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  • (C#) Generate random readable passwords

    Here’s a super simple function that generates humanly readable passwords by weaving random consonants and wovels. The generated passwords are by no means secure. I did this for an application used to launch game servers and wanted to make the passwords be easy to communicate over Skype.

  • (C#) Swap two items in a generic list

    Put this in a static class. This will apply to Lists of any type. [c language=”language="#”] public static IList<T> Swap<T>(this IList<T> list, int indexA, int indexB) { if (indexB > -1 && indexB < list.Count) { T tmp = list[indexA]; list[indexA] = list[indexB]; list[indexB] = tmp; } return list; } [/c] Simply call it like…

  • (C#) Sort lists

    Lets say you have a list of person objects (List persons) You may use Sort to update the existing list. [c language=”#”] personsList.Sort((x, y) => string.Compare(x.Name, y.Name)); [/c] or OrderBy to produce a new, ordered list. [c language=”#”] var newPersonsList = persons.OrderBy(x => x.Name); [/c]

  • (C#) Confirmation when closing a form

    Add an event handler for Form Closing and use this code. This is a really simple solution. [c language=”#”] private void MainForm_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e) { if (MessageBox.Show("Are you sure?", "Close application", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes) e.Cancel = false; else e.Cancel = true; } [/c]

  • (C#) Scroll to bottom of a textbox

    Short snippet: [c language=”#”] textBox.SelectionStart = textBox.TextLength; textBox.ScrollToCaret(); [/c]