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This will provide an Extension Method to enable you to perform a safer contains search within a string.

For projects built on framework v2.0, make sure you include:

namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices
{
  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly | AttributeTargets.Class
  | AttributeTargets.Method)]
  public sealed class ExtensionAttribute : Attribute
  {
    public ExtensionAttribute() { }
  }
}

Here’s the method:

public static bool Contains(this string searchWithin, 
string value, StringComparison comparisonOptions)
{
    if (value.Length == 0)
    {
        return true;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < (searchWithin.Length - value.Length); i++)
    {
        if (searchWithin.Substring(i, value.Length).Equals(value, comparisonOptions))
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}
something.Contains(somethingElse, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);

See here http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp/browse_thread/thread/ebc4258ed2c4270f/c48b6c15df01e8bf?pli=1 for more information on the issue.

Wednesday Sep 22nd

• csharp
• development

If working in or for the public sector this might be of interest:

“Compliance with industry standards is an important measure of website quality. COI has issued a series of web standards and guidelines that government websites should follow. This section summarises the key requirements.”

Web standards and guidelines
http://coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=188

Measuring website quality
http://coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=144

Wednesday Sep 22nd

• development
• public sector

My previous employer, Precedent are looking for a new .Net developer, check out the job description in the pdf below:

http://public.restlessmedia.com/docs/DeveloperNet-NetDevPrecedentLon.pdf

Precedent are a full service agency developing sites & iPhone applications for many top clients using .Net, php and the latest front-end technologies.

Get in touch with Keith Patton @ Precedent for more information:

Ph: 020 7426 8939
Mob: 079 8408 2932
Email: keith.patton@precedent.co.uk

Tuesday Sep 21st

• jobs
• development

Whilst reading up on the latest at the excellent mashable.com I noticed their comments system is powered by disqus.com… So I thought, what’s good enough for them, is good enough for me.

http://disqus.com/

Just need to get into the approval process so I can order via remove the viagra spam.

Saturday Sep 4th

• disqus
• development