLive = -1) 4: { 5: // ... 6: } 7: }   Oh boy have we set ourselves up for failure!  Why?  Think of all the code out there that could already be using the library that already specified the timeToLive, such as this possible call: 1: var msg = new Message(“An error occurred”, myProperties, 1000);   Before this specified a message with a TTL of 1000, now it specifies a message with a priority of 1000 and a time to live of -1 (infinite).  All of this with NO compiler errors or warnings. So the rule to take away is if you are adding new default parameters to a method that’s currently in use, make sure you add them to the end of the list or create a brand new method or overload. Pitfall: Beware of Default Parameters in Inheritance and Interface Implementation Now, the second potential pitfalls has to do with inheritance and interface implementation.  I’ll illustrate with a puzzle: 1: public interface ITag 2: { 3: void WriteTag(string tagName = "ITag"); 4: } 5:  6: public class BaseTag : ITag 7: { 8: public virtual void WriteTag(string tagName = "BaseTag") { Console.WriteLine(tagName); } 9: } 10:  11: public class SubTag : BaseTag 12: { 13: public override void WriteTag(string tagName = "SubTag") { Console.WriteLine(tagName); } 14: } 15:  16: public static class Program 17: { 18: public static void Main() 19: { 20: SubTag subTag = new SubTag(); 21: BaseTag subByBaseTag = subTag; 22: ITag subByInterfaceTag = subTag; 23:  24: // what happens here? 25: subTag.WriteTag(); 26: subByBaseTag.WriteTag(); 27: subByInterfaceTag.WriteTag(); 28: } 29: }   What happens?  Well, even though the object in each case is SubTag whose tag is “SubTag”, you will get: 1: SubTag 2: BaseTag 3: ITag   Why?  Because default parameter are resolved at compile time, not runtime!  This means that the default does not belong to the object being called, but by the reference type it’s being called through.  Since the SubTag instance is being called through an ITag reference, it will use the default specified in ITag. So the moral of the story here is to be very careful how you specify defaults in interfaces or inheritance hierarchies.  I would suggest avoiding repeating them, and instead concentrating on the layer of classes or interfaces you must likely expect your caller to be calling from. For example, if you have a messaging factory that returns an IMessage which can be either an MsmqMessage or JmsMessage, it only makes since to put the defaults at the IMessage level since chances are your user will be using the interface only. So let’s sum up.  In general, I really love default and named parameters in C# 4.0.  I think they’re a great tool to help make your code easier to read and maintain when used correctly. On the plus side, default parameters: Reduce redundant overloading for the sake of providing optional calling structures. Improve readability by being able to name an ambiguous argument. But remember to make sure you: Do not insert new default parameters in the middle of an existing set of default parameters, this may cause unpredictable behavior that may not necessarily throw a syntax error – add to end of list or create new method. Be extremely careful how you use default parameters in inheritance hierarchies and interfaces – choose the most appropriate level to add the defaults based on expected usage. Technorati Tags: C#,.NET,Software,Default Parameters

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  • Enabling Service Availability in WCF Services

    - by cibrax
    It is very important for the enterprise to know which services are operational at any given point. There are many factors that can affect the availability of the services, some of them are external like a database not responding or any dependant service not working. However, in some cases, you only want to know whether a service is up or down, so a simple heart-beat mechanism with “Ping” messages would do the trick. Unfortunately, WCF does not provide a built-in mechanism to support this functionality, and you probably don’t to implement a “Ping” operation in any service that you have out there. For solving this in a generic way, there is a WCF extensibility point that comes to help us, the “Operation Invokers”. In a nutshell, an operation invoker is the class responsible invoking the service method with a set of parameters and generate the output parameters with the return value. What I am going to do here is to implement a custom operation invoker that intercepts any call to the service, and detects whether a “Ping” header was attached to the message. If the “Ping” header is detected, the operation invoker returns a new header to tell the client that the service is alive, and the real operation execution is omitted. In that way, we have a simple heart beat mechanism based on the messages that include a "Ping” header, so the client application can determine at any point whether the service is up or down. My operation invoker wraps the default implementation attached by default to any operation by WCF. internal class PingOperationInvoker : IOperationInvoker { IOperationInvoker innerInvoker; object[] outputs = null; object returnValue = null; public const string PingHeaderName = "Ping"; public const string PingHeaderNamespace = "http://tellago.serviceModel"; public PingOperationInvoker(IOperationInvoker innerInvoker, OperationDescription description) { this.innerInvoker = innerInvoker; outputs = description.SyncMethod.GetParameters() .Where(p => p.IsOut) .Select(p => DefaultForType(p.ParameterType)).ToArray(); var returnValue = DefaultForType(description.SyncMethod.ReturnType); } private static object DefaultForType(Type targetType) { return targetType.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(targetType) : null; } public object Invoke(object instance, object[] inputs, out object[] outputs) { object returnValue; if (Invoke(out returnValue, out outputs)) { return returnValue; } else { return this.innerInvoker.Invoke(instance, inputs, out outputs); } } private bool Invoke(out object returnValue, out object[] outputs) { object untypedProperty = null; if (OperationContext.Current .IncomingMessageProperties.TryGetValue(HttpRequestMessageProperty.Name, out untypedProperty)) { var httpRequestProperty = untypedProperty as HttpRequestMessageProperty; if (httpRequestProperty != null) { if (httpRequestProperty.Headers[PingHeaderName] != null) { outputs = this.outputs; if (OperationContext.Current .IncomingMessageProperties.TryGetValue(HttpRequestMessageProperty.Name, out untypedProperty)) { var httpResponseProperty = untypedProperty as HttpResponseMessageProperty; httpResponseProperty.Headers.Add(PingHeaderName, "Ok"); } returnValue = this.returnValue; return true; } } } var headers = OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageHeaders; if (headers.FindHeader(PingHeaderName, PingHeaderNamespace) > -1) { outputs = this.outputs; MessageHeader<string> header = new MessageHeader<string>("Ok"); var untyped = header.GetUntypedHeader(PingHeaderName, PingHeaderNamespace); OperationContext.Current.OutgoingMessageHeaders.Add(untyped); returnValue = this.returnValue; return true; } returnValue = null; outputs = null; return false; } } The implementation above looks for the “Ping” header either in the Http Request or the Soap message. The next step is to implement a behavior for attaching this operation invoker to the services we want to monitor. [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)] public class PingBehavior : Attribute, IServiceBehavior, IOperationBehavior { public void AddBindingParameters(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase, Collection<ServiceEndpoint> endpoints, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters) { } public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase) { } public void Validate(ServiceDescription serviceDescription, ServiceHostBase serviceHostBase) { foreach (var endpoint in serviceDescription.Endpoints) { foreach (var operation in endpoint.Contract.Operations) { if (operation.Behaviors.Find<PingBehavior>() == null) operation.Behaviors.Add(this); } } } public void AddBindingParameters(OperationDescription operationDescription, BindingParameterCollection bindingParameters) { } public void ApplyClientBehavior(OperationDescription operationDescription, ClientOperation clientOperation) { } public void ApplyDispatchBehavior(OperationDescription operationDescription, DispatchOperation dispatchOperation) { dispatchOperation.Invoker = new PingOperationInvoker(dispatchOperation.Invoker, operationDescription); } public void Validate(OperationDescription operationDescription) { } } As an operation invoker can only be added in an “operation behavior”, a trick I learned in the past is that you can implement a service behavior as well and use the “Validate” method to inject it in all the operations, so the final configuration is much easier and cleaner. You only need to decorate the service with a simple attribute to enable the “Ping” functionality. [PingBehavior] public class HelloWorldService : IHelloWorld { public string Hello(string name) { return "Hello " + name; } } On the other hand, the client application needs to send a dummy message with a “Ping” header to detect whether the service is available or not. In order to simplify this task, I created a extension method in the WCF client channel to do this work. public static class ClientChannelExtensions { const string PingNamespace = "http://tellago.serviceModel"; const string PingName = "Ping"; public static bool IsAvailable<TChannel>(this IClientChannel channel, Action<TChannel> operation) { try { using (OperationContextScope scope = new OperationContextScope(channel)) { MessageHeader<string> header = new MessageHeader<string>(PingName); var untyped = header.GetUntypedHeader(PingName, PingNamespace); OperationContext.Current.OutgoingMessageHeaders.Add(untyped); try { operation((TChannel)channel); var headers = OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageHeaders; if (headers.Any(h => h.Name == PingName && h.Namespace == PingNamespace)) { return true; } else { return false; } } catch (CommunicationException) { return false; } } } catch (Exception) { return false; } } } This extension method basically adds a “Ping” header to the request message, executes the operation passed as argument (Action<TChannel> operation), and looks for the corresponding “Ping” header in the response to see the results. The client application can use this extension with a single line of code, var client = new ServiceReference.HelloWorldClient(); var isAvailable = client.InnerChannel.IsAvailable<IHelloWorld>((c) => c.Hello(null)); The “isAvailable” variable will tell the client application whether the service is available or not. You can download the complete implementation from this location.    

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  • Android - Create a custom multi-line ListView bound to an ArrayList

    - by Bill Osuch
    The Android HelloListView tutorial shows how to bind a ListView to an array of string objects, but you'll probably outgrow that pretty quickly. This post will show you how to bind the ListView to an ArrayList of custom objects, as well as create a multi-line ListView. Let's say you have some sort of search functionality that returns a list of people, along with addresses and phone numbers. We're going to display that data in three formatted lines for each result, and make it clickable. First, create your new Android project, and create two layout files. Main.xml will probably already be created by default, so paste this in: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  android:orientation="vertical"  android:layout_width="fill_parent"   android:layout_height="fill_parent">  <TextView   android:layout_height="wrap_content"   android:text="Custom ListView Contents"   android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"   android:layout_width="fill_parent" />   <ListView    android:id="@+id/ListView01"    android:layout_height="wrap_content"    android:layout_width="fill_parent"/> </LinearLayout> Next, create a layout file called custom_row_view.xml. This layout will be the template for each individual row in the ListView. You can use pretty much any type of layout - Relative, Table, etc., but for this we'll just use Linear: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  android:orientation="vertical"  android:layout_width="fill_parent"   android:layout_height="fill_parent">   <TextView android:id="@+id/name"   android:textSize="14sp"   android:textStyle="bold"   android:textColor="#FFFF00"   android:layout_width="wrap_content"   android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>  <TextView android:id="@+id/cityState"   android:layout_width="wrap_content"   android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>  <TextView android:id="@+id/phone"   android:layout_width="wrap_content"   android:layout_height="wrap_content"/> </LinearLayout> Now, add an object called SearchResults. Paste this code in: public class SearchResults {  private String name = "";  private String cityState = "";  private String phone = "";  public void setName(String name) {   this.name = name;  }  public String getName() {   return name;  }  public void setCityState(String cityState) {   this.cityState = cityState;  }  public String getCityState() {   return cityState;  }  public void setPhone(String phone) {   this.phone = phone;  }  public String getPhone() {   return phone;  } } This is the class that we'll be filling with our data, and loading into an ArrayList. Next, you'll need a custom adapter. This one just extends the BaseAdapter, but you could extend the ArrayAdapter if you prefer. public class MyCustomBaseAdapter extends BaseAdapter {  private static ArrayList<SearchResults> searchArrayList;    private LayoutInflater mInflater;  public MyCustomBaseAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<SearchResults> results) {   searchArrayList = results;   mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);  }  public int getCount() {   return searchArrayList.size();  }  public Object getItem(int position) {   return searchArrayList.get(position);  }  public long getItemId(int position) {   return position;  }  public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {   ViewHolder holder;   if (convertView == null) {    convertView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_row_view, null);    holder = new ViewHolder();    holder.txtName = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.name);    holder.txtCityState = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.cityState);    holder.txtPhone = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.phone);    convertView.setTag(holder);   } else {    holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag();   }      holder.txtName.setText(searchArrayList.get(position).getName());   holder.txtCityState.setText(searchArrayList.get(position).getCityState());   holder.txtPhone.setText(searchArrayList.get(position).getPhone());   return convertView;  }  static class ViewHolder {   TextView txtName;   TextView txtCityState;   TextView txtPhone;  } } (This is basically the same as the List14.java API demo) Finally, we'll wire it all up in the main class file: public class CustomListView extends Activity {     @Override     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);         setContentView(R.layout.main);                 ArrayList<SearchResults> searchResults = GetSearchResults();                 final ListView lv1 = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.ListView01);         lv1.setAdapter(new MyCustomBaseAdapter(this, searchResults));                 lv1.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {          @Override          public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> a, View v, int position, long id) {           Object o = lv1.getItemAtPosition(position);           SearchResults fullObject = (SearchResults)o;           Toast.makeText(ListViewBlogPost.this, "You have chosen: " + " " + fullObject.getName(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();          }          });     }         private ArrayList<SearchResults> GetSearchResults(){      ArrayList<SearchResults> results = new ArrayList<SearchResults>();            SearchResults sr1 = new SearchResults();      sr1.setName("John Smith");      sr1.setCityState("Dallas, TX");      sr1.setPhone("214-555-1234");      results.add(sr1);            sr1 = new SearchResults();      sr1.setName("Jane Doe");      sr1.setCityState("Atlanta, GA");      sr1.setPhone("469-555-2587");      results.add(sr1);            sr1 = new SearchResults();      sr1.setName("Steve Young");      sr1.setCityState("Miami, FL");      sr1.setPhone("305-555-7895");      results.add(sr1);            sr1 = new SearchResults();      sr1.setName("Fred Jones");      sr1.setCityState("Las Vegas, NV");      sr1.setPhone("612-555-8214");      results.add(sr1);            return results;     } } Notice that we first get an ArrayList of SearchResults objects (normally this would be from an external data source...), pass it to the custom adapter, then set up a click listener. The listener gets the item that was clicked, converts it back to a SearchResults object, and does whatever it needs to do. Fire it up in the emulator, and you should wind up with something like this:

