Write The Generic Version Of This Function?
Jan 18, 2011I like to turn Option Strict On I cant figure out how to write the generic version of this function?
Public
Shared
Sub UpdateItem(ByRef
oldValue As
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Write A Generic Function In .NET That Only Accepts Numerical Types?
Jun 4, 2009Suppose I want to write a function like the following (as usual, a trivial example for illustrative purposes):
Public Function calcSqSum(Of T)(ByVal list As IEnumerable(Of T)) As T
Dim sumSq As T
For Each item As T In list
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As you can probably guess, this function causes an error because a generic object is not guaranteed to implement the + operator. As far as I know, though, any numerical type (Integer, Double, Decimal, etc.) will.
Is there a way to write a (quasi-)generic function that can accept any numerical type, without having to explicitly overload the function for every such type yourself?
Alternatively, I suppose an equally acceptable solution would be to somehow check if a type implements the '+' operator (or any operator generally associated with numerical types and used by the function).
.net - Can A Generic Version Of A Derived Class Override A Base Method Using The Generic Type
Apr 13, 2012Consider:
Public MustInherit Class Column
Public ReadOnly Property ReturnSomethingUseful() As Object
Get
'return something useful
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But this gives the following error:
Public Overrides Function ParseValue(sValue As String) As Boolean'
cannot override 'Public Overridable Function ParseValue(sValue As String) As Object'
because they differ by their return types.
I accept that you can't do this, but I'd like to be able to preserve the semantics of what I'm. trying to do, which is to have an untyped version that deals with Object, but a typed version in derived classes that knows about the specific type T.
C# - What Is The Generic Version Of A Hashtable
Apr 21, 2009I been learning basics of generics and it looks like it can really improve the performance of the application. But, I am not able to see the generic equivalent of Hashtable. share some sample C# code for creating generic hashtable classes. I need this for a demo.
View 5 RepliesWrite A Generic Extension Method For Every Enumerable(Of T)?
May 30, 2012After looking at this thread.>>
How to randomize the alphabet I have decided to make it into an extension method for a String and a List.
Note: Please see the following post if you are still using VB.Net 2002, 2003 or 2005
this code is for use with 2008 and later versions of VB.Net
String.Mix and also List.Mix I was trying to write a generic extension method for every Enumerable(Of T)
I settled on just doing it for a STRING
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Best Way To Write A Demo And Full Version Of App?
Oct 11, 2011I have an application that I plan to update for the next year or so. However, with the updates I would really like to have the source in 1 location and then have a demo build if you will? Is there a way in vb.net and visual studio to say [code]
View 2 RepliesVS 2008 Write A File Version When Creating?
Jul 20, 2009Im doing a FileStream.Write to create a file on a local computer from a file I download from the web.
qq1 =>how can I change the version property of the file after writing it or while writing it?
qq2 => and how can I check the version property of the file?
Write VB Script That Will Work On Any Version Of Windows
Apr 25, 2011What I need to do is write VB scripts that will work on any version of Windows, right back to 3.1. I may need to write several files for different Windows versions, I just don't know.
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This runs on Windows Server 2003 and XP. I've tested it on those systems. But will that run on Windows 7, Vista, 98, 95, NT, 3.1? If not, which language/version do I need to use to do the same job on each system, and could you point me to the language reference?
.net - Generic Sorter Function C# To VB
May 31, 2011Anyone want to try converting this to VB?
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It is supposed to sort any type of object. Taken from here
Calling A Generic Function In .NET / C#?
Jun 2, 2010Question: I want to call a generic function, defined as:
Public Shared Function DeserializeFromXML(Of T)(Optional ByRef strFileNameAndPath As String = Nothing) As T
Now when I call it, I wanted to do it with any of the variants below:
Dim x As New XMLserialization.cConfiguration
x = XMLserialization.XMLserializeLDAPconfig.DeserializeFromXML(Of x)()
x = XMLserialization.XMLserializeLDAPconfig.DeserializeFromXML(GetType(x))()
x = XMLserialization.XMLserializeLDAPconfig.DeserializeFromXML(Of GetType(x))()
But it doesn't work.I find it very annoying and unreadable having to type
x = XMLserialization.XMLserializeLDAPconfig.DeserializeFromXML(Of XMLserialization.cConfiguration)()
Is there a way to call a generic function by getting the type from the instance ?
