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Deserialize json data into list in c#

I am calling an external web service and this is what I get in response after posting to their server: { "status":200, "data":{ "h21":{ "total_price":{ ...

Basically, TotalPrice should be a Dictionary<string, Availability> or similar. It's not clear what list you'd have, but that's naturally a dictionary. That's then nested within a dictionary at the top level. Sample code: using... more 2/28/2017 11:32:49 AM

RaiseEvent with Ternary Operator

I expected the following to work: RaiseEvent If(condition, event, event) But the compiler complains about it: Error BC30676: "If" is not an event of ... How to realize a...

Look at the syntax for RaiseEvent: RaiseEvent eventname[( argumentlist )] It's not that RaiseEvent just accepts any arbitrary expression - you have to specify the name of an event. You'll just need to use a regular If statement: If... more 2/27/2017 2:42:02 PM

Is it possible to: increment index by 1 and wrap back to 0 if(index > list.Count) within 1 line of code?

What I'm doing right now: index++; index %= list.Count; I want to merge them into 1 quick line, something like: ++index %= list.Count; But the compiler is not allowing me...

I'd be slightly surprised if the first version worked in C or C++, but then it does surprise me quite often. The reason it doesn't work in C# is that the left-hand side of the %= operator has to be a variable, and the expression ++index... more 2/25/2017 5:31:00 PM

Sort a hashmap by date

This is the my json: [ {"name": "John Smith","date":"2017-02-02T23:07:09Z","id":"1223234"} {"name": "John Doe","date":"2015-07-03T21:05:10Z","id":"3242342"}, {"name": "Jane...

I have already converted the above to hashmap. I would suggest you don't do that. I suggest you convert it to a List<Person> where each Person has a name, date and ID. (If not Person then some other class.) It makes more sense... more 2/25/2017 5:25:13 PM

Eclipse cannot resolve package name

I have started to learn Java along with Eclipse and the book "Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel. I tried to add his util package (from net.mindview.util) to a project but Eclipse...

You've got one directory too far when adding the library to the build path. The library should be showing up as TIJ4Code, in the Java directory. (Or in other words, when you choose "Add class folder" you should be choosing TIJ4Code, not... more 2/25/2017 12:53:58 PM

Log4j, meaning of Append = true / false

log4j.appender.LOGFILE.Append = true The doc says: If the append parameter is true, the file will be appended to. Otherwise, the file designated by filename will be truncated...

Yes, "the file designated by filename will be truncated" means that any data that previously existed in the file will be gone. This is a more general concept than just logging. Suppose you have a file initially containing the data... more 2/23/2017 10:29:22 AM

joda Period returns 0 months

I have 2 joda.DateTimes, which I use to create a Duration. The Duration is then converted to a Period, and although the two dates are 3 years apart, the Period.getDays,...

You're calling AbstractDuration.toPeriod: Converts this duration to a Period instance using the standard period type and the ISO chronology. Only precise fields in the period type will be used. Thus, only the hour, minute, second... more 2/22/2017 4:21:09 PM