New Features of C # 4.0

The new .NET Framework provides a better approach in terms of language support in C# with its version 4.0. With lots more features being added with the version, let us deal with new things in terms of method invocations and COM interoperability. These features enable us to create objects that can even conform to the standards of Dynamic Language Runtime. Some of the features which we would like to focus in this blog post are as follows: 1. Dynamic Lookup 2. Named and optional...

Resolved: Visual Rendering Defects in Flex Data Controls

Databinding remains a core feature in Flex visual components if we would like to render our data in Grid or List based control. We can even bind our custom components as Item Renderer for the Grid or List for binding dynamic data. The custom component would consist of just dynamic image or text or even a combination of both. Issue: The main problem we faced on custom component item renderer is the misbehavior of the List and Grid controls. The custom items do not render or refresh upon...

Flex Parametrized Data: Browser Compatibility

How to pass request from server-side script like ASP, PHP, or JSP to Flex? In Flex, MXML applications are rendered as SWF that is embedded normally within HTML pages but can also be placed within any server-side pages. Since Flex mainly deals with the presentation part, usage of FlashVars within embed and object tag (HTML-based) provide an excellent mechanism for establishing the communication between Flex and server-side scripts. FlashVars Properties: The FlashVars...

Google Latitude denied nativity, launches as web app on the iPhone

Google Latitude is on the iPhone now. No, it is not a native app, but a web app that runs in the foreground like every other third-party app of the iPhone. Why is it so? Because, Apple said so. Yes, at least that is what Google's official blog post seems to paint: “We worked closely with Apple to bring Latitude to the iPhone in a way Apple thought would be best for iPhone users. After we developed a Latitude application for the iPhone, Apple requested we release Latitude as a web...