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  • JBox2D Polygon Collisions Acting Strange

    - by andy
    I have been playing around with JBox2D and Slick2D and made a little demo with a ground object, a box object, and two different polygons. The problem I am facing is that the collision-detection for the polygons seems to be off (see picture below), but the box's collision works fine. My Code: Main Class package main; import org.jbox2d.common.Vec2; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.BodyType; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.World; import org.newdawn.slick.GameContainer; import org.newdawn.slick.Graphics; import org.newdawn.slick.SlickException; import org.newdawn.slick.state.BasicGameState; import org.newdawn.slick.state.StateBasedGame; import shapes.Box; import shapes.Polygon; public class State1 extends BasicGameState{ World world; int velocityIterations; int positionIterations; float pixelsPerMeter; int state; Box ground; Box box1; Polygon poly1; Polygon poly2; Renderer renderer; public State1(int state) { this.state = state; } @Override public void init(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame game) throws SlickException { velocityIterations = 10; positionIterations = 10; pixelsPerMeter = 1f; world = new World(new Vec2(0.f, -9.8f)); renderer = new Renderer(gc, gc.getGraphics(), pixelsPerMeter, world); box1 = new Box(-100f, 200f, 40, 50, BodyType.DYNAMIC, world); ground = new Box(-14, -275, 50, 900, BodyType.STATIC, world); poly1 = new Polygon(50f, 10f, new Vec2[] { new Vec2(-6f, -14f), new Vec2(0f, -20f), new Vec2(6f, -14f), new Vec2(10f, 10f), new Vec2(-10f, 10f) }, BodyType.DYNAMIC, world); poly2 = new Polygon(0f, 10f, new Vec2[] { new Vec2(10f, 0f), new Vec2(20f, 0f), new Vec2(30f, 10f), new Vec2(30f, 20f), new Vec2(20f, 30f), new Vec2(10f, 30f), new Vec2(0f, 20f), new Vec2(0f, 10f) }, BodyType.DYNAMIC, world); } @Override public void update(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame game, int delta) throws SlickException { world.step((float)delta / 180f, velocityIterations, positionIterations); } @Override public void render(GameContainer gc, StateBasedGame game, Graphics g) throws SlickException { renderer.render(); } @Override public int getID() { return this.state; } } Polygon Class package shapes; import org.jbox2d.collision.shapes.PolygonShape; import org.jbox2d.common.Vec2; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.Body; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.BodyDef; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.BodyType; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.FixtureDef; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.World; import org.newdawn.slick.Color; public class Polygon { public float x, y; public Color color; public BodyType bodyType; org.newdawn.slick.geom.Polygon poly; BodyDef def; PolygonShape ps; FixtureDef fd; Body body; World world; Vec2[] verts; public Polygon(float x, float y, Vec2[] verts, BodyType bodyType, World world) { this.verts = verts; this.x = x; this.y = y; this.bodyType = bodyType; this.world = world; init(); } public void init() { def = new BodyDef(); def.type = bodyType; def.position.set(x, y); ps = new PolygonShape(); ps.set(verts, verts.length); fd = new FixtureDef(); fd.shape = ps; fd.density = 2.0f; fd.friction = 0.7f; fd.restitution = 0.5f; body = world.createBody(def); body.createFixture(fd); } } Rendering Class package main; import org.jbox2d.collision.shapes.PolygonShape; import org.jbox2d.collision.shapes.ShapeType; import org.jbox2d.common.MathUtils; import org.jbox2d.common.Vec2; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.Body; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.Fixture; import org.jbox2d.dynamics.World; import org.newdawn.slick.Color; import org.newdawn.slick.GameContainer; import org.newdawn.slick.Graphics; import org.newdawn.slick.geom.Polygon; import org.newdawn.slick.geom.Transform; public class Renderer { World world; float pixelsPerMeter; GameContainer gc; Graphics g; public Renderer(GameContainer gc, Graphics g, float ppm, World world) { this.world = world; this.pixelsPerMeter = ppm; this.g = g; this.gc = gc; } public void render() { Body current = world.getBodyList(); Vec2 center = current.getLocalCenter(); while(current != null) { Vec2 pos = current.getPosition(); g.pushTransform(); g.translate(pos.x * pixelsPerMeter + (0.5f * gc.getWidth()), -pos.y * pixelsPerMeter + (0.5f * gc.getHeight())); Fixture f = current.getFixtureList(); while(f != null) { ShapeType type = f.getType(); g.setColor(getColor(current)); switch(type) { case POLYGON: { PolygonShape shape = (PolygonShape)f.getShape(); Vec2[] verts = shape.getVertices(); int count = shape.getVertexCount(); Polygon p = new Polygon(); for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) { p.addPoint(verts[i].x, verts[i].y); } p.setCenterX(center.x); p.setCenterY(center.y); p = (Polygon)p.transform(Transform.createRotateTransform(current.getAngle() + MathUtils.PI, center.x, center.y)); p = (Polygon)p.transform(Transform.createScaleTransform(pixelsPerMeter, pixelsPerMeter)); g.draw(p); break; } case CIRCLE: { f.getShape(); } default: } f = f.getNext(); } g.popTransform(); current = current.getNext(); } } public Color getColor(Body b) { Color c = new Color(1f, 1f, 1f); switch(b.m_type) { case DYNAMIC: if(b.isActive()) { c = new Color(255, 123, 0); } else { c = new Color(99, 99, 99); } break; case KINEMATIC: break; case STATIC: c = new Color(111, 111, 111); break; default: break; } return c; } } Any help with fixing the collisions would be greatly appreciated, and if you need any other code snippets I would be happy to provide them.

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  • Reading XML Content

    using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Xml.Linq; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Threading; using System.Xml; using System.Reflection; namespace XMLReading { class Program     { static void Main(string[] args)         { string fileName = @"C:\temp\t.xml"; List<EmergencyContactXMLDTO> emergencyContacts = new XmlReader<EmergencyContactXMLDTO, EmergencyContactXMLDTOMapper>().Read(fileName); foreach (var item in emergencyContacts)             { Console.WriteLine(item.FileNb);             }          }     } public class XmlReader<TDTO, TMAPPER> where TDTO : BaseDTO, new() where TMAPPER : PCPWXMLDTOMapper, new()     { public List<TDTO> Read(String fileName)         { XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(fileName); List<TDTO> emergencyContacts = new List<TDTO>(); while (true)             {                 TMAPPER mapper = new TMAPPER(); bool isFound = SeekElement(reader, mapper.GetMainXMLTagName()); if (!isFound) break;                 TDTO dto = new TDTO(); foreach (var propertyKey in mapper.GetPropertyXMLMap())                 { String dtoPropertyName = propertyKey.Key; String xmlPropertyName = propertyKey.Value;                     SeekElement(reader, xmlPropertyName);                     SetValue(dto, dtoPropertyName, reader.ReadElementString());                 }                 emergencyContacts.Add(dto);             } return emergencyContacts;         } private void SetValue(Object dto, String propertyName, String value)         { PropertyInfo prop = dto.GetType().GetProperty(propertyName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);             prop.SetValue(dto, value, null);         } private bool SeekElement(XmlTextReader reader, String elementName)         { while (reader.Read())             { XmlNodeType nodeType = reader.MoveToContent(); if (nodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)                 { continue;                 } if (reader.Name == elementName)                 { return true;                 }             } return false;         }     } public class BaseDTO     {     } public class EmergencyContactXMLDTO : BaseDTO     { public string FileNb { get; set; } public string ContactName { get; set; } public string ContactPhoneNumber { get; set; } public string Relationship { get; set; } public string DoctorName { get; set; } public string DoctorPhoneNumber { get; set; } public string HospitalName { get; set; }     } public interface PCPWXMLDTOMapper     { Dictionary<string, string> GetPropertyXMLMap(); String GetMainXMLTagName();     } public class EmergencyContactXMLDTOMapper : PCPWXMLDTOMapper     { public Dictionary<string, string> GetPropertyXMLMap()         { return new Dictionary<string, string>             {                 { "FileNb", "XFileNb" },                 { "ContactName", "XContactName"},                 { "ContactPhoneNumber", "XContactPhoneNumber" },                 { "Relationship", "XRelationship" },                 { "DoctorName", "XDoctorName" },                 { "DoctorPhoneNumber", "XDoctorPhoneNumber" },                 { "HospitalName", "XHospitalName" },             };         } public String GetMainXMLTagName()         { return "EmergencyContact";         }     } } span.fullpost {display:none;}

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  • LINQ – SequenceEqual() method

