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Useful in many applications and can be used for sorting data. 2 Jan 2009 2:0:58 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/priority-queue.php 3C4DF7AC-040E-4F58-B8A8-415F28C93191 C# AVL Tree is a self-balancing binary tree designed to improve the running time of searching through data. 30 Dec 2008 2:28:3 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/AVL-tree.php A337FE66-3A2A-4D68-9300-A727E9B98208 C# Binary Search Tree is a simple data structure for fast searching of data. 26 Dec 2008 3:31:12 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/binary-search-tree.php 2C405ADB-E991-4CA8-8F52-2F0A1B52A086 C# Skip List is a powerful data structure that allows for fast searching of data. 23 Dec 2008 5:45:14 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/skiplist.php 644DA98D-0931-4C36-8EAA-62BC040345E7 Store pairs of values in with the C# KeyValuePair generic structure. 15 Dec 2008 2:34:33 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/keyvaluepair.php B147B312-A60A-4160-ABD7-E382BA4C6CE2 How to efficiently put the bucket sort algorithm in practice in C#. 14 Dec 2008 1:37:31 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/bucket-sort-faster.php CC066716-7DC4-4897-AE93-559A52363C31 A close look at the C# Dictionary and SortedDictionary data structures. 7 Dec 2008 2:48:49 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/dictionary.php 81FC32B4-CE55-42F6-B779-0FF79876D908 Explore the three C# iteration methods: for loop, foreach loop, and enumerators. 1 Dec 2008 11:14:1 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/iterator.php 20BF5233-8FC4-468C-8D01-180ADAA7865A Overview of the new C# HashSet data structures along with some comparisons and benchmarks. 25 Nov 2008 11:8:29 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/hashset.php EECD5548-3404-4DDF-90FF-B65D2AE574EC Easily open and close multiple CD and DVD trays programmatically with C#. 23 Nov 2008 1:18:14 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/disk-drive.php 98310EB7-4607-4357-9672-4B06BBD43CEC Use the .NET built-in XML documentation support to quickly add documentation to your C# projects without major hassels. 17 Nov 2008 10:49:42 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/xml-documentation.php 6C15E9E2-48FF-4E31-9144-BEB040C264E7 Bucket sort is a simple algorithm for sorting data in C#. 14 Nov 2008 10:42:21 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/bucket-sort.php A7989CB5-CFCF-4E89-AC18-4812770588B6 Efficiently find the Greatest Common Denominator (GCD) of two numbers in C# by using the Euclidean Algorithm. 6 Nov 2008 2:47:16 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/euclidean-gcd.php D98CD850-8EEF-481F-93D7-A9AEDE0A2377 Test the speed of C# methods and algorithms with this extremely easy to use SpeedTester class, written entirely in C# for fast and simple integration. 2 Nov 2008 12:28:14 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/algorithm-performance.php 7FB77DC3-DF3F-4026-B77A-A6FC5145B790 Download the free version of our Command-Link user control. 26 Oct 2008 11:12:40 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/components/vista-command-link.php 55AF2538-12CC-4C5A-B732-2538062FCAFE Download the free version of our String Processing Library component. 26 Oct 2008 11:12:40 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/components/string-library.php 990472FD-00D7-4C10-94B5-357D72AEF351 There are characteristics that a good C# component should have in order to make it worth selling. 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Supports generic and non-generic lists. 12 Oct 2008 3:28:26 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/array-to-string.php 944BB66E-FDA7-4C1B-8588-47F2319B2EF7 Find out how to launch a hyperlink in C# using elements built-in the .Net Framework. 7 Oct 2008 10:3:8 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/hyperlink-button.php CEE6DD42-6D27-43E3-AF6B-9AADF3A3A206 Use C# to check if a string is a palindrome or not using two different approaches. 4 Oct 2008 11:34:11 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/palindrome-string.php 429437F8-7EEA-45DC-914F-304E3DD551A1 Extract links from a webpage URL or HTML using some simple, elegant C# code. 28 Sep 2008 8:5:37 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/extract-links.php 4E4AF401-85D4-4072-A728-F985AE4C56C0 Calculate the distance between two points using a C# function to process the distance formula. 23 Sep 2008 5:53:1 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/distance-formula.php B5D67116-3AE9-4B51-BA19-EA22DFD35742 Calculate the slope of a line defined by two points with simple C# operations. 23 Sep 2008 1:13:47 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/slope-line.php 25185CF2-EBED-4F8D-BC41-0C071C5800DA Explore a simple way to encrypt string using the xor operator. 