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You mean, we would not always get the filename ?
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Is there a guarantee that the process name is the filename?
On the other hand I just tried it and it seems to be reliable.
At least it knows if I change the file name.
I may need to look into it further.
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I guess you might as well you the GetModuleFileName API
«_Superman_»
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That may have a problem if called from a different assembly?
I guess stick with System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName .
I suppose might System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath call that.
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You can use Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName() in .Net and if you want file path then you can use this one[^]
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If main calls a library routine in another assembly and that routine does that, you'll get the name of the library assembly, not the assembly containing main.
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Ive got a class library project set up, and its set for 3.5 framework.(Im actually following a tutorial online).
However, when I reference a IList<t>, I get no extension method in the list, such as ToArray<t>.
Im defining an object as:
IList<int> results = new List<int>();
var convertedtoArray = results.ToArray<int>();
But I can compiler error because ToArray doesnt exist. Even though Im using the System.Collections.Generic namespace.
Any ideas?
Mark
modified on Thursday, January 22, 2009 5:27 PM
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You must have a reference to the assembly in your project, not just a using statement.
only two letters away from being an asset
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System.Collections.Generic sits in the System.Core assembly, which is referenced by default.
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No, only part of it.
System.Collections.Generic.List<> is in mscorlib assembly, while System.Collections.Generic.Queue<> is in System assembly.
Eslam Afifi
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using System.Linq;
and reference System.Core
Eslam Afifi
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using System.Linq, thats the one.
Thanks Eslam!
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You're welcome.
Eslam Afifi
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Therein lies a great deal of what I don't like about extension methods.
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and what might that be?
only two letters away from being an asset
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People not knowing where they are and not even knowing that they are extension methods.
At least as regular static methods it's clearer that the method is not part of the type.
Exension methods are a form of obfuscation.
But that's just me.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: even knowing that they are extension methods.
VS shows extension methods with a different icon in intellisense, right?
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Not everyone uses VS. Snippets of code posted here don't have intellisense either. Nor do printouts
Don't rely on the behaviour of any one tool.
modified on Friday, January 23, 2009 1:26 AM
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The semantics of an extension method are correct, and they increase code readability. They are certainly preferable than buggering up the type heirarchy with things like "MyListWithExtraStuff : List". They also allow you to extend any type which supports a particular interface, which is a powerful feature - almost like half-baked multiple inheritance.
myFoo.Baz(bar);
Is Baz an extension method? Does it matter? As long as it "bazzes" as documented, then it is no different from a normal method.
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Mark Churchill wrote: The semantics of an extension method are correct
Because they added those semantics.
Mark Churchill wrote: they increase code readability
My opinion is that they do just the opposite.
Mark Churchill wrote: any type which supports a particular interface
Just like regular static methods.
Mark Churchill wrote: almost like half-baked multiple inheritance
You may be onto something there. Or maybe just on something.
Mark Churchill wrote: Does it matter?
Of course it makes a difference. Not to the original developer, not to the compiler, but when communicated between developers, particularly inexperienced ones.
I'm well aware that I take the minority view on this and many other things, but I'm not the only one. Others [weasel words] have the same and other concerns. I do write an occasional extension method (see my recent "Untabify and Tabify"[^] article), but I try to make it clear that extension methods are in use.
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I'm trying to use a bluetooth device as though it were a socket. I am aware that this can be done using WINSOCK and P/Invoke, but to be honest I really don't want to put myself through that just yet . With WMI I can get the MAC address that the BT Dongle is using, but can I use the MAC Address to create a socket with .NET?
Scott P
"Simplicity carried to the extreme becomes elegance."
-Jon Franklin
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Nope. The MAC address sits in the DataLink layer of the network stack, whereas sockets exist in the Network layer. You can't combine the two with any meaning. You'd have to resolve the MAC address to a Network layer address in order to create a socket.
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Microsoft has encapsulated bluetooth communciation in their socket layer as an extension to Winsock.
There are a few APIs also provided that have the name BluetoothXXX.
Winsock would be your best bet on this.
Or you would have to go very low level as Dave mentioned.
«_Superman_»
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Hi all!
(Sorry for my bad English...)
I need to read a value in a memory address. I don't need to change that value, just need to read it. Reading from a pointer would be better, but not that important if it would be much more hard than just reading a value in a memory address. I tried googling to find something, but can only find tutorials about making game trainers, but I don't need all that stuff, and actually I don't understand them.
Can anyone help me?
Edit:
I mean... I need to read the the value of a given memory address (or the pointer to that address) of a given running application. But don't know how to actually do that! I found this on the net "To pull this off you'll need to PInvoke OpenProcess and ReadProcessMemory." but I can't find a guide nor an example code about how using that to read memory. That's what I'm looking for...
modified on Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:58 PM
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AFAIK C# isn't your best choice for access memory outside of the scope of the application. I'm pretty sure C# cannot use pointers as C++ can.
What is the goal of your project, surely there is a workaround.
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