    - by nmarun
    I have been looking at LINQ extension methods and have blogged about what I learned from them in my blog space. Next in line is the SequenceEqual() method. Here’s the description about this method: “Determines whether two sequences are equal by comparing the elements by using the default equality comparer for their type.” Let’s play with some code: 1: int[] numbers = { 5, 4, 1, 3, 9, 8, 6, 7, 2, 0 }; 2: // int[] numbersCopy = numbers; 3: int[] numbersCopy = { 5, 4, 1, 3, 9, 8, 6, 7, 2, 0 }; 4:  5: Console.WriteLine(numbers.SequenceEqual(numbersCopy)); This gives an output of ‘True’ – basically compares each of the elements in the two arrays and returns true in this case. The result is same even if you uncomment line 2 and comment line 3 (I didn’t need to say that now did I?). So then what happens for custom types? For this, I created a Product class with the following definition: 1: class Product 2: { 3: public int ProductId { get; set; } 4: public string Name { get; set; } 5: public string Category { get; set; } 6: public DateTime MfgDate { get; set; } 7: public Status Status { get; set; } 8: } 9:  10: public enum Status 11: { 12: Active = 1, 13: InActive = 2, 14: OffShelf = 3, 15: } In my calling code, I’m just adding a few product items: 1: private static List<Product> GetProducts() 2: { 3: return new List<Product> 4: { 5: new Product 6: { 7: ProductId = 1, 8: Name = "Laptop", 9: Category = "Computer", 10: MfgDate = new DateTime(2003, 4, 3), 11: Status = Status.Active, 12: }, 13: new Product 14: { 15: ProductId = 2, 16: Name = "Compact Disc", 17: Category = "Water Sport", 18: MfgDate = new DateTime(2009, 12, 3), 19: Status = Status.InActive, 20: }, 21: new Product 22: { 23: ProductId = 3, 24: Name = "Floppy", 25: Category = "Computer", 26: MfgDate = new DateTime(1993, 3, 7), 27: Status = Status.OffShelf, 28: }, 29: }; 30: } Now for the actual check: 1: List<Product> products1 = GetProducts(); 2: List<Product> products2 = GetProducts(); 3:  4: Console.WriteLine(products1.SequenceEqual(products2)); This one returns ‘False’ and the reason is simple – this one checks for reference equality and the products in the both the lists get different ‘memory addresses’ (sounds like I’m talking in ‘C’). In order to modify this behavior and return a ‘True’ result, we need to modify the Product class as follows: 1: class Product : IEquatable<Product> 2: { 3: public int ProductId { get; set; } 4: public string Name { get; set; } 5: public string Category { get; set; } 6: public DateTime MfgDate { get; set; } 7: public Status Status { get; set; } 8:  9: public override bool Equals(object obj) 10: { 11: return Equals(obj as Product); 12: } 13:  14: public bool Equals(Product other) 15: { 16: //Check whether the compared object is null. 17: if (ReferenceEquals(other, null)) return false; 18:  19: //Check whether the compared object references the same data. 20: if (ReferenceEquals(this, other)) return true; 21:  22: //Check whether the products' properties are equal. 23: return ProductId.Equals(other.ProductId) 24: && Name.Equals(other.Name) 25: && Category.Equals(other.Category) 26: && MfgDate.Equals(other.MfgDate) 27: && Status.Equals(other.Status); 28: } 29:  30: // If Equals() returns true for a pair of objects 31: // then GetHashCode() must return the same value for these objects. 32: // read why in the following articles: 33: // http://geekswithblogs.net/akraus1/archive/2010/02/28/138234.aspx 34: // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/371328/why-is-it-important-to-override-gethashcode-when-equals-method-is-overriden-in-c 35: public override int GetHashCode() 36: { 37: //Get hash code for the ProductId field. 38: int hashProductId = ProductId.GetHashCode(); 39:  40: //Get hash code for the Name field if it is not null. 41: int hashName = Name == null ? 0 : Name.GetHashCode(); 42:  43: //Get hash code for the ProductId field. 44: int hashCategory = Category.GetHashCode(); 45:  46: //Get hash code for the ProductId field. 47: int hashMfgDate = MfgDate.GetHashCode(); 48:  49: //Get hash code for the ProductId field. 50: int hashStatus = Status.GetHashCode(); 51: //Calculate the hash code for the product. 52: return hashProductId ^ hashName ^ hashCategory & hashMfgDate & hashStatus; 53: } 54:  55: public static bool operator ==(Product a, Product b) 56: { 57: // Enable a == b for null references to return the right value 58: if (ReferenceEquals(a, b)) 59: { 60: return true; 61: } 62: // If one is null and the other not. Remember a==null will lead to Stackoverflow! 63: if (ReferenceEquals(a, null)) 64: { 65: return false; 66: } 67: return a.Equals((object)b); 68: } 69:  70: public static bool operator !=(Product a, Product b) 71: { 72: return !(a == b); 73: } 74: } Now THAT kinda looks overwhelming. But lets take one simple step at a time. Ok first thing you’ve noticed is that the class implements IEquatable<Product> interface – the key step towards achieving our goal. This interface provides us with an ‘Equals’ method to perform the test for equality with another Product object, in this case. This method is called in the following situations: when you do a ProductInstance.Equals(AnotherProductInstance) and when you perform actions like Contains<T>, IndexOf() or Remove() on your collection Coming to the Equals method defined line 14 onwards. The two ‘if’ blocks check for null and referential equality using the ReferenceEquals() method defined in the Object class. Line 23 is where I’m doing the actual check on the properties of the Product instances. This is what returns the ‘True’ for us when we run the application. I have also overridden the Object.Equals() method which calls the Equals() method of the interface. One thing to remember is that anytime you override the Equals() method, its’ a good practice to override the GetHashCode() method and overload the ‘==’ and the ‘!=’ operators. For detailed information on this, please read this and this. Since we’ve overloaded the operators as well, we get ‘True’ when we do actions like: 1: Console.WriteLine(products1.Contains(products2[0])); 2: Console.WriteLine(products1[0] == products2[0]); This completes the full circle on the SequenceEqual() method. See the code used in the article here.

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  • Why are perfectly legitamate pages on my website registering in google Webmasters as 404?

    - by christian
    I have seen this question asked several times here, but never clearly answered. I suspect it has something to do with my .htaccess file: # BEGIN WordPress <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule> # END WordPress <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^moreinfo/(.*)$ http://www.kgstiles.com/moreinfo$1 [R=301] RewriteRule ^healthsolutions/(.*)$ http://www.kgstiles.com/healthsolutions$1 [R=301] RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ $1/ [R=301] RewriteRule ^(.*)\.htm$ $1/ [R=301] </IfModule> when I check the url without a forward slash at the end, it registers as 404 (even though it renders fine in a browser), but when I write it without the forward slash at the end, it renders 200 OK, but if I try to take off the forward slash with the htaccess file, the browser gives me a 310 error (too many redirects) you can see the 404 and 310 with this url: http://www.kgstiles.com/pureplantessentials.html which redirects to http://www.kgstiles.com/pureplantessentials/ (which is a 404), so what is a solution and why might this be registering as a 404? Any Help is appreciated! (I'm using wordpress btw)

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  • the size of apt-get update lists is too big

    - by dumb906
    I ran a clean install to Ubuntu 12.04 and so far everything has been working well. I especially commend the Ubuntu team for this release. I only noticed that the size of repository update is now about ~13MB. Normally, it is about this size for the first time you run apt-get update after a clean install and then ~ 23kb - 1300kb for subsequent updates. The output from apt-get update is the same I get for previous versions of Ubuntu (its pretty normal). Its a bit too long but look at an example output I got from running apt-get update. Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Hit http://download.virtualbox.org precise InRelease Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise InRelease Ign http://download.skype.com stable InRelease Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B] Get:3 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B] Hit http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib i386 Packages Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release.gpg Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise Release.gpg Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports InRelease Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release Get:4 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib TranslationIndex Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B] Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise Release Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B] Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex Get:10 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B] Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B] Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free TranslationIndex Get:12 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [11.9 kB] Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release [49.6 kB] Hit http://download.skype.com stable/non-free i386 Packages Get:15 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [1,268 B] Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [7,089 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release Get:17 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [769 B] Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [14 B] Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [3,653 B] Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [696 B] Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [32.9 kB] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources/DiffIndex Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Get:23 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B] Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [8,594 B] Get:25 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Get:27 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages [1,276 B] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources [934 kB] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_US Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib Translation-en Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main Translation-en_US Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Translation-en_US Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main Translation-en Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Translation-en Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources [5,470 B] Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources [5,019 kB] Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources [155 kB] Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1,274 kB] Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8,431 B] Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4,796 kB] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages [121 kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex Get:36 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [31.2 kB] Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [765 B] Get:38 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [10.1 kB] Get:39 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [696 B] Get:40 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [96.5 kB] Get:41 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [770 B] Get:42 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [27.7 kB] Get:43 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex Get:44 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [700 B] Get:45 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B] Get:46 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [1,680 B] Get:47 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [14 B] Get:48 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [559 B] Get:49 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B] Get:50 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [1,391 B] Get:51 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [14 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en Fetched 12.8 MB in 1min 33s (137 kB/s) Is this a new feature in 12.04? Or, if it is unintended, is there a way I can fix this? Thanks.

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  • How to play youtube videos which using Youtube.apk for android 2.1 platform

    - by danny
    I have a problem, I have a Youtube.apk that version is 1.5.20, so I would like to play Youtube videos in android 2.1 platform, but some problems: ======================================================================================= I/ActivityManager( 52): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.google.android.youtube/.HomeA} I/ActivityManager( 52): Start proc com.google.android.youtube for activity com.google.android.youtube/.HomeActivity: pid=373 uid=10021 gids={3003} D/installd( 36): DexInv: --- BEGIN '/system/app/YouTube.apk' --- D/dalvikvm( 379): DexOpt: load 106ms, verify 597ms, opt 24ms D/installd( 36): DexInv: --- END '/system/app/YouTube.apk' (success) --- I/ActivityThread( 373): Publishing provider com.google.android.youtube.SuggestionProvider: com.google.android.youtube.suggest.SuggestionProvider I/YouTube ( 373): Distribution channel:mvapp-android-mid120 D/ ( 373): unable to unlink '/data/data/com.google.android.youtube/shared_prefs/youtube.xml.bak': No such file or directory (errno=2) I/AndroidRuntime( 373): AndroidRuntime onExit calling exit(-42) I/ActivityManager( 52): Process com.google.android.youtube (pid 373) has died. D/Zygote ( 33): Process 373 exited cleanly (214) I/UsageStats( 52): Unexpected resume of com.android.launcher while already resumed in com.google.android.youtube W/WindowManager( 52): Rebuild removed 2 windows but added 1 W/InputManagerService( 52): Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@4406d498 ============================================================================================= so, How to fix this problem thanks~

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  • Silverlight child windows in MVVM pattern

    - by rrejc
    Hello, I am trying to find the right way to get the data from a ChildWindow/popup using a MVVM pattern in Silverlight (3). For example: I have a main page with a data entry form and I want to open a popup with a list of customers. When user selects a customer I want to transfer selected customer into the main page. This is what the (example) code which I am using at the moment: Main page public partial class MainPage : UserControl { public MainPageViewModel ViewModel { get; private set; } public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); ViewModel = new MainPageViewModel(); DataContext = ViewModel; } private void SearchCustomer_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { ViewModel.SearchCustomer(); } } public class MainPageViewModel: ViewModel { private string customer; public string Customer { get { return customer; } set { customer = value; RaisePropertyChanged("Customer"); } } public void SearchCustomer() { // Called from a view SearchWindow searchWindow = new SearchWindow(); searchWindow.Closed += (sender, e) => { if ((bool)searchWindow.DialogResult) { Customer = searchWindow.ViewModel.SelectedCustomer.ToString(); } }; searchWindow.Show(); } } Child window public partial class SearchWindow : ChildWindow { public SearchWindowViewModel ViewModel { get; private set; } public SearchWindow() { InitializeComponent(); ViewModel = new SearchWindowViewModel(); DataContext = ViewModel; } private void OKButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { DialogResult = ViewModel.OkButtonClick(); } private void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { DialogResult = ViewModel.CancelButtonClick(); } } public class SearchWindowViewModel: ViewModel { private Customer selectedCustomer; private ObservableCollection<Customer> customers; public ObservableCollection<Customer> Customers { get { return customers; } set {customers = value; RaisePropertyChanged("Customers"); } } public Customer SelectedCustomer { get { return selectedCustomer; } set { selectedCustomer = value; RaisePropertyChanged("SelectedCustomer"); } } public SearchWindowViewModel() { Customers = new ObservableCollection<Customer>(); ISearchService searchService = new FakeSearchService(); foreach (Customer customer in searchService.FindCustomers("dummy")) Customers.Add(customer); } public bool? OkButtonClick() { if (SelectedCustomer != null) return true; else return null; // show some error message before that } public bool? CancelButtonClick() { return false; } } Is this the right way or is there anything more "simple"? Cheers, Rok

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  • Binding not writing to datasource on .NET Compact Framework Form -- works on Full Framework