Generic OrderBy Function?
Jun 7, 2012I have a grid view with a lot of columns, all need to be sorted on. I have seen a few snippets out there, but I cannot get any of them to work with my example. Here is what I have so far.
Protected Sub gvSearch_OnSorting(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As GridViewSortEventArgs)
If Not Session("sort") Is Nothing Then
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.net - Generic Open Form Function?
Oct 12, 2011written a generic "LaunchForm" function? For all the menu items I have that open a form, I would like to write one function that will launch the form as opposed to writing the same code several times.
View 2 Replies.net - How To Make Function Return Generic Value
Sep 16, 2011I have an abstract class in VB.NET. I want all classes that inherit from this class to return whatever value makes sense. For example, it could be an Decimal, Integer, String. How can I delcare the function in the abstract base class to allow for this? Is this even possible?
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.NET : Generic Function To Return A Control?
Oct 14, 2010I have created a couple of simple functions in VB.NET that simply return a control of a certain type that I already know, such as HtmlInputHidden, Label, etc. That means that each of the functions is created only for that special purpose. What I'd like to do is combine all those functions into one function using generics. The common things shared by each of the functions is a control Id and a control type.What I have got so far is:
Public Function GetControl(Of T)(ByVal ctrlId As String) As T
Dim ctrl As Control = Me.FindControl(ctrlId)
If (Not ctrl Is Nothing) Then
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But the line " GetControl = CType(ctrl, T)" is giving me a compile error:
Value of type 'System.Web.UI.Control' cannot be converted to 'T'
This is in .NET Framework 2.0.
Create A Function That Uses A Generic Structure?
Apr 1, 2009I am attempting to create a generic function that the students in my introductory VB .NET course can use to search a single dimension array of a structure.[code]...
My question is: Is there a way to reference the individual structure fields in the array from inside the function? I was trying to make it generic so that the student could simply pass their array into the function - their structure may be named differently than mine and the field names may be different.
I suspect there are other ways to deal with this situation, but I was trying to keep it to just a simple single-dimension array of a structure. I don't think it is possible to do what I want, but I wondered what others thought.
Generic Function For Checking For A Value Of Null?
Aug 24, 2010I am trying to write a generic function that will check each database parameter to see if it is null, and if so, return DBNull; if not, return the object.So here is my function:
Public Shared Function CheckForNull(ByVal obj As Object) As Object
If obj <> Nothing Then Return obj Else Return DBNull.Value
End Function
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Have A Static Generic Function In .net 2.0 VB Code?
Sep 2, 2009I must be doing something wrong here (because really, what are the chances of me tripping over another bug in the Vb.net compiler?)I have a static generic function in .net 2.0 Vb code, I thought it was time to "upgrade" it to be an extension method, but the compiler complains with Extension method 'AddIfUnqiue' has type constraints that can never be satisfied.
Here's a trivial example that displays the same problem. The old static version (which works fine) followed by the extension method
Public Class MyStaticClass
Public Shared Sub AddIfUnqiue(Of T, L As {List(Of T)})(ByVal this As L, ByVal item As T)
If this.IndexOf(item) < 0 Then
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Make A Shared Function Generic?
Feb 16, 2011I can create classes that use generics, however I was wondering if it is possible to apply this to a shared method rather than rely on the caller casting to the correct type.This is the method:
Public Shared Function DeserializeObject(ByVal serializedXml As String, ByVal givenType As System.Type) As Object
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(givenType)
Return serializer.Deserialize(New IO.StringReader(serializedXml))
End Function
I'm pretty sure this can't be done, but thought I'd check (if so Extra points will be awarded if someone can technically explain why the compiler can't do this)..
