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null strings

grv5759-Dec-02 7:33

grv575

9-Dec-02 7:33

How can I test for a null string?

if (str == "")
doesn't work if str is a string containing just \0.

Re: null strings

peterchen9-Dec-02 7:59

peterchen

9-Dec-02 7:59

if (str == null)

[edit]Note that .NET makes a distinction between null and "" - both are possible. The first one throws a Null exception, when you try to use it, the second one bevaves like you expect from a zero-length string.[/edit]

If I could find a souvenir / just to prove the world was here [sighist]

Re: null strings

Richard Deeming10-Dec-02 0:15

Richard Deeming

10-Dec-02 0:15

So, if (str == null || str.Length == 0) then. Poke tongue | ;-P

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Re: null strings

Erik Doernenburg11-Dec-02 2:54

Erik Doernenburg

11-Dec-02 2:54

I am not sure what you mean by "contains just \0". If you mean something like the C string terminator this is not really used and if you happen to get strings like this you will have to test for this case explicitly.

If you want to treat null references the same as empty strings you need a test like this:

if((str == null) || (str == ""))

Do not check the string length, by the way. Strings can contain characters such as writing direction markers that do not show. Hence, their length is > 0 but they are still empty!

cheers
erik

Re: null strings

grv57513-Dec-02 4:19

grv575

13-Dec-02 4:19

Yes, I did mean the C string terminator. If you write out a string to memory using MemoryStream and StreamWriter and then read it back in with a MemoryStream and StreamReader, you get that terminating \0 at the end of the string. However, (str == null), (str.Length == 0), and (str == "") all fail. The only solution I found was to use string.Trim to manually remove the \0.

RichtextBox

trones9-Dec-02 5:48

trones

9-Dec-02 5:48

Hi!

I have a problem thats been itching for days now and i really need help with this one. Frown | :(

I want to get the text that i write to begin from the bottom of the RichRTextBox, just like they having int the mIRC program.

im building a chat program and i need that thing too work.

hopes for an answer!

thanks

// trones

Re: RichtextBox

sammyh9-Dec-02 10:09

sammyh

9-Dec-02 10:09

If you change the HideSelection property to false it will keep scrolling to the bottom. It will still start the text at the top, but will scroll down with it.

Maybe you could just pad it off the bat to bring it down?

Hope that helps..

-Sam

simple drivers without recompiling

Anonymous9-Dec-02 5:03

Anonymous

9-Dec-02 5:03

I want my C# program to be able to, at runtime, check a directory for small "drivers", display the drivers in a comboBox, and use the driver.

The drivers would just take in a string, parse it, and call a set number of functions like SetPos(x,y), SetHeading().....

It would be nice if they could be written in different languages, but that isn't necessary.

What would be the best way to go about this, could anyone point me to some info.

Thanks...

-Sam

Re: simple drivers without recompiling

Daniel Turini9-Dec-02 5:30

Daniel Turini

9-Dec-02 5:30

The drivers could be DLL containing classes which implement a specific interface. With Reflection, you load them dinamically, and scan for the interface.
To simplify things (security), the drivers would be in a subdirectory of your application.
This would allow your users to create drivers in any .NET application.
If you want more end-user flexibility in choosing languages, go for COM and publish a typelibrary with an interface.

I see dumb people

Re: simple drivers without recompiling

Anonymous9-Dec-02 6:14

Anonymous

9-Dec-02 6:14

Thanks for the reply, I will look into reflection...

Reflection and Delegates

wayward9-Dec-02 4:09

wayward

9-Dec-02 4:09

Is it possible given two strings (class name and method name) to dynamically create an instance of the class and get a delegate pointing to the method?

For example (almostcode):

<br />
public delegate void ActionHandler(Message m);<br />
<br />
string className = <br />
    "Exony.Runtime.StateServices.Test.States.Stopped";<br />
<br />
string actionName = "OnStart";<br />
<br />
Type t = Type.GetType(className);<br />
<br />
object instance = t.Assembly.CreateInstance(t.FullName);<br />
<br />
ActionHandler handler = ?CREATE_DELEGATE?(instance, actionName);<br />
<br />
// Add the handler to an event map.<br />
fsm.Handlers += handler;<br />
<br />

Thanks in advance,

James.