    - by Dave Welling
    I have a problem with a bound user control writing back to it's datasource on a NetCF forms application. The application is too complex to post code, so I made a toy version to show you. I create a form, usercontrol with a combobox, a class (testBind) and another class (TestLookup). I bind a property of the usercontrol ("value") to a property ("selectedValue") on the testBind class. The testBind class implements INotifyPropertyChanged. I create a few fascade methods on the user control to bind the contained combobox to a BindingList(of TestLookup). I create a button to show the value of the testBind bound property (in a MessageBox). The messagebox returns "-1" every time regardless of the combobox entry selected. I can take the EXACT same code, paste it in a full framework Forms app and it will return the correct value of the selected combobox entry. Imports System.ComponentModel Public Class Form2 Inherits Form Private _testBind1 As testBind Private _testUserControlX As UserControlX Friend WithEvents _buttonX As System.Windows.Forms.Button Public Sub New() _buttonX = New System.Windows.Forms.Button _buttonX.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(126, 228) _buttonX.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(70, 21) _testBind1 = New testBind _testUserControlX = New UserControlX() Dim _lookup As New System.ComponentModel.BindingList(Of TestLookup)() _lookup.Add(New TestLookup(1, "text1")) _lookup.Add(New TestLookup(2, "text2")) _testUserControlX.DataSource = _lookup _testUserControlX.DisplayMember = "Text" _testUserControlX.ValueMember = "ID" _testUserControlX.DataBindings.Add("Value", _testBind1, "SelectedID", False, DataSourceUpdateMode.OnValidation) MinimizeBox = False Controls.Add(_testUserControlX) Controls.Add(_buttonX) End Sub Private Sub ButtonX_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles _buttonX.Click MessageBox.Show(_testBind1.SelectedID.ToString()) End Sub Public Class testBind Implements System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged Private _selectedRow As Integer = -1 Public Event PropertyChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs) Implements System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged Protected Sub OnPropertyChanged(ByVal PropertyName As String) RaiseEvent PropertyChanged(Me, New PropertyChangedEventArgs(PropertyName)) End Sub Public Property SelectedID() As Integer Get Return _selectedRow End Get Set(ByVal value As Integer) _selectedRow = value OnPropertyChanged("SelectedID") End Set End Property End Class Public Class TestLookup Private _text As String Private _id As Integer Public Sub New(ByVal id As Integer, ByVal text As String) _text = text _id = id End Sub Public Property ID() As Integer Get Return _id End Get Set(ByVal value As Integer) _id = value End Set End Property Public Property Text() As String Get Return _text End Get Set(ByVal value As String) _text = value End Set End Property End Class End Class Public Class UserControlX Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl Friend WithEvents ComboBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Public Sub New() Me.ComboBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox Me.Controls.Add(Me.ComboBox1) End Sub Public Property Value() As Integer Get Return ComboBox1.SelectedValue End Get Set(ByVal value As Integer) ComboBox1.SelectedValue = value End Set End Property Public Property DataSource() As Object Get Return ComboBox1.DataSource End Get Set(ByVal value As Object) ComboBox1.DataSource = value End Set End Property Public Property ValueMember() As String Get Return ComboBox1.ValueMember End Get Set(ByVal value As String) ComboBox1.ValueMember = value End Set End Property Public Property DisplayMember() As String Get Return ComboBox1.DisplayMember End Get Set(ByVal value As String) ComboBox1.DisplayMember = value End Set End Property End Class

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  • Project compile perfectly but i get unhandled exception and have no idea why??? any clues?

    - by JB
    get unhandled exception that says: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder.GetSchedule.GetDataFromNumber(String ID) in C:\Users\Joshua Banks\Desktop\EET Project\Eagle Eye Class Finder\GetSchedule.cs:line 24 at Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder.Form1.button2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Joshua Banks\Desktop\EET Project\Eagle Eye Class Finder\Form1.cs:line 196 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.PerformClick() at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData) at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.ProcessDialogKey(Keys keyData) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessMessage(Message& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PreProcessControlMessageInternal(Control target, Message& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.PreTranslateMessage(MSG& msg) Here is my Get Schedule Class: using System; using System.IO; using System.Data; using System.Text; using System.Drawing; using System.Data.OleDb; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Drawing.Printing; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder { public class GetSchedule { public string GetDataFromNumber(string ID) { IDnumber[] IDnumbers = new IDnumber[3]; foreach (IDnumber IDCandidateMatch in IDnumbers) { if (IDCandidateMatch.ID == ID) { StringBuilder myData = new StringBuilder(); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.Name); myData.AppendLine(": "); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.ID); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.year); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.class1); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.class2); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.class3); myData.AppendLine(IDCandidateMatch.class4); //return myData; return myData.ToString(); } } return ""; } public GetSchedule() { IDnumber[] IDnumbers = new IDnumber[3]; IDnumbers[0] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Joshua Banks", ID = "900456317", year = "Senior", class1 = "TEET 4090", class2 = "TEET 3020", class3 = "TEET 3090", class4 = "TEET 4290" }; IDnumbers[1] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Sean Ward", ID = "900456318", year = "Junior", class1 = "ENGNR 4090", class2 = "ENGNR 3020", class3 = "ENGNR 3090", class4 = "ENGNR 4290" }; IDnumbers[2] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Terrell Johnson", ID = "900456319", year = "Sophomore", class1 = "BUS 4090", class2 = "BUS 3020", class3 = "BUS 3090", class4 = "BUS 4290" }; } public class IDnumber { public string Name { get; set; } public string ID { get; set; } public string year { get; set; } public string class1 { get; set; } public string class2 { get; set; } public string class3 { get; set; } public string class4 { get; set; } public static void ProcessNumber(IDnumber myNum) { StringBuilder myData = new StringBuilder(); myData.AppendLine(myNum.Name); myData.AppendLine(": "); myData.AppendLine(myNum.ID); myData.AppendLine(myNum.year); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class1); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class2); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class3); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class4); MessageBox.Show(myData.ToString()); } } } } Here is my Form 1 class: using System; using System.IO; using System.Data; using System.Text; using System.Drawing; using System.Data.OleDb; using System.Collections; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Drawing.Printing; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder { /// This form is the entry form, it is the first form the user will see when the app is run. /// public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form { private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar progressBar1; private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2; private System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker dateTimePicker1; private IContainer components; private Timer timer1; private BindingSource form1BindingSource; public static Form Mainform = null; // creates new instance of second form YOURCLASSSCHEDULE SecondForm = new YOURCLASSSCHEDULE(); public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call } /// Clean up any resources being used. protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { if (components != null) { components.Dispose(); } } base.Dispose(disposing); } #region Windows Form Designer generated code /// <summary> /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. /// </summary> private void InitializeComponent() { this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container(); System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Form1)); this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox(); this.progressBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar(); this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox(); this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.dateTimePicker1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker(); this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components); this.form1BindingSource = new System.Windows.Forms.BindingSource(this.components); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit(); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.form1BindingSource)).BeginInit(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // textBox1 // this.textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.textBox1.DataBindings.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.Binding("Text", this.form1BindingSource, "Text", true, System.Windows.Forms.DataSourceUpdateMode.OnValidation, null, "900456317")); this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(328, 280); this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1"; this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(208, 20); this.textBox1.TabIndex = 2; this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_TextChanged); // // progressBar1 // this.progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(258, 410); this.progressBar1.MarqueeAnimationSpeed = 10; this.progressBar1.Name = "progressBar1"; this.progressBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 8); this.progressBar1.TabIndex = 3; this.progressBar1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.progressBar1_Click); // // pictureBox1 // this.pictureBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLightLight; this.pictureBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.pictureBox1.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("pictureBox1.Image"))); this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(680, 400); this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1"; this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 112); this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 4; this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false; this.pictureBox1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.pictureBox1_Click); // // button2 // this.button2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Mistral", 15.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.button2.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("button2.Image"))); this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(699, 442); this.button2.Name = "button2"; this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(78, 28); this.button2.TabIndex = 5; this.button2.Text = "OK"; this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click); // // dateTimePicker1 // this.dateTimePicker1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(336, 104); this.dateTimePicker1.Name = "dateTimePicker1"; this.dateTimePicker1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 20); this.dateTimePicker1.TabIndex = 6; this.dateTimePicker1.ValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged); // // timer1 // this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick); // // form1BindingSource // this.form1BindingSource.DataSource = typeof(Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder.Form1); // // Form1 // this.AcceptButton = this.button2; this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13); this.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("$this.BackgroundImage"))); this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(856, 556); this.Controls.Add(this.dateTimePicker1); this.Controls.Add(this.button2); this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1); this.Controls.Add(this.progressBar1); this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Eagle Eye Class Finder"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit(); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.form1BindingSource)).EndInit(); this.ResumeLayout(false); this.PerformLayout(); } #endregion /// The main entry point for the application. [STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Run(new Form1()); } public void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { //allows only numbers to be entered in textbox string Str = textBox1.Text.Trim(); double Num; bool isNum = double.TryParse(Str, out Num); if (isNum) Console.ReadLine(); else MessageBox.Show("Enter A Valid ID Number!"); } public void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { string text = textBox1.Text; Mainform = this; this.Hide(); GetSchedule myScheduleFinder = new GetSchedule(); string result = myScheduleFinder.GetDataFromNumber(text); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result)) { MessageBox.Show(result); } else { MessageBox.Show("Enter A Valid ID Number!"); } } public void dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void pictureBox1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void progressBar1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //this.progressBar1 = new System.progressBar1(); //progressBar1.Maximum = 200; //progressBar1.Minimum = 0; //progressBar1.Step = 20; } private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { //if (progressBar1.Value >= 200 ) //{ //progressBar1.Value = 0; //} //return; //} //progressBar1.Value != 20; } } } here is my form 2 class: using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder { /// /// Summary description for Form2. /// public class YOURCLASSSCHEDULE : System.Windows.Forms.Form { public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel1; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel2; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel3; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel4; private Button button1; /// Required designer variable. public System.ComponentModel.Container components = null; public YOURCLASSSCHEDULE() { // InitializeComponent(); // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call } /// Clean up any resources being used. protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { if (components != null) { components.Dispose(); } } base.Dispose(disposing); } #region Windows Form Designer generated code /// <summary> /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. /// </summary> private void InitializeComponent() { System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(YOURCLASSSCHEDULE)); this.linkLabel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel2 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel3 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel4 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // linkLabel1 // this.linkLabel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel1.LinkArea = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkArea(0, 7); this.linkLabel1.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(41, 123); this.linkLabel1.Name = "linkLabel1"; this.linkLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel1.TabIndex = 1; this.linkLabel1.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel1.Text = "Class 1"; this.linkLabel1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel1.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel1_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel2 // this.linkLabel2.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel2.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel2.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(467, 123); this.linkLabel2.Name = "linkLabel2"; this.linkLabel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel2.TabIndex = 2; this.linkLabel2.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel2.Text = "Class 2"; this.linkLabel2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel2.VisitedLinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy; this.linkLabel2.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel2_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel3 // this.linkLabel3.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel3.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel3.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(41, 311); this.linkLabel3.Name = "linkLabel3"; this.linkLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel3.TabIndex = 3; this.linkLabel3.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel3.Text = "Class 3"; this.linkLabel3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel3.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel3_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel4 // this.linkLabel4.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel4.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel4.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(467, 311); this.linkLabel4.Name = "linkLabel4"; this.linkLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel4.TabIndex = 4; this.linkLabel4.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel4.Text = "Class 4"; this.linkLabel4.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel4.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel4_LinkClicked); // // button1 // this.button1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText; this.button1.FlatAppearance.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(0)))), ((int)(((byte)(0)))), ((int)(((byte)(64))))); this.button1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Popup; this.button1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Pristina", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.button1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.button1.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopCenter; this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(358, 206); this.button1.Name = "button1"; this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 25); this.button1.TabIndex = 5; this.button1.Text = "Go Back"; this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false; this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click); // // YOURCLASSSCHEDULE // this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 15); this.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("$this.BackgroundImage"))); this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(790, 482); this.Controls.Add(this.button1); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel4); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel3); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel2); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel1); this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("OldDreadfulNo7 BT", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.Name = "YOURCLASSSCHEDULE"; this.Text = "Your Classes"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form2_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); } #endregion public void Form2_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { // if (text == "900456317") // { //} } public void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/"); 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IDnumbers[0] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Joshua Banks", ID = "900456317", year = "Senior", class1 = "TEET 4090", class2 = "TEET 3020", class3 = "TEET 3090", class4 = "TEET 4290" }; IDnumbers[1] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Sean Ward", ID = "900456318", year = "Junior", class1 = "ENGNR 4090", class2 = "ENGNR 3020", class3 = "ENGNR 3090", class4 = "ENGNR 4290" }; IDnumbers[2] = new IDnumber() { Name = "Terrell Johnson", ID = "900456319", year = "Sophomore", class1 = "BUS 4090", class2 = "BUS 3020", class3 = "BUS 3090", class4 = "BUS 4290" }; } public class IDnumber { public string Name { get; set; } public string ID { get; set; } public string year { get; set; } public string class1 { get; set; } public string class2 { get; set; } public string class3 { get; set; } public string class4 { get; set; } public static void ProcessNumber(IDnumber myNum) { StringBuilder myData = new StringBuilder(); myData.AppendLine(myNum.Name); myData.AppendLine(": "); myData.AppendLine(myNum.ID); myData.AppendLine(myNum.year); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class1); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class2); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class3); myData.AppendLine(myNum.class4); MessageBox.Show(myData.ToString()); } } } } Here is my Form 1 class: using System; using System.IO; using System.Data; using System.Text; using System.Drawing; using System.Data.OleDb; using System.Collections; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Drawing.Printing; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder { /// This form is the entry form, it is the first form the user will see when the app is run. /// public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form { private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar progressBar1; private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2; private System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker dateTimePicker1; private IContainer components; private Timer timer1; private BindingSource form1BindingSource; public static Form Mainform = null; // creates new instance of second form YOURCLASSSCHEDULE SecondForm = new YOURCLASSSCHEDULE(); public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call } /// Clean up any resources being used. protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { if (components != null) { components.Dispose(); } } base.Dispose(disposing); } #region Windows Form Designer generated code /// <summary> /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. /// </summary> private void InitializeComponent() { this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container(); System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Form1)); this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox(); this.progressBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar(); this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox(); this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.dateTimePicker1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker(); this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components); this.form1BindingSource = new System.Windows.Forms.BindingSource(this.components); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit(); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.form1BindingSource)).BeginInit(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // textBox1 // this.textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.textBox1.DataBindings.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.Binding("Text", this.form1BindingSource, "Text", true, System.Windows.Forms.DataSourceUpdateMode.OnValidation, null, "900456317")); this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(328, 280); this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1"; this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(208, 20); this.textBox1.TabIndex = 2; this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_TextChanged); // // progressBar1 // this.progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(258, 410); this.progressBar1.MarqueeAnimationSpeed = 10; this.progressBar1.Name = "progressBar1"; this.progressBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 8); this.progressBar1.TabIndex = 3; this.progressBar1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.progressBar1_Click); // // pictureBox1 // this.pictureBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLightLight; this.pictureBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.pictureBox1.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("pictureBox1.Image"))); this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(680, 400); this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1"; this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 112); this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 4; this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false; this.pictureBox1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.pictureBox1_Click); // // button2 // this.button2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Mistral", 15.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.button2.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("button2.Image"))); this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(699, 442); this.button2.Name = "button2"; this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(78, 28); this.button2.TabIndex = 5; this.button2.Text = "OK"; this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click); // // dateTimePicker1 // this.dateTimePicker1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(336, 104); this.dateTimePicker1.Name = "dateTimePicker1"; this.dateTimePicker1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 20); this.dateTimePicker1.TabIndex = 6; this.dateTimePicker1.ValueChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged); // // timer1 // this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick); // // form1BindingSource // this.form1BindingSource.DataSource = typeof(Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder.Form1); // // Form1 // this.AcceptButton = this.button2; this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13); this.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("$this.BackgroundImage"))); this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(856, 556); this.Controls.Add(this.dateTimePicker1); this.Controls.Add(this.button2); this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1); this.Controls.Add(this.progressBar1); this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Eagle Eye Class Finder"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit(); ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.form1BindingSource)).EndInit(); this.ResumeLayout(false); this.PerformLayout(); } #endregion /// The main entry point for the application. [STAThread] static void Main() { Application.Run(new Form1()); } public void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { //allows only numbers to be entered in textbox string Str = textBox1.Text.Trim(); double Num; bool isNum = double.TryParse(Str, out Num); if (isNum) Console.ReadLine(); else MessageBox.Show("Enter A Valid ID Number!"); } public void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { string text = textBox1.Text; Mainform = this; this.Hide(); GetSchedule myScheduleFinder = new GetSchedule(); string result = myScheduleFinder.GetDataFromNumber(text); if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(result)) { MessageBox.Show(result); } else { MessageBox.Show("Enter A Valid ID Number!"); } } public void dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void pictureBox1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } public void progressBar1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //this.progressBar1 = new System.progressBar1(); //progressBar1.Maximum = 200; //progressBar1.Minimum = 0; //progressBar1.Step = 20; } private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { //if (progressBar1.Value >= 200 ) //{ //progressBar1.Value = 0; //} //return; //} //progressBar1.Value != 20; } } } here is my form 2 class: using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace Eagle_Eye_Class_Finder { /// <summary> /// Summary description for Form2. /// </summary> public class YOURCLASSSCHEDULE : System.Windows.Forms.Form { public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel1; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel2; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel3; public System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel4; private Button button1; /// Required designer variable. public System.ComponentModel.Container components = null; public YOURCLASSSCHEDULE() { // InitializeComponent(); // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call } /// Clean up any resources being used. protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { if (components != null) { components.Dispose(); } } base.Dispose(disposing); } #region Windows Form Designer generated code /// <summary> /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. /// </summary> private void InitializeComponent() { System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(YOURCLASSSCHEDULE)); this.linkLabel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel2 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel3 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.linkLabel4 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel(); this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // linkLabel1 // this.linkLabel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel1.LinkArea = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkArea(0, 7); this.linkLabel1.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(41, 123); this.linkLabel1.Name = "linkLabel1"; this.linkLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel1.TabIndex = 1; this.linkLabel1.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel1.Text = "Class 1"; this.linkLabel1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel1.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel1_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel2 // this.linkLabel2.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel2.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel2.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(467, 123); this.linkLabel2.Name = "linkLabel2"; this.linkLabel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel2.TabIndex = 2; this.linkLabel2.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel2.Text = "Class 2"; this.linkLabel2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel2.VisitedLinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy; this.linkLabel2.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel2_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel3 // this.linkLabel3.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel3.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel3.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(41, 311); this.linkLabel3.Name = "linkLabel3"; this.linkLabel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel3.TabIndex = 3; this.linkLabel3.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel3.Text = "Class 3"; this.linkLabel3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel3.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel3_LinkClicked); // // linkLabel4 // this.linkLabel4.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.linkLabel4.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D; this.linkLabel4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.linkLabel4.LinkBehavior = System.Windows.Forms.LinkBehavior.HoverUnderline; this.linkLabel4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(467, 311); this.linkLabel4.Name = "linkLabel4"; this.linkLabel4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 32); this.linkLabel4.TabIndex = 4; this.linkLabel4.TabStop = true; this.linkLabel4.Text = "Class 4"; this.linkLabel4.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter; this.linkLabel4.LinkClicked += new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler(this.linkLabel4_LinkClicked); // // button1 // this.button1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText; this.button1.FlatAppearance.BorderColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(0)))), ((int)(((byte)(0)))), ((int)(((byte)(64))))); this.button1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Popup; this.button1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Pristina", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.button1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption; this.button1.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopCenter; this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(358, 206); this.button1.Name = "button1"; this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(101, 25); this.button1.TabIndex = 5; this.button1.Text = "Go Back"; this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false; this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click); // // YOURCLASSSCHEDULE // this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 15); this.BackgroundImage = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("$this.BackgroundImage"))); this.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(790, 482); this.Controls.Add(this.button1); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel4); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel3); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel2); this.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel1); this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("OldDreadfulNo7 BT", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))); this.Name = "YOURCLASSSCHEDULE"; this.Text = "Your Classes"; this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form2_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); } #endregion public void Form2_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { // if (text == "900456317") // { //} } public void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/"); } private void linkLabel2_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/"); } private void linkLabel3_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/"); } private void linkLabel4_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e) { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/"); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form1 form1 = new Form1(); form1.Show(); this.Hide(); } } }

