August 2004 - Posts

• How to keep a local variable in scope across a try and catch block?

  The following code won't work, because conn goes out of scope before you enter the catch block. try { Connection conn = new Connection(); conn.Open(); } catch { if (conn != null ) conn.Close(); } The fix is simple - just declare conn before entering the Read More... Posted Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:33 PM by CSharpFAQ | 17 Comments Filed under: C# Language and Compiler, C#/VB.NET Equivalents

• Does C# support variable arguments (vararg's) on methods?

  There was a suggestion/question on the Product Feedback site for VS2005 that suggested that the params keyword may not be that well understood. The params keyword can be applied on a method parameter that is an array. When the method is invoked, the elements Read More... Posted Thursday, August 05, 2004 5:00 PM by CSharpFAQ | 4 Comments

• What is the equivalent to regsvr32 in .NET?

  Where you once used Regsvr32 on unmanaged COM libraries, you will now use Regasm on managed .NET libraries. “ Regsvr32 is the command-line tool that registers .dll files as command components in the registry“ “Regasm.exe, the Assembly Read More... Posted Monday, August 02, 2004 2:15 PM by CSharpFAQ | 8 Comments Filed under: .NET Framework