Future C# features

[Stephane Rodriguez]

Not really C# but anyway. better interop tools : - better and more comprehensive tlbimp.exe (only a fraction of IDL modules are imported) - better and more comprehensive tlbexp.exe - axexp.exe better interop marshaling : - more seamless. Pre-interoperating the underlying WIN32 API would be the least to expect. features for the IDE : - intellisense on attributes - xml-driven attributes : when an attribute is expecting a filepath, the UI should have an open/file dialog fired up without being seen.

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[Stephane Rodriguez]

Don't be shy. Eiffel. Period.

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[J Dunlap]

// good 'ol C++ style type aliasing - not available at all
public typedef ISomeProxy::someEnum fooEnum;

Well, you can alias things in a certain file, but you can't alias them once and be done with it. You can put a using statement at the top of your file...

using foo = fooenum;

...and it will make foo be able to be used as if it was fooenum.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

[Navin]

Daniel Turini wrote: Am I the only one to include pictures as part of my projects? Probably. I wouldn't find any use for them. Actually it would be quite distracting to see pictures where I expect code. "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein

[Judah Gabriel Himango]

Relax, I'm joking. Besides, since when did cheese become X rated? :)

[Alvaro Mendez]

Errr, please see C++. :) Actually, I think Default Parameters would have been a nice feature. The alternative is to overload the method, but still... it just seems like extra work. Regards, Alvaro

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[Navin]

You have all that today, it's called C++. :-D :) (Not saying I disagree with any of those, although #3 would be the one I would least need to use.) "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein

[Chris Losinger]

Shog9 wrote: Whibey sounds like some G-rated British insult: "That bloke's a real whibey." CheeseWeasle

[Chris Maunder]

I never read code. I just look at the pictures. cheers, Chris Maunder

[Oz Solomon]

jdunlap wrote: Well, you can alias things in a certain file True, but if you referr to little interface example you will see that my point was that typedefs are especially useful when used in global/cross-file scope. -Oz --- Grab WndTabs from http://www.wndtabs.com to make your VC6 experience that much more comfortable...

[David Stone]

I was kinda talkin' bout Strippy...

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[Russell Morris]

igor1960 wrote: 1. Ability to compile mixed files written in any CLR languages in one assembly; This can already be done using the command-line compiler - just not VS.NET's built-in compiler -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy

[Judah Gabriel Himango]

:laugh: You have to admit though, she would be a nice addition to Whidbey. ;)

[igor1960]

This can already be done using the command-line compiler - just not VS.NET's built-in compiler Could they refference each other?... "...Ability to type is not enough to become a Programmer. Unless you type in VB. But then again you have to type really fast..." Me

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

Navin wrote: You have all that today, it's called C++. Really? Wow, I'll switch to C++ then. ;P Navin wrote: although #3 would be the one I would least need to use I don't use it much directly. However, I use some great libraries (Loki) that use MI "under the hood" a lot.

[J Dunlap]

Yeah, and I'd like to see this too. But thought it might help in the mean time... ;)

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

[John Fisher]

I like several of the features already suggested, but I will be really, really, really disappointed if the next version of C# doesn't have Edit-and-Continue, when we've already been informed that VB.NET will have it....:| John
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[Leprosy]

OH HI, I WOULD LIKE A MAKE MY WEB APPLICATION SECURE BUTTON. I CANT FIND IT IN VS 2003. WHERE IS IT GONE TO? THANKS- CAPSLOXROX PS MAKE BUTTON LOOK LIKE THIS - :suss:

[jeff_martin]

Others have mentioned the one thing I want. Default parameters!

[Kastro]

Somehow providing delegate inheritance. Don't know how it could be done, but I'd like to be able to do something like the following...

class MadeHappyEventArgs : EventArgs {
...
}

public delegate void MadeHappyEventHandler : EventHandler (Object sender, MadeHappyEventArgs e);

class MakeHappyControl : Control {

private static readonly Object MadeHappyEvent = new Object();

public event MadeHappyEventHandler MadeHappy {
    add { Events.AddHandler(MadeHappyEvent, value); }
    remove { Events.RemoveHandler(MadeHappyEvent, value); }
}

protected void OnMadeHappy() {
    RaiseEvent(MadeHappyEvent, new MadeHappyArgs());
}

private void RaiseEvent(Object event, EventArgs args) {
    // The next line is what it would allow
    EventHandler handler = (EventHandler)Events\[event\];
    if (handler != null)
        handler(this, args);
}

}

Would be nice... It's a lot cleaner when you don't have to rewrite that RaiseEvent method for every type of EventArgs event.