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  • Should this immutable struct be a mutable class?

    - by ChaosPandion
    I showed this struct to a fellow programmer and they felt that it should be a mutable class. They felt it is inconvenient not to have null references and the ability to alter the object as required. I would really like to know if there are any other reasons to make this a mutable class. [Serializable] public struct PhoneNumber : ICloneable, IEquatable<PhoneNumber> { private const int AreaCodeShift = 54; private const int CentralOfficeCodeShift = 44; private const int SubscriberNumberShift = 30; private const int CentralOfficeCodeMask = 0x000003FF; private const int SubscriberNumberMask = 0x00003FFF; private const int ExtensionMask = 0x3FFFFFFF; private readonly ulong value; public int AreaCode { get { return UnmaskAreaCode(value); } } public int CentralOfficeCode { get { return UnmaskCentralOfficeCode(value); } } public int SubscriberNumber { get { return UnmaskSubscriberNumber(value); } } public int Extension { get { return UnmaskExtension(value); } } public PhoneNumber(ulong value) : this(UnmaskAreaCode(value), UnmaskCentralOfficeCode(value), UnmaskSubscriberNumber(value), UnmaskExtension(value), true) { } public PhoneNumber(int areaCode, int centralOfficeCode, int subscriberNumber) : this(areaCode, centralOfficeCode, subscriberNumber, 0, true) { } public PhoneNumber(int areaCode, int centralOfficeCode, int subscriberNumber, int extension) : this(areaCode, centralOfficeCode, subscriberNumber, extension, true) { } private PhoneNumber(int areaCode, int centralOfficeCode, int subscriberNumber, int extension, bool throwException) { value = 0; if (areaCode < 200 || areaCode > 989) { if (!throwException) return; throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("areaCode", areaCode, @"The area code portion must fall between 200 and 989."); } else if (centralOfficeCode < 200 || centralOfficeCode > 999) { if (!throwException) return; throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("centralOfficeCode", centralOfficeCode, @"The central office code portion must fall between 200 and 999."); } else if (subscriberNumber < 0 || subscriberNumber > 9999) { if (!throwException) return; throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("subscriberNumber", subscriberNumber, @"The subscriber number portion must fall between 0 and 9999."); } else if (extension < 0 || extension > 1073741824) { if (!throwException) return; throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("extension", extension, @"The extension portion must fall between 0 and 1073741824."); } else if (areaCode.ToString()[1] - 48 > 8) { if (!throwException) return; throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("areaCode", areaCode, @"The second digit of the area code cannot be greater than 8."); } else { value |= ((ulong)(uint)areaCode << AreaCodeShift); value |= ((ulong)(uint)centralOfficeCode << CentralOfficeCodeShift); value |= ((ulong)(uint)subscriberNumber << SubscriberNumberShift); value |= ((ulong)(uint)extension); } } public object Clone() { return this; } public override bool Equals(object obj) { return obj != null && obj.GetType() == typeof(PhoneNumber) && Equals((PhoneNumber)obj); } public bool Equals(PhoneNumber other) { return this.value == other.value; } public override int GetHashCode() { return value.GetHashCode(); } public override string ToString() { return ToString(PhoneNumberFormat.Separated); } public string ToString(PhoneNumberFormat format) { switch (format) { case PhoneNumberFormat.Plain: return string.Format(@"{0:D3}{1:D3}{2:D4} {3:#}", AreaCode, CentralOfficeCode, SubscriberNumber, Extension).Trim(); case PhoneNumberFormat.Separated: return string.Format(@"{0:D3}-{1:D3}-{2:D4} {3:#}", AreaCode, CentralOfficeCode, SubscriberNumber, Extension).Trim(); default: throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("format"); } } public ulong ToUInt64() { return value; } public static PhoneNumber Parse(string value) { var result = default(PhoneNumber); if (!TryParse(value, out result)) { throw new FormatException(string.Format(@"The string ""{0}"" could not be parsed as a phone number.", value)); } return result; } public static bool TryParse(string value, out PhoneNumber result) { result = default(PhoneNumber); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) { return false; } var index = 0; var numericPieces = new char[value.Length]; foreach (var c in value) { if (char.IsNumber(c)) { numericPieces[index++] = c; } } if (index < 9) { return false; } var numericString = new string(numericPieces); var areaCode = int.Parse(numericString.Substring(0, 3)); var centralOfficeCode = int.Parse(numericString.Substring(3, 3)); var subscriberNumber = int.Parse(numericString.Substring(6, 4)); var extension = 0; if (numericString.Length > 10) { extension = int.Parse(numericString.Substring(10)); } result = new PhoneNumber( areaCode, centralOfficeCode, subscriberNumber, extension, false ); return result.value == 0; } public static bool operator ==(PhoneNumber left, PhoneNumber right) { return left.Equals(right); } public static bool operator !=(PhoneNumber left, PhoneNumber right) { return !left.Equals(right); } private static int UnmaskAreaCode(ulong value) { return (int)(value >> AreaCodeShift); } private static int UnmaskCentralOfficeCode(ulong value) { return (int)((value >> CentralOfficeCodeShift) & CentralOfficeCodeMask); } private static int UnmaskSubscriberNumber(ulong value) { return (int)((value >> SubscriberNumberShift) & SubscriberNumberMask); } private static int UnmaskExtension(ulong value) { return (int)(value & ExtensionMask); } } public enum PhoneNumberFormat { Plain, Separated }

