Plugins in WPF MvvM with MEF

In this post I will show you the way we can implement a plugin functionality in WPF MvvM application with use of Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF).

Cross-property validation in WPF MvvM

In a previous post I have described hot to utilize a INotifyDataErrorInfo interface. Today I will show you my solution for automated cross-property validation integrated with the ModelValidation base class from previous post.

Utilizing INotifyDataErrorInfo in WPF MvvM app

Today I will show you how I utilize the INotifyDataErrorInfo interface to accomplish validation mechanisms in WPF application.

Dynamic fuzzy search with LINQ and entity framework and jQuery autocomplete part 4

Search has always been my most desired feature in applications and if I were to guess, I’m not the only one with this craving. The comfort and flexibility it gives you is enormous under one condition – it’s smart enough.

Time for part four

Dynamic fuzzy search with LINQ and entity framework and jQuery autocomplete part 3

Search has always been my most desired feature in applications and if I were to guess, I’m not the only one with this craving. The comfort and flexibility it gives you is enormous under one condition – it’s smart enough.

Part three is up

Dynamic fuzzy search with LINQ and entity framework and jQuery autocomplete part 2

Search has always been my most desired feature in applications and if I were to guess, I’m not the only one with this craving. The comfort and flexibility it gives you is enormous under one condition – it’s smart enough.

It’s time for part 2

Dynamic fuzzy search with LINQ and entity framework and jQuery autocomplete part 1

Search has always been my most desired feature in applications and if I were to guess, I’m not the only one with this craving. The comfort and flexibility it gives you is enormous under one condition – it’s smart enough.

Let’s dig a little bit into the subject.

Making NotifyPropertyChanged refactorable.

Common problem when using INotifyPropertyChanged interface is that the PropertyChangedEventHandler event accept a string property name as a parameter. That cause a possible problem when we want to refactor the property and forget to update the provided property’s name.

Sortable and expandable enums

Have you ever faced the problem that extending enum type by new values may cause unpredicted behavior of the application? I recently have. As the solution for this problem I figure out how to design enum values so they can be easily sortable and easily expandable in future, causing no side effect.

WPF switch panel

The panel which switch its content depending on the value of boolean flag is the topic of this post.