Yes. Although posts like this: http://blogs.msdn.com/kcwalina/archive/2005/05/18/419203.aspx
lead me to believe that some of the finer details are still up in the air. --- Brandon Goodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't this going to be much easier in .NET 2.0 with the introduction > of generics? I know it is currently that way with Java in JDK 5. > > Java: > List <MyObject> = new ArrayList<MyObject>(); > > Apparently the C# notation is identical. > > Brandon > > On 5/23/05, Chad Humphries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Resharper can do all this and more! (insert deeply convincing > > argument to switch here). It supports the same type of generation > > via Live Templates > > (http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/features/liveTemplates.html). > > You would need to create a Live Template for your Custom Collection > > but the same result is achievable. > > > > I suppose since everyone else is throwing their custom collection > code > > in I'll bring mine out. I enjoy the CustomCollectionBase I > created. > > Implementation is very simple (basically copy/paste). A > > CustomCollection that uses it would look something like this: > > > > using System; > > using SuperSecret.Collections.Filters; > > using SuperSecret.Domain; > > > > namespace SuperSecret.Collections > > { > > [Serializable()] > > public class SecretCollection : CustomCollectionBase > > { > > public SecretCollection():base(typeof(Secret)){} > > public void Add(Secret o){InnerList.Add(o);} > > public void Remove(Secret o){InnerList.Remove(o);} > > public new Secret this[int index] > > { > > get{return((Secret)List[index]);} > > set{List[index] = value;} > > } > > public new Secret FindOne(PropertyFilter cfSearch) > > { > > return (Secret)base.FindOne(cfSearch); > > } > > public new SecretCollection FindMany(PropertyFilter > cfSearch) > > { > > return > (SecretCollection)base.FindMany(cfSearch); > > } > > } > > } > > > > Anyway, you can pretty much accomplish this type of generation via > who > > knows how many ways so hopefully this thread will give people more > > information on the different ways out there. > > > > -Chad > > > > On 5/23/05, Ron Grabowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've seen that. I think my app is faster when you need to > generate 20 > > > collections at once. Using the VS.Net template method, you need > to > > > repeat the same step 20 times. Not to mention the time it takes > to > > > click through all the menus. Even with using keyboard shortcuts > its > > > still a pain. Their templates just extend CollectionBase. The > template > > > I'm using includes xml comments along with a bunch of other > "stuff". > > > Plus some corporate environments have their Windows machines > locked > > > down and altering Visual Studio is not always an option. > > > > > > The way I do it now (using QuickCodes) is that I type this on a > line: > > > > > > coll Product > > > > > > and press Alt-Q and it generates the collection. > > > > > > Does ReSharper allow you to generate things like that? Everyone > keeps > > > nagging me to switch over to it :) > > > > > > --- Gilles Bayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Even better, > > > > http://weblogs.asp.net/egarmon/archive/2003/11/13/37383.aspx > > > > Just create a collection from VS.NET <http://VS.NET> as a > class. > > > > > > > > On 5/23/05, Ron Grabowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Others may find this useful... > > > > > > > > > > Since IBatisNet plays well with strongly typed collections, I > wrote > > > > a > > > > > small tool to help me create strongly typed collections: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ronosaurus.com/IBatisNet/collgen/ > > > > > > > > > > Basically I enter the name of my entity objects in the > TextBox (one > > > > per > > > > > line, as many as I want): > > > > > > > > > > Product > > > > > Category > > > > > > > > > > and it generates a .zip file on-the-fly containing: > > > > > > > > > > ProductCollection > > > > > CategoryCollection > > > > > > > > > > The ProductCollection consists of the following items: > > > > > > > > > > Interface IProductCollection > > > > > Interface IProductList > > > > > Interface IProductEnumerator > > > > > Class ProductCollection > > > > > > > > > > There is also support for collections being in a different > > > > namespace > > > > > than the entity objects. > > > > > > > > > > Here is an example output file: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ronosaurus.com/IBatisNet/collgen/StonglyTypedCollections.zip > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I am aware of Code Smith and QuickCode. In fact the > template > > > > > collection came from a QuickCode submission. If you need more > > > > > functionality than what my single one form app does, by all > means > > > > use > > > > > Code Smith or QuickCode. > > > > > > > > > > What's nice about generating collections this way is that I > can > > > > have my > > > > > browser open up the generated .zip file after its done > downloading > > > > then > > > > > I simply drag the .cs files into Visual Studio. No need to > open > > > > another > > > > > program, select a template, type things into it, generate the > > > > files, > > > > > then close out of everything. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe I'll allow the user to specify what type of collection > they > > > > want: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > simple: just extend CollectionBase > > > > > advanced: all the bells and whistles (how it is now) > > > > > > > > > > - Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