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  • How to deal with a poor team leader and a tester manager from hell? [closed]

    - by Google
    Let me begin by explaining my situation and give a little context to the situation. My company has around 15 developers but we're split up on two different areas. We have a fresh product team and the old product team. The old product team does mostly bug fixes/maintenance and a feature here and there. The fresh product had never been released and was new from the ground up. I am on the fresh product team. The team consists of three developers (myself, another developer and a senior developer). The senior is also our team leader. Our roles are as follows: Myself: building the administration client as well as build/release stuff Other dev: building the primary client Team lead: building the server In addition to the dev team, we interact with the test manager often. By "we" I mean me since I do the build stuff and give him the builds to test. Trial 1: The other developer on my team and I have both tried to talk to our manager about our team leader. About two weeks before release we went in his office and had a closed door meeting before our team lead got to work. We expressed our concerns about the product, its release date and our team leader. We expressed our team leader had a "rosey" image of the product's state. Our manager seemed to listen to what we said and thanked us for taking the initiative to speak with him about it. He got us an extra two weeks before release. The situation with the leader didn't change. In fact, it got a little worse. While we were using the two weeks to fix issues he was slacking off quite a bit. Just to name a few things, he installed Windows 8 on his dev machine during this time (claimed him machine was broke), he wrote a plugin for our office messenger that turned turned messages into speech, and one time when I went in his office he was making a 3D model in Blender (for "fun"). He felt the product was "pretty good" and ready for release. During this time I dealt with the test manager on a daily basis. Every bug or issue that popped up he would pretty much attack me personally (regardless of which component the bug was in). The test manager would often push his "views" of what needed to be done with the product. He virtually ordered me to change text on our installer and to add features to the installer and administration client. I tried to express how his suggestions were "valid ideas" but it was too close to release to do those kinds of things and to make matters worse, our technical writer had already finished documentation and such a change would not only affect the dev team but would affect the technical writer and marketing as well. I expressed I wasn't going to make those changes without marketing's consent as well as the technical writer and my manager's. He pretty much said I don't care about the product and said I don't do my job. I would like to take a moment to say I take my job seriously and I do my best. I am the kind of person that goes to work 30-40 mins early and usually leaves 30 minutes later than everyone else. Saying I don't care or do my job is just insulting. His "attacks" on me grew from day to day. Every bug that popped up he would usually comment on in some manner that jabbed me and the other developer. "Oh that bug! Yeah that should have been fixed by now, figures! If someone would do their job!" and other similar kinds of comments. Keep in mind 8 out of 10 bugs were in the server and had nothing to do with me and the other developer. That didn't seem to matter.. On one occasion they got pretty bad and we almost got into a yelling match so I decided to stop talking to him all together. I carried all communication through office email (with my manager cc'd). He never attacked me via email. He still attempted to get aggressive with me in person but I completely ignore him and my only response to any question is, "Ask my team leader." or "Ask a product manager." The product launched after our two week extension. Trial 2: The day after the product launch our team leader went on vacation (thanks....). At this time we got a lot of questions from the tech support... major issues with the product. All of these issues were bugs marked "resolved" by our lovely team leader (a typical situation that often popped up). This is where we currently are. The other developer has been with the company for about three years (I've been there only five months) and told me he was going to speak with our manager alone and hoped it would help get our concerns across a little better in a one-on-one. He spoke with the manager and directly addressed all of our concerns regarding our team leader and the test manager giving us (mostly me) hell. Our manager basically said he understood how hard we work and said he noticed it and there's no doubt about it. He said he spoke with the test manager about his temper. Regarding the team leader, he didn't say a whole lot. He suggested we sit down with the team leader and address our concerns (isn't that the manager's job?). We're still waiting to see if anything has changed but we doubt it. What can we do next? 1) Talk to the team leader (may stress relationship and make work awkward) I admit the team leader is generally a nice guy. He is just a horrible leader and working closely with him is painful. I still don't believe bringing this directly to the team leader would help at all and may negatively impact the situation. 2) I could quit. Other than this situation the job is pretty fantastic. I really like my other coworkers and we have quite a bit of freedom. 3) I could take the situation with the team leader to one of the owners. I would then be throwing my manager under the bus. 4) I could take the situation with the test manager to HR. Any suggestions? Comments?

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  • Anti-Forgery Request in ASP.NET MVC and AJAX

    - by Dixin
    Background To secure websites from cross-site request forgery (CSRF, or XSRF) attack, ASP.NET MVC provides an excellent mechanism: The server prints tokens to cookie and inside the form; When the form is submitted to server, token in cookie and token inside the form are sent by the HTTP request; Server validates the tokens. To print tokens to browser, just invoke HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken():<% using (Html.BeginForm()) { %> <%: this.Html.AntiForgeryToken(Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)%> <%-- Other fields. --%> <input type="submit" value="Submit" /> <% } %> which writes to token to the form:<form action="..." method="post"> <input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden" value="J56khgCvbE3bVcsCSZkNVuH9Cclm9SSIT/ywruFsXEgmV8CL2eW5C/gGsQUf/YuP" /> <!-- Other fields. --> <input type="submit" value="Submit" /> </form> and the cookie: __RequestVerificationToken_Lw__=J56khgCvbE3bVcsCSZkNVuH9Cclm9SSIT/ywruFsXEgmV8CL2eW5C/gGsQUf/YuP When the above form is submitted, they are both sent to server. [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] attribute is used to specify the controllers or actions to validate them:[HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken(Salt = Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)] public ActionResult Action(/* ... */) { // ... } This is very productive for form scenarios. But recently, when resolving security vulnerabilities for Web products, I encountered 2 problems: It is expected to add [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] to each controller, but actually I have to add it for each POST actions, which is a little crazy; After anti-forgery validation is turned on for server side, AJAX POST requests will consistently fail. Specify validation on controller (not on each action) Problem For the first problem, usually a controller contains actions for both HTTP GET and HTTP POST requests, and usually validations are expected for HTTP POST requests. So, if the [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] is declared on the controller, the HTTP GET requests become always invalid:[ValidateAntiForgeryToken(Salt = Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)] public class SomeController : Controller { [HttpGet] public ActionResult Index() // Index page cannot work at all. { // ... } [HttpPost] public ActionResult PostAction1(/* ... */) { // ... } [HttpPost] public ActionResult PostAction2(/* ... */) { // ... } // ... } If user sends a HTTP GET request from a link: http://Site/Some/Index, validation definitely fails, because no token is provided. So the result is, [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] attribute must be distributed to each HTTP POST action in the application:public class SomeController : Controller { [HttpGet] public ActionResult Index() // Works. { // ... } [HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken(Salt = Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)] public ActionResult PostAction1(/* ... */) { // ... } [HttpPost] [ValidateAntiForgeryToken(Salt = Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)] public ActionResult PostAction2(/* ... */) { // ... } // ... } Solution To avoid a large number of [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] attributes (one attribute for one HTTP POST action), I created a wrapper class of ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute, where HTTP verbs can be specified:[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)] public class ValidateAntiForgeryTokenWrapperAttribute : FilterAttribute, IAuthorizationFilter { private readonly ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute _validator; private readonly AcceptVerbsAttribute _verbs; public ValidateAntiForgeryTokenWrapperAttribute(HttpVerbs verbs) : this(verbs, null) { } public ValidateAntiForgeryTokenWrapperAttribute(HttpVerbs verbs, string salt) { this._verbs = new AcceptVerbsAttribute(verbs); this._validator = new ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute() { Salt = salt }; } public void OnAuthorization(AuthorizationContext filterContext) { string httpMethodOverride = filterContext.HttpContext.Request.GetHttpMethodOverride(); if (this._verbs.Verbs.Contains(httpMethodOverride, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { this._validator.OnAuthorization(filterContext); } } } When this attribute is declared on controller, only HTTP requests with the specified verbs are validated:[ValidateAntiForgeryTokenWrapper(HttpVerbs.Post, Constants.AntiForgeryTokenSalt)] public class SomeController : Controller { // Actions for HTTP GET requests are not affected. // Only HTTP POST requests are validated. } Now one single attribute on controller turns on validation for all HTTP POST actions. Submit token via AJAX Problem For AJAX scenarios, when request is sent by JavaScript instead of form:$.post(url, { productName: "Tofu", categoryId: 1 // Token is not posted. }, callback); This kind of AJAX POST requests will always be invalid, because server side code cannot see the token in the posted data. Solution The token must be printed to browser then submitted back to server. So first of all, HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken() must be called in the page where the AJAX POST will be sent. Then jQuery must find the printed token in the page, and post it:$.post(url, { productName: "Tofu", categoryId: 1, __RequestVerificationToken: getToken() // Token is posted. }, callback); To be reusable, this can be encapsulated in a tiny jQuery plugin:(function ($) { $.getAntiForgeryToken = function () { // HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken() must be invoked to print the token. return $("input[type='hidden'][name='__RequestVerificationToken']").val(); }; var addToken = function (data) { // Converts data if not already a string. if (data && typeof data !== "string") { data = $.param(data); } data = data ? data + "&" : ""; return data + "__RequestVerificationToken=" + encodeURIComponent($.getAntiForgeryToken()); }; $.postAntiForgery = function (url, data, callback, type) { return $.post(url, addToken(data), callback, type); }; $.ajaxAntiForgery = function (settings) { settings.data = addToken(settings.data); return $.ajax(settings); }; })(jQuery); Then in the application just replace $.post() invocation with $.postAntiForgery(), and replace $.ajax() instead of $.ajaxAntiForgery():$.postAntiForgery(url, { productName: "Tofu", categoryId: 1 }, callback); // Token is posted. This solution looks hard coded and stupid. If you have more elegant solution, please do tell me.

