I can only tell how the Mono Project does this. The theorem is quite simple, though it gives a code mess. They first compile System.Configuration.dll, without the part needing the reference to System.Xml.dll. After this, they compile System.Xml.dll the normal way. Now comes the magic. They recompile System.configuration.dll, with the part needing the reference to … Read more
There’s no such thing as an empty char. The closest you can get is ‘\0′, the Unicode “null” character. Given that you can embed that within string literals or express it on its own very easily, why would you want a separate field for it? Equally, the “it’s easy to confuse “” and ” “” … Read more
Tuples are available since .NET4.0 and support generics: Tuple<string, int> t = new Tuple<string, int>(“Hello”, 4); In previous versions you can use System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<K, V> or a solution like the following: public class Pair<T, U> { public Pair() { } public Pair(T first, U second) { this.First = first; this.Second = second; } public T First … Read more