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  • N NormDroid

    I used raw COM when the COM specs where first released, wow you needed a ton of code to do a small task. But it did give me background on the workings of COM.

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    Aamir Butt
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    Norm .net wrote:

    wow you needed a ton of code to do a small task

    Check the section "Master Programmer" in this link. :)[^]

    A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God

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    • N NormDroid

      For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

      SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

      or B.

      SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

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      Dave Parker
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      It depends on what you're trying to do, the two things are different. If you're certain e is a SomeObject then I'd cast it. If it may or may not be I'd usually use the as keyword, in which case obj would be null if it isn't a SomeObject as opposed to throwing an exception.

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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        There seems to be alot of white space in your sig.


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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        Possibly a font-problem on your end? It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

        "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

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        • A Aamir Butt

          Norm .net wrote:

          wow you needed a ton of code to do a small task

          Check the section "Master Programmer" in this link. :)[^]

          A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God

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          Oh that brings back memories, and forgetting idl files :)

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          • W W Balboos GHB

            Possibly a font-problem on your end? It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

            "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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            Nagy Vilmos
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            Not your name, your sig:

            W∴ Balboos wrote:

            Possibly a font-problem on your end?
             
            It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

            "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

            There's a lot of white space...


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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            • N NormDroid

              It's a debate, not a question.

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              Nagy Vilmos
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              To be or not to be.? That is a question. :-D


              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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              • N Nagy Vilmos

                To be or not to be.? That is a question. :-D


                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                NormDroid
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                Nope wrong, you've omitted the ? mark. ;)

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                • N NormDroid

                  Nope wrong, you've omitted the ? mark. ;)

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  Did I?


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                    Did I?


                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                    NormDroid
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                    The hand is quicker than the I eye.

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                    • N NormDroid

                      a. Throw back from C++ programming.

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                      Quirkafleeg
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                      Wrong - a is C-style casting, not C++

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                      • Q Quirkafleeg

                        Wrong - a is C-style casting, not C++

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                        NormDroid
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                        Splitting hairs :)

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                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                          Norm .net wrote:

                          Good point.

                          Holy cr_p! I'm going to the pub, we'll see what comes out after lunch! :laugh:


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          NormDroid
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                          :beer:

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                          • H hairy_hats

                            Which is exactly why this is more of a programming question than a "lifestyle choice" question.

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                            NormDroid
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                            I'd say more of a debate, but as we all know rules of the lounge, I'd say just go along with it and chill :)

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                            • N NormDroid

                              True, but you should know beforehand if the casting is correct.

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                              Fabio Franco
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                              If you do know something is not gonna be null, the cast is more efficient.

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                              • N NormDroid

                                For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                                SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                                or B.

                                SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

                                www.software-kinetics.co.uk Wear a hard hat it's under construction

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                                Sahir Shah
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                                The second one sounds like some kind of hominid comrade Norm.

                                Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

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                                • F Fabio Franco

                                  If you do know something is not gonna be null, the cast is more efficient.

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                                  NormDroid
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                                  To add... and the cast is a qualified cast.

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                                  • S Sahir Shah

                                    The second one sounds like some kind of hominid comrade Norm.

                                    Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

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                                    NormDroid
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                                    Don't fancy seeing your code if you think b. looks like a great ape :rolleyes:

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                                    • N NormDroid

                                      For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                                      SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                                      or B.

                                      SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

                                      www.software-kinetics.co.uk Wear a hard hat it's under construction

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                                      OriginalGriff
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                                      B. I don't like to rely on exceptions for normal processing (they are slow and clumsy for that), so you have to check for null.

                                      SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;
                                      if (obj != null)
                                      {
                                      ...
                                      }

                                      While

                                      if (e != null && e is SomeObject)
                                      {
                                      SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;
                                      ...
                                      }

                                      looks ugly. Plus, if you are going to use obj as a SomeObject instance, then the former is quicker since there is only one check on the type of e

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                                      • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                        It depends.  (A) will throw if the cast fails while (B) will evaluate to null if the cast fails.  I use both depending on how I intend to handle the casting failure. /ravi

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                                        jim lahey
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                                        I'm with Ravi on this one.I use both, the decision if which one to use is purely based upon what I need to happen should it go wrong

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          Not your name, your sig:

                                          W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                          Possibly a font-problem on your end?
                                           
                                          It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

                                          "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                          "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                          "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

                                          There's a lot of white space...


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                          Sahir Shah
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                                          He's doin it on purpose to annoy you Senhor Vilmos. I thought you would have figured that out by now :D

                                          Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

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