Re: Reflection and Delegates

wayward9-Dec-02 4:48

wayward

9-Dec-02 4:48

Doh.... If you look hard enough there is nearly always something in the FCL to do the job... Blush | :O

ActionHandler handler = <br />
    Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(ActionHandler), instance, actionName)

Thanks anyway...

James.

New line in TextBox

ValentinR9-Dec-02 2:03

ValentinR

9-Dec-02 2:03

hi there
i have a problem using a text box
i have a text multiline box (accepts return = true) and TextBox1.Text=varText.
varText is a text with many lines (in fact is an XML source indented)
if i show the text with MessageBox.Show(TextBox1.Text) it looks fine but in the edit box instead of 'new line' i have '|'
what can i do?
any idea?

thanks in advance for your help

Re: New line in TextBox

trones9-Dec-02 5:50

trones

9-Dec-02 5:50

i had the same problem but i solved it like this:

msgbox.text = "texttext\r\n";

and it worked for mem so i suggest u should try that!

// trones

Re: New line in TextBox

ValentinR9-Dec-02 20:59

ValentinR

9-Dec-02 20:59

thank you for your answer, trones

i solve the problem this way:

char cr=(char)13;
char lf=(char)10;
string strCR,strLF,strCRLF;
strCR=cr.ToString();
strLF=lf.ToString();
strCRLF=strCR+strLF;
art=art.Replace(strLF,strCRLF);
textBox1.Text=art;

TCP-Network Connection available?

harzer Teddy9-Dec-02 1:06

harzer Teddy

9-Dec-02 1:06

How can I find out if the computer is connected with a TCP-Network?

I don't want to find out if TCP is installed successfull, but I want to find out if there is a working TCP conntection to a network without using any IP adresses (that means on every computer without knowing anything about the existing network), etc.

There must be a solution, but I can not see the right method Frown | :-(

(

Can you help me?

I guess you need an IP-Adress of the Computer

Teddy Sohnrey9-Dec-02 3:45

Teddy Sohnrey

9-Dec-02 3:45

Hi!

It's me again! I guess you need the IP-Adress of the Computer to find out if the connection is working

ABOUT MARSHAL IN MC++

novachen8-Dec-02 19:24

novachen

8-Dec-02 19:24

I wanna provide a MC++ lib for C# user. One function is: bool ReadString(string str)

I must write it in MC++ for some former code ReadBuffer.
I write it like something below, but failed in get the StringBuilder or String's char buffer. The marshal must be something wrong, can't pass the compiler.

bool ReadString(String * &str)
{
void * pBuffer;
int num;
ReadBuffer(&pBuffer, num);
StringBuilder* sb = new StringBuilder(64*1024);
MultiByteToWideChar(0,0,pBuffer, num, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]sb, 64*1024);
str = sb->ToString();
}

Can anything lend me a hand?

Re: ABOUT MARSHAL IN MC++

David Stone9-Dec-02 8:46

David Stone

9-Dec-02 8:46

I think this would be better asked in the MC++ forum. Wink | ;)

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Re: ABOUT MARSHAL IN MC++

Nick Parker9-Dec-02 9:52

Nick Parker

9-Dec-02 9:52

novachen wrote:
I wanna provide a MC++ lib for C# user. One function is: bool ReadString(string str)

Do you mind if I ask why you are writing a library in MC++ to read a string. This can easily be done in C#, especially if other parts of the project will be written in C#. Could you provide further info?

Nick Parker

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein

Re: ABOUT MARSHAL IN MC++

novachen9-Dec-02 14:39

novachen

9-Dec-02 14:39

Nick Parker wrote:
Do you mind if I ask why you are writing a library in MC++ to read a string.

