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Get the Current Directory

The program is used to display the current and parent directory. ‘.’represents the current directory and ‘..’ represents the parent directory import java.io.File; public class CurrentDir { public static void

Breaking Data Hiding

It is said that C++ provides data hiding, but the following code shows that this is not always true. You can break the C++s data-hiding facility using the memory function:

Get the Maximum Value Across Columns in TSQL

There is no TSQL function for extracting maximum values across columns. However, you can use MAX() and MIN() functions to obtain the maximum or minimum value in any particular row.

IsKeyPressed – Check whether a key is pressed

Private Shared _ Function GetAsyncKeyState(ByVal key As Keys) As IntegerEnd Function’ Check whether a key is pressed, at any given time’ Example: MessageBox.Show(IsKeyPressed(Keys.A))Function IsKeyPressed(ByVal key As Keys) As Boolean Return

GetMdacVersion – Retrieve the installed MDAC version

‘ Retrieve the installed MDAC version” Examples:’ Dim ver As Version = GetMdacVersion()’ ‘ print the full version’ MessageBox.Show(ver.ToString())’ ‘ print the major and minor portions’ MessageBox.Show(“Major: ” & ver.Major

The Debug and Release Check Technique

Assertions are excellent at catching bugs during development. However, some checks need to be performed at runtime for production code as well. A good way to wrap the two is

Use Interfaces to Increase Source Code Flexibility

Where possible, use interfaces (as opposed to interface-implementation classes) to increase your source code’s flexibility. If you later need to change an interface-implementation class (to improve performance, for example), it’s

Copy Filenames to a Clipboard

File hierarchies are becoming more complex and file paths longer as the capacity of hard drives increases. There are still many occasions, however, when you can’t browse to identify a

Take a Quick Look at a File

The Windows Script Host (WSH) supports many useful features, including VBScript’s FileSystemObject object and the ability to drag and drop filenames. You can drag and drop a data files icon

Practical XML for Java Programs

he true raison d’The Dos and Don’ts of XMLXML is a universal format for transferring hierarchically organized data. When properly formatted, XML documents are readable, self-explanatory, and platform-independent. In practice,

You Just Can’t Kill Visual Basic

or a decade people have been predicting the demise of Visual Basic, and with VB.NET, nothing has changed. According to one recent report, the future of VB.NET is threatened competitively

SetProperty – Setting a property via reflection

‘ Set a property via reflection and return True if successful’ Example: SetProperty(Button1, “Text”, “Click me”)Function SetProperty(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal propertyName As String, _ ByVal val As Object) As

GetProperty – Reading a property via reflection

‘ Read a property via reflection or return a default value’ Example: MessageBox.Show(GetProperty(Button1, “Text”, “”))Function GetProperty(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal propertyName As String, _ ByVal defaultValue As Object) As Object

InvokeMethod – Invoking a method via reflection

‘ Invoke a method via reflection and return its result – return null if method ‘ doesn’t exist or throws’ Note: requires Imports System.Reflection” Example:’ Function GetCompleteName(ByVal firstName As String,’

IsMemberSupported – Check whether an object supports a member with the specified name

‘ Check whether an object supports a member with the specified name” Examples:’ Debug.WriteLine(IsMemberSupported(Button1, “BackColor”)) ‘ => True’ Debug.WriteLine(IsMemberSupported(Button1, “Focus”)) ‘ => True’ Debug.WriteLine(IsMemberSupported(Button1, “TextColor”)) ‘ => False’ Debug.WriteLine(IsMemberSupported(Button1, “Print”))

Wireless Data Shot: Making Platform/Device Decisions

The Evans Wireless Development Survey is a detailed report of extensive, in-depth interviews with almost 500 developers active in wireless application or infrastructure development. It was conducted in March 2003.

From the Editor: DevX Joins Jupitermedia

n Friday afternoon, DevX, which has operated as an independently-owned media company for nearly four years, agreed to become part of a larger group of online publications. Jupitermedia, the publisher