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  • Scaling-out Your Services by Message Bus based WCF Transport Extension &ndash; Part 1 &ndash; Background

    - by Shaun
    Cloud computing gives us more flexibility on the computing resource, we can provision and deploy an application or service with multiple instances over multiple machines. With the increment of the service instances, how to balance the incoming message and workload would become a new challenge. Currently there are two approaches we can use to pass the incoming messages to the service instances, I would like call them dispatcher mode and pulling mode.   Dispatcher Mode The dispatcher mode introduces a role which takes the responsible to find the best service instance to process the request. The image below describes the sharp of this mode. There are four clients communicate with the service through the underlying transportation. For example, if we are using HTTP the clients might be connecting to the same service URL. On the server side there’s a dispatcher listening on this URL and try to retrieve all messages. When a message came in, the dispatcher will find a proper service instance to process it. There are three mechanism to find the instance: Round-robin: Dispatcher will always send the message to the next instance. For example, if the dispatcher sent the message to instance 2, then the next message will be sent to instance 3, regardless if instance 3 is busy or not at that moment. Random: Dispatcher will find a service instance randomly, and same as the round-robin mode it regardless if the instance is busy or not. Sticky: Dispatcher will send all related messages to the same service instance. This approach always being used if the service methods are state-ful or session-ful. But as you can see, all of these approaches are not really load balanced. The clients will send messages at any time, and each message might take different process duration on the server side. This means in some cases, some of the service instances are very busy while others are almost idle. For example, if we were using round-robin mode, it could be happened that most of the simple task messages were passed to instance 1 while the complex ones were sent to instance 3, even though instance 1 should be idle. This brings some problem in our architecture. The first one is that, the response to the clients might be longer than it should be. As it’s shown in the figure above, message 6 and 9 can be processed by instance 1 or instance 2, but in reality they were dispatched to the busy instance 3 since the dispatcher and round-robin mode. Secondly, if there are many requests came from the clients in a very short period, service instances might be filled by tons of pending tasks and some instances might be crashed. Third, if we are using some cloud platform to host our service instances, for example the Windows Azure, the computing resource is billed by service deployment period instead of the actual CPU usage. This means if any service instance is idle it is wasting our money! Last one, the dispatcher would be the bottleneck of our system since all incoming messages must be routed by the dispatcher. If we are using HTTP or TCP as the transport, the dispatcher would be a network load balance. If we wants more capacity, we have to scale-up, or buy a hardware load balance which is very expensive, as well as scaling-out the service instances. Pulling Mode Pulling mode doesn’t need a dispatcher to route the messages. All service instances are listening to the same transport and try to retrieve the next proper message to process if they are idle. Since there is no dispatcher in pulling mode, it requires some features on the transportation. The transportation must support multiple client connection and server listening. HTTP and TCP doesn’t allow multiple clients are listening on the same address and port, so it cannot be used in pulling mode directly. All messages in the transportation must be FIFO, which means the old message must be received before the new one. Message selection would be a plus on the transportation. This means both service and client can specify some selection criteria and just receive some specified kinds of messages. This feature is not mandatory but would be very useful when implementing the request reply and duplex WCF channel modes. Otherwise we must have a memory dictionary to store the reply messages. I will explain more about this in the following articles. Message bus, or the message queue would be best candidate as the transportation when using the pulling mode. First, it allows multiple application to listen on the same queue, and it’s FIFO. Some of the message bus also support the message selection, such as TIBCO EMS, RabbitMQ. Some others provide in memory dictionary which can store the reply messages, for example the Redis. The principle of pulling mode is to let the service instances self-managed. This means each instance will try to retrieve the next pending incoming message if they finished the current task. This gives us more benefit and can solve the problems we met with in the dispatcher mode. The incoming message will be received to the best instance to process, which means this will be very balanced. And it will not happen that some instances are busy while other are idle, since the idle one will retrieve more tasks to make them busy. Since all instances are try their best to be busy we can use less instances than dispatcher mode, which more cost effective. Since there’s no dispatcher in the system, there is no bottleneck. When we introduced more service instances, in dispatcher mode we have to change something to let the dispatcher know the new instances. But in pulling mode since all service instance are self-managed, there no extra change at all. If there are many incoming messages, since the message bus can queue them in the transportation, service instances would not be crashed. All above are the benefits using the pulling mode, but it will introduce some problem as well. The process tracking and debugging become more difficult. Since the service instances are self-managed, we cannot know which instance will process the message. So we need more information to support debug and track. Real-time response may not be supported. All service instances will process the next message after the current one has done, if we have some real-time request this may not be a good solution. Compare with the Pros and Cons above, the pulling mode would a better solution for the distributed system architecture. Because what we need more is the scalability, cost-effect and the self-management.   WCF and WCF Transport Extensibility Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications. In the .NET world WCF is the best way to implement the service. In this series I’m going to demonstrate how to implement the pulling mode on top of a message bus by extending the WCF. I don’t want to deep into every related field in WCF but will highlight its transport extensibility. When we implemented an RPC foundation there are many aspects we need to deal with, for example the message encoding, encryption, authentication and message sending and receiving. In WCF, each aspect is represented by a channel. A message will be passed through all necessary channels and finally send to the underlying transportation. And on the other side the message will be received from the transport and though the same channels until the business logic. This mode is called “Channel Stack” in WCF, and the last channel in the channel stack must always be a transport channel, which takes the responsible for sending and receiving the messages. As we are going to implement the WCF over message bus and implement the pulling mode scaling-out solution, we need to create our own transport channel so that the client and service can exchange messages over our bus. Before we deep into the transport channel, let’s have a look on the message exchange patterns that WCF defines. Message exchange pattern (MEP) defines how client and service exchange the messages over the transportation. WCF defines 3 basic MEPs which are datagram, Request-Reply and Duplex. Datagram: Also known as one-way, or fire-forgot mode. The message sent from the client to the service, and no need any reply from the service. The client doesn’t care about the message result at all. Request-Reply: Very common used pattern. The client send the request message to the service and wait until the reply message comes from the service. Duplex: The client sent message to the service, when the service processing the message it can callback to the client. When callback the service would be like a client while the client would be like a service. In WCF, each MEP represent some channels associated. MEP Channels Datagram IInputChannel, IOutputChannel Request-Reply IRequestChannel, IReplyChannel Duplex IDuplexChannel And the channels are created by ChannelListener on the server side, and ChannelFactory on the client side. The ChannelListener and ChannelFactory are created by the TransportBindingElement. The TransportBindingElement is created by the Binding, which can be defined as a new binding or from a custom binding. For more information about the transport channel mode, please refer to the MSDN document. The figure below shows the transport channel objects when using the request-reply MEP. And this is the datagram MEP. And this is the duplex MEP. After investigated the WCF transport architecture, channel mode and MEP, we finally identified what we should do to extend our message bus based transport layer. They are: Binding: (Optional) Defines the channel elements in the channel stack and added our transport binding element at the bottom of the stack. But we can use the build-in CustomBinding as well. TransportBindingElement: Defines which MEP is supported in our transport and create the related ChannelListener and ChannelFactory. This also defines the scheme of the endpoint if using this transport. ChannelListener: Create the server side channel based on the MEP it’s. We can have one ChannelListener to create channels for all supported MEPs, or we can have ChannelListener for each MEP. In this series I will use the second approach. ChannelFactory: Create the client side channel based on the MEP it’s. We can have one ChannelFactory to create channels for all supported MEPs, or we can have ChannelFactory for each MEP. In this series I will use the second approach. Channels: Based on the MEPs we want to support, we need to implement the channels accordingly. For example, if we want our transport support Request-Reply mode we should implement IRequestChannel and IReplyChannel. In this series I will implement all 3 MEPs listed above one by one. Scaffold: In order to make our transport extension works we also need to implement some scaffold stuff. For example we need some classes to send and receive message though out message bus. We also need some codes to read and write the WCF message, etc.. These are not necessary but would be very useful in our example.   Message Bus There is only one thing remained before we can begin to implement our scaling-out support WCF transport, which is the message bus. As I mentioned above, the message bus must have some features to fulfill all the WCF MEPs. In my company we will be using TIBCO EMS, which is an enterprise message bus product. And I have said before we can use any message bus production if it’s satisfied with our requests. Here I would like to introduce an interface to separate the message bus from the WCF. This allows us to implement the bus operations by any kinds bus we are going to use. The interface would be like this. 1: public interface IBus : IDisposable 2: { 3: string SendRequest(string message, bool fromClient, string from, string to = null); 4:  5: void SendReply(string message, bool fromClient, string replyTo); 6:  7: BusMessage Receive(bool fromClient, string replyTo); 8: } There are only three methods for the bus interface. Let me explain one by one. The SendRequest method takes the responsible for sending the request message into the bus. The parameters description are: message: The WCF message content. fromClient: Indicates if this message was came from the client. from: The channel ID that this message was sent from. The channel ID will be generated when any kinds of channel was created, which will be explained in the following articles. to: The channel ID that this message should be received. In Request-Reply and Duplex MEP this is necessary since the reply message must be received by the channel which sent the related request message. The SendReply method takes the responsible for sending the reply message. It’s very similar as the previous one but no “from” parameter. This is because it’s no need to reply a reply message again in any MEPs. The Receive method takes the responsible for waiting for a incoming message, includes the request message and specified reply message. It returned a BusMessage object, which contains some information about the channel information. The code of the BusMessage class is 1: public class BusMessage 2: { 3: public string MessageID { get; private set; } 4: public string From { get; private set; } 5: public string ReplyTo { get; private set; } 6: public string Content { get; private set; } 7:  8: public BusMessage(string messageId, string fromChannelId, string replyToChannelId, string content) 9: { 10: MessageID = messageId; 11: From = fromChannelId; 12: ReplyTo = replyToChannelId; 13: Content = content; 14: } 15: } Now let’s implement a message bus based on the IBus interface. Since I don’t want you to buy and install the TIBCO EMS or any other message bus products, I will implement an in process memory bus. This bus is only for test and sample purpose. It can only be used if the service and client are in the same process. Very straightforward. 1: public class InProcMessageBus : IBus 2: { 3: private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, InProcMessageEntity> _queue; 4: private readonly object _lock; 5:  6: public InProcMessageBus() 7: { 8: _queue = new ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, InProcMessageEntity>(); 9: _lock = new object(); 10: } 11:  12: public string SendRequest(string message, bool fromClient, string from, string to = null) 13: { 14: var entity = new InProcMessageEntity(message, fromClient, from, to); 15: _queue.TryAdd(entity.ID, entity); 16: return entity.ID.ToString(); 17: } 18:  19: public void SendReply(string message, bool fromClient, string replyTo) 20: { 21: var entity = new InProcMessageEntity(message, fromClient, null, replyTo); 22: _queue.TryAdd(entity.ID, entity); 23: } 24:  25: public BusMessage Receive(bool fromClient, string replyTo) 26: { 27: InProcMessageEntity e = null; 28: while (true) 29: { 30: lock (_lock) 31: { 32: var entity = _queue 33: .Where(kvp => kvp.Value.FromClient == fromClient && (kvp.Value.To == replyTo || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(kvp.Value.To))) 34: .FirstOrDefault(); 35: if (entity.Key != Guid.Empty && entity.Value != null) 36: { 37: _queue.TryRemove(entity.Key, out e); 38: } 39: } 40: if (e == null) 41: { 42: Thread.Sleep(100); 43: } 44: else 45: { 46: return new BusMessage(e.ID.ToString(), e.From, e.To, e.Content); 47: } 48: } 49: } 50:  51: public void Dispose() 52: { 53: } 54: } The InProcMessageBus stores the messages in the objects of InProcMessageEntity, which can take some extra information beside the WCF message itself. 1: public class InProcMessageEntity 2: { 3: public Guid ID { get; set; } 4: public string Content { get; set; } 5: public bool FromClient { get; set; } 6: public string From { get; set; } 7: public string To { get; set; } 8:  9: public InProcMessageEntity() 10: : this(string.Empty, false, string.Empty, string.Empty) 11: { 12: } 13:  14: public InProcMessageEntity(string content, bool fromClient, string from, string to) 15: { 16: ID = Guid.NewGuid(); 17: Content = content; 18: FromClient = fromClient; 19: From = from; 20: To = to; 21: } 22: }   Summary OK, now I have all necessary stuff ready. The next step would be implementing our WCF message bus transport extension. In this post I described two scaling-out approaches on the service side especially if we are using the cloud platform: dispatcher mode and pulling mode. And I compared the Pros and Cons of them. Then I introduced the WCF channel stack, channel mode and the transport extension part, and identified what we should do to create our own WCF transport extension, to let our WCF services using pulling mode based on a message bus. And finally I provided some classes that need to be used in the future posts that working against an in process memory message bus, for the demonstration purpose only. In the next post I will begin to implement the transport extension step by step.   Hope this helps, Shaun All documents and related graphics, codes are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. Copyright © Shaun Ziyan Xu. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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  • Microsoft Claims Success Versus Autorun Malware

    Microsoft recently used a post on the Threat Research and Response Blog section of its Malware Protection Center to describe how it is winning the battle against autorun malware. Although there is certainly no shortage of malware in the virtual world Microsoft has plenty of statistics to back its claims and it has displayed them with pride.... DNS Configured Correctly? Test Your Internal DNS With Our Free DNS Advisor Tool From Infoblox.