In fact, the function is provided for a gzip lib. My ReadString's function is extract the text from the gz file. And because the dotnet use the Unicode char, i have to transform single byte into unicode (double bytes form). So the win32 api is used. When use the API, the address of buffer must provided, so i need some marshal on the String or StringBuilder.
Did i say it clearly now Smile | :)

Re: ABOUT MARSHAL IN MC++

Nick Parker9-Dec-02 16:23

Nick Parker

9-Dec-02 16:23

novachen wrote:
Did i say it clearly now

yep - I knew I had an article bookmarked for something like this. Check out Mixing Managed and Unmanaged code[^]. Hope this helps. Smile | :)

Nick Parker

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein

Sending Mail With Attachment With Web Service Problem

yccheok8-Dec-02 18:03

yccheok

8-Dec-02 18:03

i had host a email web service on a win2000 server. one of the parameter of the web service method call is "string filename". this "filename" will passed into

System.Web.Mail.MailAttachment class constructor to send email.

now, i have another standalone application which run on win98 computer. my standalone application want to send a image file which located in win98 computer.

can i just call the web service ws.SendMail("yccheok@yahoo.com", "c:\live.jpg"); without first explicit transfer the image file to win2000 server?

thank you.

regards
yccheok

Re: Sending Mail With Attachment With Web Service Problem

David Stone9-Dec-02 8:44

David Stone

9-Dec-02 8:44

No, you can't do that. What you can do however is use the new Web Services Development Kit and read this article on DIME[^] to do what you want.

Web Cam Handle Still Hold By WMEncoder After Stop Called

yccheok8-Dec-02 17:46

yccheok

8-Dec-02 17:46

previously, i had an application that use a COM object to grap image from web cam. i try to enhance my application by using the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK to do live video streaming.

i realize that whenever i stop my image capturing thread and run WM live video streaming thread, my application has no problem at all the access the web cam device. however, whenever i try to stop WM live video streaming thread, the COM object unable the use the web cam device. it seems that the camera device still hold by the WM thread. the WM thread goes like this......
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
public void StartWM()
{
if(WMThread != null)
{
if(WMThread.IsAlive)
{
StopWM();
}
}

if(cameraThread != null)
{
if(cameraThread.IsAlive)
{
StopCamera();
}
}

WMThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(_StartWM));
WMThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Lowest;
WMThread.Start();
}

public void StopCamera()
{
if(cameraThread != null)
{
cameraThread.Abort();
while(cameraThread.IsAlive);
cameraThread = null;
}
}

public void StopWM()
{
if(WMThread != null)
{
WMThread.Abort();
while(WMThread.IsAlive);
WMThread = null;
}

if(Encoder != null)
{
Encoder.Stop();
//HOW TO MAKE SURE ENCODER
//IS COMPLETELY RELEASE ITS //WEB CAM DEVIDE HANDLE
//BEFORE IT PROCEEDS TO
//NEXT //STATEMET???????
//while(Encoder.IsAlive); <-
//- of course this
//wont work Smile | :)

Encoder = null;
}
}

private void _StartWM()
{
try
{
// Create WMEncoderApp and WMEncoder objects.
if(Encoder == null)
{
Encoder = new WMEncoder();
}

//encoder initialize
//code goes here for live
//video
//broadcasting

//Start the encoding
//process.
Encoder.PrepareToEncode(true);
Encoder.SynchronizeOperation = false;
Encoder.Start();
}
catch(Exception ex){}
}

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
whenever i wish to start the camera thread, i must first make sure the wm thread first release its handle to web cam. hence, i used to call StartCamera.

public void StartCamera()
{
if(WMThread != null)
{
if(WMThread.IsAlive)
{
StopWM();
}
}

if(cameraThread != null)
{
if(cameraThread.IsAlive)
{
StopCamera();
}
}

cameraThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(_StartCamera));
cameraThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Lowest;
cameraThread.Start();
}
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

inside _StartCamera, i will construct a camera COM object and capture image using that COM object. however, the COM object unable the use the web cam device whenever it wants to grap image Frown | :(

i suspect that the web cam is still hold by encoder. how can i make sure web cam is released by encoder after i call Encoder.Stop()?

thank you.

regards
yccheok

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