17 Sep 2008 2:3:32 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/xor-encryption.php 5DEB9D7F-A0B8-429E-82DC-66517B9226C5 Constrain a Windows Form to the bounds of the screen. Useful for preventing users from dragging a window outside of the bounded area. 16 Sep 2008 1:47:36 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/bind-form.php D0D1EA07-1DFB-4414-83CE-3A0454935437 Harness the power of GDI to draw translucent images without needing more complex image processing algorithms. 15 Sep 2008 3:9:8 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/draw-translucent-image.php 31681C59-1BA0-45C7-ACA1-DF1773FB3F64 Shorten conditionals in C# by using the ? operator. 11 Sep 2008 5:45:7 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/question-mark-operator.php 53A81882-A4E9-48BA-BC8E-7C9E7323FB96 Properly and elegantly make cross-thread operations using delegates. 9 Sep 2008 2:34:31 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/cross-thread.php 6EC67857-C1AA-4983-90C6-CECB0E19EF8D Work with dynamic controls in C#, including setting properties and attaching events. 7 Sep 2008 7:44:30 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/dynamic-control.php 17F32020-E38D-49C8-B37F-24AD5A2A2810 How to set the row selected on a DataGridView control programmatically with C#. 4 Sep 2008 10:46:43 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/datagridview-selection.php FD9A039B-29C1-467A-9222-DF4F8DA9278D How to generate a unique identifier, GUID, for use in all types of C# applications. 2 Sep 2008 11:4:18 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/guid.php B6CE693F-094A-4A1D-98E0-4E390D1AA20F Save the state of a TreeView when it is cleared and repopulated. Very useful when working with dynamic data displayed on a TreeView control. 1 Sep 2008 12:53:19 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/treeview-state.php 1ECC0B2D-5402-4325-B17F-63671A952D3D Create an advanced dialog in C# to mimic the behavior of a drop-down list. Useful for user controls such as color pickers. 21 Aug 2008 2:16:43 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/drop-down-dialog.php E68A38AC-5C02-4DB5-987D-589C0182CC44 Use a C# algorithm to simplify complicated square roots into their simplest, most accurate, terms. 18 Aug 2008 1:4:24 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/simplify-square-root.php A14A554D-EC46-4143-81C6-AC925D7C7220 Make your applications run in circles for a specified amount of time without the need for a troublesome Timer control. 16 Aug 2008 1:5:41 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/loop-time.php 313048D8-7CF5-4D54-BB26-C00F56D74AD0 Align the controls in your Windows Form programmatically instead of relying on design-time to keep a clean user-interface. 12 Aug 2008 2:48:14 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/align-user-interface.php 15DFA92A-B548-4FEF-9D72-CF59F7E1B936 Improve data-handling in your C# applications through the use of strong-typed DataSets, whether your are developing SQL-enabled applications or simpler XML ones. 7 Aug 2008 8:25:49 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/strong-typed-dataset.php A2C346D2-F2C5-4E8E-A0E6-6735820AD378 Raise the presentation quality of your finished applications by adding icons. Read about tips for designing your own or for purchasing professional application icons. 7 Aug 2008 5:22:24 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/application-icons.php 8FF0727B-D3FB-4346-9306-75C72FE1A9BA Distort a bitmap into any quadrilateral shape simply by specfiying the distinct locations of each of the corner points. All done in pure C# code. 7 Aug 2008 5:22:23 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/image-distortion.php FD0A3B75-CCE7-4ED0-87F7-249722F97B11 Learn the basics of opening an image file to a variable in C#. 5 Aug 2008 10:22:21 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/image-from-file.php A1E81CD0-F2A8-4DA6-9520-6C845D2F4181 How to work with images in .NET using unsafe C# code. Massively increases the speed of image processing algorithms. 5 Aug 2008 10:22:21 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/fast-image-processing.php 8306F740-2B86-47CF-8F67-7BE2E7F0590F Write C# applications that support single-instance run-time behavior. Prevent users from running your program more than once at the same time. 1 Aug 2008 10:6:0 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/single-instance.php ADF9EAE9-A09E-44B8-B0B1-42A6BCB3124C Use C# and some API calls to easily extract an application icon and use it within your own program. 26 Jul 2008 6:7:20 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/icon-extractor.php E642DA39-F3C2-468A-B6BB-6D0427614865 Integrate the visually-appealing TaskDialog Vista control into your C# applications, which works even on old versions of Windows. 