Tag Archives: string formatting

Why doesn’t the DataFormatString format the data in my grid column?

Here’s one that has bitten me a couple times. When working with the GridView control in .Net 2.0, and you apply a format string to a column, such as: the column doesn’t show any formatting. This should render the column … Continue reading

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Programmers, Don’t Forget About Apostrophes and Hyphens

Programmers are being slammed for shoddy programming on a MSNBC article today. People with apostrophes in their name say that they constantly run into issues when applications and web sites do not accommodate the apostrophe in their name. Whether its … Continue reading

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