Negative Effects Of Using A Generic Function
Oct 26, 2011My question here is, what are the negative effects of using a generic function such as this? Calling this function does work, and in a test console module, it compiles perfectly fine. I do know this is not a strongly typed function, and is %100 bad practice. But it works perfectly. The purpose of a function like this, would be to handle string input that needs to be inserted in a particular format depending on the type. I also read some other questions on this here on stackoverflow, and suggestions pointed to using (Of T) functions, and variations like that. Why not do it this way? or is there another simple way of accomplishing this without creating a whole nothing class or larger amounts of code.[code]
View 1 RepliesIDE :: Assembly Version, File Version And Publish Version In ClickOnce In VS 2008
Mar 31, 2009How they relate and differ from each? What are the best practices for version control? Is there a primer about publish online? Or a good book?
And is it possible to make ClickOnce and a msi in one solution of VS 2008? If so, is there any conflict or pitfall?
BTW I am using VB if that makes any difference.
C# - Make A Function With Return Type Generic?
Apr 29, 2010Currently I have written a function to deserialize XML as seen below.How do I change it so I don't have to replace the type every time I want to serialize another object type ? The current object type is cToolConfig. How do I make this function generic ?
Public Shared Function DeserializeFromXML(ByRef strFileNameAndPath As String) As XMLhandler.XMLserialization.cToolConfig
Dim deserializer As New System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(GetType(cToolConfig))
Dim srEncodingReader As IO.StreamReader = New IO.StreamReader(strFileNameAndPath, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8)
Dim ThisFacility As cToolConfig
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Generic Function For List Type Filter?
Jan 13, 2011I would like to write a generic function that would search a List(Of T) for all elements of type TFilter and return a List(Of TFilter) which comprises those elements.
I've tried this:
Public Function FilterList(Of T, TFilter)(ByVal ListToFilter As List(Of T)) As List(Of TFilter)
Return ListToFilter.FindAll(Function(z) z.GetType.Equals(GetType(TFilter))).ConvertAll(New Converter(Of T, TFilter)(Function(z) CType(z, TFilter)))
End Function
But, it gives the following error:
Value of type 'T' cannot be converted to 'TFilter'.
Generic Function With Special Case For String
Jun 4, 2012What's the best way to handle this situation: I have this generic function
Function FieldValue(Of T)(row As DataRow,fieldName As String) As T
Return If(row.IsNull(fieldName),Nothing,CType(row(fieldName),T))
End Function
In the special case where the field value is null and T is String, I want to return String.Empty instead of Nothing.
Pass A Generic Type Not Having A Interface To A Of T Function?
Jun 8, 2009I have a following code which works fine
MsgBox(AddSomething(Of String)("Hello", "World"))
Public Function AddSomething(Of T)(ByVal FirstValue As T, ByVal SecondValue As T) As String
Return FirstValue.ToString + SecondValue.ToString
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Telling A Generic Function That It Will Use An Interface With A Constructor?
Jan 2, 2011i've been trying to toy around with generics in vb.net in an example project. At the moment, it looks like this:
I have an interface called IRow (and a class that implements it as a Datarow).
A second interface is ICanGetByRow, which looks like this:
Public Interface ICanGetByRow(Of T)
Function GetByRow(ByVal Row As IRow) As T
End Interface
The function simply takes an IRow and converts it to T. Thats easy enough. Now, for easier access, i want to implement a function in the IRow interface which takes the row and converts it into said ICanGetByRow.
My interface was enhanced by the following function
Function GetObj(Of T As ICanGetByRow(Of T))() As T
You can probably see the problem. If i implemented it like this:
Public Function GetObj(Of T As ICanGetByRow(Of T))() As T Implements IRow.GetObj
Dim foo As New T
foo.GetByRow(Me)
Return foo
End Function
i wouldn't be allowed to construct a new T, and when i tried to make it work by telling the generic function that my interface has a constructor, he wouldn't let me invoke GetByRow anymore.
