...so he would have to use the function at least 60 times just to make up for the fixed cost of the function definition...

How about simply bagging the non-translatable list (which was probably only put there as a lame fix to the performance of his clunky lookup) and using the DataSet and DataTable, etc. classes to parse the XML?

Thanks for all the answers, but setting the AllowNull is definitely not working wither for Column or Style. I am becoming convinced that this is because I am working with .NET Framework 1.1. :-(

Can anybody tell me how to implement a normal (2-state) checkbox for a column on my DataGrid? I have tried using every kind of .NET admonition ("AllowNull = false" on the style, on the column, etc.), but I always get a 3-state check box that at best is a hassle (extra clicking required to get where you want) and at worst causes an error if they leave it in the null state. I don't relish the prospect of watching my users' eyes glaze over as I explain to them the difference between "false" and "DBNull". Any help will be greatly appreciated! Doug

get the price in pennies format (total number of pennies) as an int. nickels = pennies/5 pennies %= 5 quarters = nickels/5 nickels %= 5 dimes = nickels/2 nickels %= 2 singles = quarters/4 quarters %= 4 fives = singles/5 singles %= 5 tens = fives/2 fives %= 2 twenties = tens/2 tens %= 2

Is it possible that foxylady is referring to an STL Algorithm?

Thanks, BTW...

Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. I wonder if there's a cleaner way, though...

Make that...__gc class outer { public: int m_value; int m_value2 __gc class inner { int getAccess() { // ?? How to do it ?? return (??)m_value; } } } ...forgot the managed qualifiers...

Is there any way in a nested class to access non-static members from the current instance of the enclosing class? ex. class outer { public: int m_value; int m_value2 class inner { int getAccess() { // ?? How to do it ?? return **(??)**m_value; } } } Thanks Doug