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Articles by Mahesh Chand
Introduction to XAML
XAML is a new descriptive programming language developed by Microsoft. The purpose of XAML to build user interfaces for next-generation Windows operating system. This article is a basic introduction to XAML.
Getting Started with Microsoft Expression
Recently, Microsoft launched a new product called Microsoft Expression, which allows developers to create interactive graphics and much more. This article gives you a head start on Expression tools.
Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation in Windows Vista
Windows Workflow Foundation is a new API added to the extensive library of Windows Vista. This article is an introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation and how to create workflow based applications using Visual Studio 2005.
AutoComplete TextBox in C#
Auto completion is a new feature added to Windows Forms 2.0 controls. In this article, I will show how to use the auto completion feature in your applications.
Playing Sounds in .NET 2.0 Using Sound Player
If you have ever played sounds in your applications, you must be familiar with PlaySound() WIN32 function. Prior to .NET 2.0, there was no way to play sounds thorugh the managed API. The SoundPlayer class introduced in .NET 2.0 now allows developers to play sounds using managed API.
Playing Sounds in .NET 2.0 using Sound Player
If you have ever played sounds in your applications, you must be familiar with PlaySound() WIN32 function. Prior to .NET 2.0, there was no way to play sounds thorugh the managed API. The SoundPlayer class introduced in .NET 2.0 now allows developers to play sounds using managed API.
Reincarnation of DataTable in ADO.NET 2.0
The DataTable in ADO.NET 2.0 is a much improved and powerful than previous versions of ADO.NET. In this article, I will talk about new improvements and features added to the DataTable and how to use them in your applications.
Reincarnation of DataTable in ADO.NET 2.0
The DataTable in ADO.NET 2.0 is a much improved and powerful than previous versions of ADO.NET. In this article, I will talk about new improvements and features added to the DataTable and how to use them in your applications.
ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control
A Wizard control was one of the needed controls in ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1 versions and now ASP.NET 2.0 provides it. This article discusses how to use ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard control and create an online job application using the Wizard control.
Designing Sortable Collections using IComparable
.NET Framework Class Library provides several interfaces to support additional functionality in collections such as ICollection, IList, and IComparable. IComparable interface is used to support the sorting in collections.In this article, I will discuss how to use IComparable interface to design sortable arrays.
Smart HTML Editor in Visual Studio 2005
If you have been writing Web applications using Visual Studio, at some point you would end up editing HTML file by hand. Now HTML Editor available in Visual Studio 2005 now supports Intellisense, which makes developers life much easier when editing HTML file by hand.
New Features of Visual Studio 2005 Editor
In my previous articles, I discussed various new features introduced in Visual Studio 2005. This article is another addition to the same series. In this article, I discuss some new features of Visual Studio 2005 editor.
Better Exception Handling in Visual Studio 2005
With many new cool features, components, controls, and tools, Visual Studio 2005 definitively is a winner. In this article, I discuss the new exception handling dialog in Visual Studio 2005.
Manage and Administer ASP.NET Web Sites in Visual Studio 2005
Learn how to use the ASP.NET Configuration tool in Visual Studio 2005 to manage web site security, roles, profiles, application settings, and providers.
SplitContainer in C#
If you have ever written Outlook type user interfaces using Windows Forms, you must be familiar with Splitter control. The Splitter control used to provide functionality to split two controls and dock them.
StatusStrip Control In C#
The StatusStrip control available in Visual Studio 2005 is a powerful StatusBar control with the features provided by StatusBar in previous versions.
Building Windows Longhorn Applications using Visual Studio codename Whidbey
The preview version of the next version of Visual Studio 2003 is called Visual Studio codename Whidbey. Visual Studio Whidbey has a support for building applications for Windows codename Longhorn, which is a new addition to the Windows operating systems series and successor of Windows XP.
Master Pages in ASP.NET 2.0
Master pages is a new concept in ASP.NET 2.0, which allows site developers to build master templates for their site's look and feel and put all common code which is shared by all the pages.
Hashtable in C#
Hashtable is useful when you need to store data in a key and value pair. This article shows how to use hashtable in C#.
Windows Forms 2.0 MaskedTextBox Control
The MaskedTextBox control is a TextBox with mask feature, which allows you to set the format of the data of TextBox such as zip code, date, time, social security, and phone number.
Windows Forms 2.0 ActiveDocumentHost Control
The ActiveDocumentHost control provides the ability to host OLE Documents within your application. This enables you to create applications that allow in-place editing of documents such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