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  • HTG Explains: Do Non-Windows Platforms Like Mac, Android, iOS, and Linux Get Viruses?

    - by Chris Hoffman
    Viruses and other types of malware seem largely confined to Windows in the real world. Even on a Windows 8 PC, you can still get infected with malware. But how vulnerable are other operating systems to malware? When we say “viruses,” we’re actually talking about malware in general. There’s more to malware than just viruses, although the word virus is often used to talk about malware in general. Why Are All the Viruses For Windows? Not all of the malware out there is for Windows, but most of it is. We’ve tried to cover why Windows has the most viruses in the past. Windows’ popularity is definitely a big factor, but there are other reasons, too. Historically, Windows was never designed for security in the way that UNIX-like platforms were — and every popular operating system that’s not Windows is based on UNIX. Windows also has a culture of installing software by searching the web and downloading it from websites, whereas other platforms have app stores and Linux has centralized software installation from a secure source in the form of its package managers. Do Macs Get Viruses? The vast majority of malware is designed for Windows systems and Macs don’t get Windows malware. While Mac malware is much more rare, Macs are definitely not immune to malware. They can be infected by malware written specifically for Macs, and such malware does exist. At one point, over 650,000 Macs were infected with the Flashback Trojan. [Source] It infected Macs through the Java browser plugin, which is a security nightmare on every platform. Macs no longer include Java by default. Apple also has locked down Macs in other ways. Three things in particular help: Mac App Store: Rather than getting desktop programs from the web and possibly downloading malware, as inexperienced users might on Windows, they can get their applications from a secure place. It’s similar to a smartphone app store or even a Linux package manager. Gatekeeper: Current releases of Mac OS X use Gatekeeper, which only allows programs to run if they’re signed by an approved developer or if they’re from the Mac App Store. This can be disabled by geeks who need to run unsigned software, but it acts as additional protection for typical users. XProtect: Macs also have a built-in technology known as XProtect, or File Quarantine. This feature acts as a blacklist, preventing known-malicious programs from running. It functions similarly to Windows antivirus programs, but works in the background and checks applications you download. Mac malware isn’t coming out nearly as quick as Windows malware, so it’s easier for Apple to keep up. Macs are certainly not immune to all malware, and someone going out of their way to download pirated applications and disable security features may find themselves infected. But Macs are much less at risk of malware in the real world. Android is Vulnerable to Malware, Right? Android malware does exist and companies that produce Android security software would love to sell you their Android antivirus apps. But that isn’t the full picture. By default, Android devices are configured to only install apps from Google Play. They also benefit from antimalware scanning — Google Play itself scans apps for malware. You could disable this protection and go outside Google Play, getting apps from elsewhere (“sideloading”). Google will still help you if you do this, asking if you want to scan your sideloaded apps for malware when you try to install them. In China, where many, many Android devices are in use, there is no Google Play Store. Chinese Android users don’t benefit from Google’s antimalware scanning and have to get their apps from third-party app stores, which may contain infected copies of apps. The majority of Android malware comes from outside Google Play. The scary malware statistics you see primarily include users who get apps from outside Google Play, whether it’s pirating infected apps or acquiring them from untrustworthy app stores. As long as you get your apps from Google Play — or even another secure source, like the Amazon App Store — your Android phone or tablet should be secure. What About iPads and iPhones? Apple’s iOS operating system, used on its iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches, is more locked down than even Macs and Android devices. iPad and iPhone users are forced to get their apps from Apple’s App Store. Apple is more demanding of developers than Google is — while anyone can upload an app to Google Play and have it available instantly while Google does some automated scanning, getting an app onto Apple’s App Store involves a manual review of that app by an Apple employee. The locked-down environment makes it much more difficult for malware to exist. Even if a malicious application could be installed, it wouldn’t be able to monitor what you typed into your browser and capture your online-banking information without exploiting a deeper system vulnerability. Of course, iOS devices aren’t perfect either. Researchers have proven it’s possible to create malicious apps and sneak them past the app store review process. [Source] However, if a malicious app was discovered, Apple could pull it from the store and immediately uninstall it from all devices. Google and Microsoft have this same ability with Android’s Google Play and Windows Store for new Windows 8-style apps. Does Linux Get Viruses? Malware authors don’t tend to target Linux desktops, as so few average users use them. Linux desktop users are more likely to be geeks that won’t fall for obvious tricks. As with Macs, Linux users get most of their programs from a single place — the package manager — rather than downloading them from websites. Linux also can’t run Windows software natively, so Windows viruses just can’t run. Linux desktop malware is extremely rare, but it does exist. The recent “Hand of Thief” Trojan supports a variety of Linux distributions and desktop environments, running in the background and stealing online banking information. It doesn’t have a good way if infecting Linux systems, though — you’d have to download it from a website or receive it as an email attachment and run the Trojan. [Source] This just confirms how important it is to only run trusted software on any platform, even supposedly secure ones. What About Chromebooks? Chromebooks are locked down laptops that only run the Chrome web browser and some bits around it. We’re not really aware of any form of Chrome OS malware. A Chromebook’s sandbox helps protect it against malware, but it also helps that Chromebooks aren’t very common yet. It would still be possible to infect a Chromebook, if only by tricking a user into installing a malicious browser extension from outside the Chrome web store. The malicious browser extension could run in the background, steal your passwords and online banking credentials, and send it over the web. Such malware could even run on Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of Chrome, but it would appear in the Extensions list, would require the appropriate permissions, and you’d have to agree to install it manually. And Windows RT? Microsoft’s Windows RT only runs desktop programs written by Microsoft. Users can only install “Windows 8-style apps” from the Windows Store. This means that Windows RT devices are as locked down as an iPad — an attacker would have to get a malicious app into the store and trick users into installing it or possibly find a security vulnerability that allowed them to bypass the protection. Malware is definitely at its worst on Windows. This would probably be true even if Windows had a shining security record and a history of being as secure as other operating systems, but you can definitely avoid a lot of malware just by not using Windows. Of course, no platform is a perfect malware-free environment. You should exercise some basic precautions everywhere. Even if malware was eliminated, we’d have to deal with social-engineering attacks like phishing emails asking for credit card numbers. Image Credit: stuartpilbrow on Flickr, Kansir on Flickr     

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  • basic javascript question on geolocation and googlemaps

    - by ade
    hello all, Im hoping that somebody can help me out on what i feel is an easy answer but I just cant get it to work out. Im trying to trap the geolocation lat and long and place it into the google maps api so far i have var myOptions = { zoom:7, trips:1, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP } var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), myOptions); directionsDisplay.setMap(map); var request = { origin: 'newyork' destination: 'deleware', travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING }; this works fine for what i want. how ever I want to be able to change Origin to the users lat long using the following script from google.maps.api. their code is: if(navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) { initialLocation = new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude,position.coords.longitude); var placeMarker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: initialLocation, map: map, }); map.setCenter(initialLocation); }, function() { handleNoGeolocation(browserSupportFlag); }); } else { // Browser doesn't support Geolocation handleNoGeolocation(); } function handleNoGeolocation() { initialLocation = newyork; map.setCenter(initialLocation); } I want to pull out the navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) { initialLocation = new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude,position.coords.longitude); and allocate it two 2 varibles, myLat and myLong. I then want to be able to change my orignal script from var request = { origin: 'newyork' destination: 'deleware', travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING }; to var request = { origin: myLat,myLong destination: 'deleware', travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING }; Does this make sense..? Im currently having a pig with it and as im not a JS developer its what i think should be a simple bit of coding that im losing the battle with.. any thoughts..?

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  • Getting problem in accessing web cam.

    - by Chetan
    Hi... I have written code in Java to access web cam,and to save image... I am getting following exceptions : Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at SwingCapture.(SwingCapture.java:40) at SwingCapture.main(SwingCapture.java:66) how to remove this exceptions. here is the code: import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.event.; import java.io.; import javax.media.; import javax.media.format.; import javax.media.util.; import javax.media.control.; import javax.media.protocol.; import java.util.; import java.awt.; import java.awt.image.; import java.awt.event.; import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.; public class SwingCapture extends Panel implements ActionListener { public static Player player = null; public CaptureDeviceInfo di = null; public MediaLocator ml = null; public JButton capture = null; public Buffer buf = null; public Image img = null; public VideoFormat vf = null; public BufferToImage btoi = null; public ImagePanel imgpanel = null; public SwingCapture() { setLayout(new BorderLayout()); setSize(320,550); imgpanel = new ImagePanel(); capture = new JButton("Capture"); capture.addActionListener(this); String str1 = "vfw:iNTEX IT-308 WC:0"; String str2 = "vfw:Microsoft WDM Image Capture (Win32):0"; di = CaptureDeviceManager.getDevice(str2); ml = di.getLocator(); try { player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer(ml); player.start(); Component comp; if ((comp = player.getVisualComponent()) != null) { add(comp,BorderLayout.NORTH); } add(capture,BorderLayout.CENTER); add(imgpanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public static void main(String[] args) { Frame f = new Frame("SwingCapture"); SwingCapture cf = new SwingCapture(); f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { playerclose(); System.exit(0);}}); f.add("Center",cf); f.pack(); f.setSize(new Dimension(320,550)); f.setVisible(true); } public static void playerclose() { player.close(); player.deallocate(); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { JComponent c = (JComponent) e.getSource(); if (c == capture) { // Grab a frame FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl) player.getControl("javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl"); buf = fgc.grabFrame(); // Convert it to an image btoi = new BufferToImage((VideoFormat)buf.getFormat()); img = btoi.createImage(buf); // show the image imgpanel.setImage(img); // save image saveJPG(img,"\test.jpg"); } } class ImagePanel extends Panel { public Image myimg = null; public ImagePanel() { setLayout(null); setSize(320,240); } public void setImage(Image img) { this.myimg = img; repaint(); } public void paint(Graphics g) { if (myimg != null) { g.drawImage(myimg, 0, 0, this); } } } public static void saveJPG(Image img, String s) { BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(img.getWidth(null), img.getHeight(null), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB); Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics(); g2.drawImage(img, null, null); FileOutputStream out = null; try { out = new FileOutputStream(s); } catch (java.io.FileNotFoundException io) { System.out.println("File Not Found"); } JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder(out); JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam(bi); param.setQuality(0.5f,false); encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam(param); try { encoder.encode(bi); out.close(); } catch (java.io.IOException io) { System.out.println("IOException"); } } }

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  • SSL cert issued to and SAN attribute

    - by Jai
    I have added a cert to my application cacerts file. The new cert is issued to one DNS(abc.com) and they have added few other DNS(XYZ.com, TEST.com) to the SAN attribute while creating. I tried accessing one of the DNS(XYZ.com) given in SAN attribute, it throws me the below mentioned error. <Certificate chain received from XYZ.com failed hostname verification check. Certificate contained abc.com but check expected XYZ.com> If we have more DNS for an application, Do we need to generate cert for every single DNS?

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