Public Function GetObj(Of T As New, ICanGetByRow)() As T Implements IRow.GetObj
Dim foo As New T
foo.GetByRow(Me)
Return foo
End Function
how to tell a generic function that it will get a ICanGetByRow(of T) which has a constructor
Generic Repository With Entity Framework 4.0 Function Imports?
Feb 23, 2010I have a generic repository that I communicate with my object context with. My object context has function imports that I want to be able to call through my generic repository. Currently I call them through an "Execute" function, but this is not ideal because I have to pass in my function name and parameters as strings which can cause run-time exceptions. My function imports map to complex types.
Is there a way to do something similar to:
Dim rep As IRepository(Of ComplexType)
Dim type As ComplexType = rep.Find(where:=Function(t) t.FunctionImport(parm, parm)).First()
Here is my generic repository as is:
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Get The Fully Qualified Class Name Of The Type In A Generic Function?
Apr 18, 2011Suppose I want to write a generic function that will return the fully qualified name of the data type. In other words, how would you implement the following: Public Shared Function Foo(Of T)() As String ' Return the fully qualified name of T End Function
View 1 RepliesMulti-constraint Generic Function Calls Actually Work?
Jan 8, 2011In vb.net, it is possible to design a function which can operate on generic parameters which meet multiple constraints. For example, it is possible to have a function accept as a parameter a class which inherits from Control and implements IList. This function could use "Control" or "IList" methods on such an object, and also pass the object to anything that expected a Control or an IList [note that this particular combination was chosen to facilitate a brief example, not to be a particularly useful combination].
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This approach provides compile-time type-safety; there's no need for a cast that could fail at runtime. An alternative approach would be to pass the argument as either a Control or an IList, and have the function cast to the other. That would, however, fail at runtime if the object that was passed didn't in fact meet both constraints.
Under what circumstances is it good to use a generic function like the above, in what cases would it be better to have objects which are going to meet both constraints have a new interface like IListableControl(Of T) which would include a TheControl property that would return itself (cast as a control), and in what cases would it be better to have a generic ISelf(of T) interface, any implementor of which would be expected to provide a "Self" property that would return itself as a T?
Using multi-constrained generics, it's possible to do a lot of things without requiring any run-time typecasts, but I don't know what the performance costs are likely to be. I tried writing a short program to generate 65,536 different generic types at run-time, e.g. Foo(of Bar(Of Foo(Of Foo(Of Bar(Of Foo(...(Of Blah)) and it got pretty slow, so I can tell that the time required to handle generics isn't fixed, but I don't know what factors affect it.
VS 2008 Generics - Function Returns Generic Type?
Jun 23, 2009The idea is to expand on the existing, old, and lacking Inputbox, to allow for:1. A greater variety of types (Integers, doubles, List(Of String), etc.2. Data validation.For example, if the user wants the user to quickly enter an Integer, I want a custom Inputbox form to show up with a TextBox, which only allows Integer input. If he wants the user to choose from a List(Of String), I show a form with a Combobox instead, from which the user can then choose.
View 8 Replies.net - Performance Implications Of Implementing A Generic Type And A Delegate In A Function?
Aug 4, 2010I wrote a serializer (to Byte Array) for dictionaries that have a string key, but an object of some sort as its value.I've never implemented a generic type in a function or used a delegate before, so I'm a bit concerned about this being significantly slower than writing a serialization function for a specific type of Dictionary (Dictionary(Of String, MyClass) for example)Should this code be significantly slower due to the use of the generic type or the delegate?
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It works, and I could loop it and compare it to a more static Dictionary serializer, but I'm more concerned about when I start using this for a lot of different String/Object dictionary combinations, and it'll take me a long time to write a bunch of static dictionary serializers (that's what I'm hoping to avoid in the first place)edit: simplified intro text