25 Jul 2008 5:22:22 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/vista-task-dialog.php EB7A1637-8CAA-4EE7-ACB5-C225F48B7B6B Although C# applictions are vulnerable to code decompilation, there are methods to protect against it, one of which is code obfuscation. 24 Jul 2008 1:41:13 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/obfuscator.php 0CDAF34A-BF19-45BD-9AE1-89DC6091BBD2 Add a splash screen to C# applications based on any kind of image, shadows and transparency fully supported. 22 Jul 2008 9:36:49 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/splash-screen.php 01B6CEF1-8C0B-4D12-B4AC-62FDBBB973FA Despite the potential of the Visual Studio Express editions, there can be numerous reasons to upgrade to the full version of Visual Studio, even for small-to-medium sized projects. 14 Jul 2008 8:21:25 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/upgrading-visual-studio.php D84C258B-5E67-417A-BB1C-206616F4C1BF Witness an improved 3D graphics GDI-Plus application. Built upon the original Euler 3D Rotation article, learn how to get around the Gimbal Lock problem and learn how to shade in 3D shapes in C#. 8 Jul 2008 1:31:16 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/3d-graphics-improved.php 11DF8397-395E-44AA-A68E-7BD3A4BBE630 Draw a basic 3D cube using only GDI-Plus without the need for DirectX. 8 Jul 2008 1:31:16 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/3d_gdiplus_drawing.php 2B8E2068-A07F-4573-8036-6B300C7C7086 Enhance your custom user controls by customizing the way the designer displays the custom properties of the control. 7 Jul 2008 1:59:15 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/custom-properties.php AB4FBDF7-8FB1-4D67-A14C-96D541B1A3F4 Access a URL address with a simple C# application to determine the validity of a website link. 7 Jul 2008 12:20:21 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/check-website.php C10BD365-BFD9-4861-9A27-5B2711B2D234 Explore the advantages of the C#.Net programming language as a development platform for small and big applications. 30 Jun 2008 4:32:11 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp-language.php F26DF7AB-BC82-49C4-9264-AB928B2E976B Create a Windows Form that fades in when the mouse hovers over it and fades out when the cursor leaves its bounds. 30 Jun 2008 12:23:2 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/windows_form_fade.php 4252A772-A9FB-4035-98F1-7E5FFC062590 Bring your C# applications to life with smooth consistent animations. 29 Jun 2008 12:23:2 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/animated-windows-form.php 23FA4A78-7CFE-47A3-B9F5-1BC4816FA437 Enhance your C# applications by giving them to ability to generate truly random numbers as opposed to pseudo-random ones. 29 Jun 2008 12:17:10 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/random-number-generator.php 455E6848-62CE-4CB3-86EF-CA87299A01CC Enable your C# applications to connect to the internet to download files and webpages from an FTP Server with nothing but pure C#.Net code. 22 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/download-file-ftp.php 4BB28CA4-61B9-4D98-9BA9-387578FBB3A0 Enable your C# applications to connect to the internet to download files and webpages using nothing but .Net Framework classes. 21 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/download_file_http.php 61A329C2-2A2D-4578-A432-BCBE94E5E84C Create custom shaped forms but with the use of Regions. Regions allows for finer tuned behavior and can yield more stable results. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/custom_shape_form_region.php EA4D1AA9-7486-41B8-9703-B7E0E40E0ADC Sorting points can be an extremely useful algorithm. Image processing algorithms often if not always require points to have a certain order, this class will use the IComparer interface to sort points according to either the X or Y values. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/sort_points.php AD626160-D7DD-42EA-866A-2A237D35B364 By using various Form events and some adding and subtracting, one can create the same effect of a windows titlebar. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/drag_form.php 351D0B19-A0C2-4126-93D1-848417E632FD Create Windows Forms that adapt to the shape of an imagine using a simple Form property. Custom shaped forms can be used to things such as creative splash screens. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/custom_shape_form_transperancy.php F5FB0BAC-0628-48AC-BA47-CACEF2652868 Different ways to allow users to only write numbers in a Windows Form Textbox. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/numbers_only_textbox.php 22FA2E48-EC04-4C92-A532-078A15DBB011 Witness two simple methods to display animated images using only C# functions, accomplishing the task automatically or manually by accessing the animation frames. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp_animated_gif.php B5792DF7-66B9-4CB5-9CFF-6B245D649EF7 Discover how to randomize a list of items. Generate a new list where items are placed in random order. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/randomize_array.php 3760A1D8-E054-4A12-B3E6-2BC82523B4C7 Explore the various built-in C# data structures and their applications in this three part article. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp_data_structures.php F844F354-0FF9-4D37-BA7A-759147BD1460 Discover the possibilities of string processing in C#.NET. Expand upon the basic string functions provided by the .Net Framework. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/string_functions.php 65A71611-801B-4B59-91F3-75DD0D10753A Easily upload a file through FTP using pure C#. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp_ftp_upload.php B2F65ACC-18FF-47CA-BE3F-C1DBCAE90EED A recursive approach to scanning through a harddrive in C#. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/scan_files.php 535CA053-C9B3-4B0F-8F8E-4D29FC1F322A Find out how to read a text file in C# with the System.IO namespace. Read it all at once or by lines, both methods are explained. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/read_text_file.php D954C4E2-E951-4A6D-A400-690E5F42099D Great place to start in expanding your collection of AJAX-enabled user controls. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/asp_net_ajax_controls.php 64094B11-B9DD-43BB-B665-12A493D8BBC3 How to display a message box in ASP.Net using client-side code. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/asp_net_messagebox.php C1FC3BC3-5484-4512-8C9C-2D0801A446F3 Discover seven simple ways to improve the readability and performance of C# source code and applications. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/optimize_csharp_code.php FA267734-0482-4DC9-9668-EAD74C99E2BF Test C# code segnments against each other to compare their performance speed. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/code_speed_test.php CF839AF0-1F97-4022-936B-6C35BC917943 Find out how to specify to a C# application on what subfolders to locate C# libraries that contain essential execution code. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp_assembly.php 3F3487D6-0EF8-4B5D-8139-00272771E7C0 Obtaining a true hardware serial from a user computer can be tricky business. Luckily the .Net Framework provides the means to obtain a reliable ID which can in turn be used in licensing processes. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/hardware_id.php D1A37468-019B-42E6-99BB-93A42FAEB552 With the reliance of C#.NET on the .NET Framework, the ability to detect if the .NET Framework is installed on a computer can be quite useful. Check out a simple way to do it. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/detect_net_framework.php A1027CBE-6249-4C9F-84EC-01462A4FE043 Use some more advanced C# programming to capture the screen without the use of the Prnt Scrn key. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/ScreenShotTaker.zip 52E1EF0E-602B-4189-9DDA-D2CCA09A6B6F The drag-and-drop functionality in C# programs is not as simple as it should be. Download this quick example to get a full working piece of source code to work from. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/DragAndDropFile.zip 33482DC6-2936-45A4-8672-0F4298315A53 In the internet you will find some fancy and expensive programs that can lock down your computer when you are away. In this project we will explore some fun brute-force techniques to create our very own screen locker application in C#. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/ScreenLock.zip F767ED66-10B7-4D46-840C-738CEBCDF58B Use this class of static methods to quickly encrypt and decrypt strings or directly a byte array. Encryption and decryption works based on a password. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/Encryptor.zip 9A439A4E-AABB-4C6A-B0A5-786FC34FFA0E Add and subtract different times by switching between different time-formats used in C#. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/TimeCalculator.zip 8023BA98-E302-407B-BB4E-56644658D75B Use C# to ask a web server for the actual current time. Useful for distribution applications and other time sensitive programs. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/ServerTime.zip D19B357E-1D10-4A0D-8A55-EC78F03121E6 Compress and decompress bytes on-the-fly with C# functions, no need for external libraries. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/source-code/CompressBytes.zip 42E5DFDD-A0BC-46AA-BFE9-26BE7A45C23F Learn how to convert a number of bytes into an estimated file size. File size is derived simply from a table of values. 14 Jun 2008 6:57:34 GMT http://www.vcskicks.com/csharp_filesize.php D7234A7F-C607-418B-BED0-DC824C405084