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Category Archives: Hobby Projects

Data-binding hierarchical objects

After my post about my ObjectField column, I thought I’d elaborate a bit on why it’s necessary.
When you’re data binding against an object that isn’t flat (i.e. has properties that are more than simple types - namely classes), you are bound to encounter the following exception, which is caused by the BoundField incorrectly handling a [...]

Posted 21 February 2008 by James Gregory | .Net § Code | Comments (1) |

ObjectField - A GridView field

The version of the ObjectField that this post refers to is now out of date. Please go to the ObjectField 1.1 post for the latest version.

I encountered a problem while binding a complex object to a GridView, in that the BoundField doesn’t support specifying a nested value in it’s DataField property. So if you have [...]

Posted 17 February 2008 by James Gregory | .Net § Code § NHibernate | Comments (4) |

DeleGrid - a paged GridView control

Introducing the DeleGrid
The DeleGrid is a control derived from the ASP.Net GridView, that delegates its data retrieval back out of the control. This allows the developer full control over the records that are retrieved, thus allowing proper paging to be implemented using whatever collection type you prefer.
Why the DeleGrid?
It came about because I wanted a [...]

Posted 09 December 2007 by James Gregory | .Net § Code § TDD | Comments (2) |

Applying a bit of XP to hobby projects

Hobby projects, everybody has one or two on the go. They’re fun little side-steps from the mundane routine of developing for a living. These projects usually get a fair bit of thought put into them, but precious little time—an unfortunate side-effect of having a life outside work.
We’re all used to working within limited time-frames, but [...]

Posted 18 July 2007 by James Gregory | Extreme Programming | Comments (0) |