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assign value of readonly variable in private method called only by constructors
assign value of readonly variable in private method called only by constructors C# compiler gave me the following error CS0191: A readonly field cannot be assigned to (except in a constructor or a var...
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How to Export Private / Secret ASC Key to Decrypt GPG Files
How to Export Private / Secret ASC Key to Decrypt GPG Files Background: My boss has tried exporting an ASC key to me with public and private parts but whenever I get the file the private part never lo...
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- 8 Nov at 05:39
How does a public key verify a signature?
How does a public key verify a signature? I am trying to get a better grapple on how public/private keys work. I understand that a sender may add a digital signature to a document using his/her privat...
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- 10 Aug at 23:12
Defining private module functions in python
Defining private module functions in python According to [http://www.faqs.org/docs/diveintopython/fileinfo_private.html](http://www.faqs.org/docs/diveintopython/fileinfo_private.html): > Like most lan...
How do I use reflection to invoke a private method?
How do I use reflection to invoke a private method? There are a group of private methods in my class, and I need to call one dynamically based on an input value. Both the invoking code and the target ...
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- 12 Dec at 14:18
Why should I use a private variable in a property accessor?
Why should I use a private variable in a property accessor? Sorry If I am being noob, I have this doubt, why do we use private variables and set them using properties ? Why can't we just use properite...
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- 28 Jan at 13:56
private TestInitialize method is not initializing objects
private TestInitialize method is not initializing objects I have a test class that should basically be like the following: ``` [TestClass] public class MyTest { private MyClass o1; private MyClass...
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- 1 Nov at 13:11
Private method naming convention
Private method naming convention Is there a convention for naming the private method that I have called "`_Add`" here? I am not a fan of the leading underscore but it is what one of my teammates sugge...
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- 8 Sep at 23:4
What is the use of a private static variable in Java?
What is the use of a private static variable in Java? If a variable is declared as `public static varName;`, then I can access it from anywhere as `ClassName.varName`. I am also aware that static memb...
CngKey.Import on azure
CngKey.Import on azure I use this code to extract key, from embedded `base64` string. It works fine when I test it locally but when I publish on azure I get following exception: (onc
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- 16 Dec at 18:55
Web.config for authorization of a private user folder
Web.config for authorization of a private user folder I have a private folder with thousand of users' folders which only be accessible by the correct user. No user can access other users' folders. I c...
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- 27 Apr at 12:45
C# Set probing privatePath without app.config?
C# Set probing privatePath without app.config? I have a C# application, and to organize its files I have some DLL's in a folder called "Data". I want the EXE to check this folder for the DLL's just li...
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- 27 Apr at 05:31
Private 'set' in C# - having trouble wrapping my brain around it
Private 'set' in C# - having trouble wrapping my brain around it I've seen a lot of example code written using something like (please forgive how horribly canned this is): Unfortunately, these kinds o...
Get Private Key from BouncyCastle X509 Certificate? C#
Get Private Key from BouncyCastle X509 Certificate? C# Normally when I grab an `X509Certificate2` out of my keystore I can call `.PrivateKey` to retrieve the cert's private key as an `AsymmetricAlgori...
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- 13 Jul at 19:10
Initialize private readonly fields after Deserializing
Initialize private readonly fields after Deserializing I need to initialize private readonly field after Deserialization. I have folowing DataContract: ``` [DataContract] public class Item { public ...
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- 17 Feb at 13:26
C# Make everything following public / private like in C++?
C# Make everything following public / private like in C++? I recently started learning C#, but I have some background in C++. I was wondering how I would do something like I tried doing this in C#, bu...
C# Private members visibility
C# Private members visibility We have a Student class in our business model. something struck me as strange, if we are manipulating one student from another student, the students private members are v...
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- 27 Aug at 13:13
Any reason to write the "private" keyword in C#?
Any reason to write the "private" keyword in C#? As far as I know, `private` is the default in C# (meaning that if I don't write `public`, `protected`, `internal`, etc. it will be `private` by default...
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- 29 Dec at 17:56
Call private method retaining call stack
Call private method retaining call stack I am trying to find a solution to 'break into non-public methods'. I just want to call `RuntimeMethodInfo.InternalGetCurrentMethod(...)`, passing my own parame...
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- 9 Dec at 20:22
Using "OPENSSH" private key file in string with SSH.NET in C# fails with "invalid private key file"
Using "OPENSSH" private key file in string with SSH.NET in C# fails with "invalid private key file" I'm not experienced with SFTP or OpenSSH. I am trying to connect to a client's SFTP to upload a file...
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- 15 Jan at 06:51
Why are private virtual methods illegal in C#?
Why are private virtual methods illegal in C#? Coming from a C++ background, this came as a surprise to me. In C++ it's good practice to make virtual functions private. From [http://www.gotw.ca/public...
JUnit Testing private variables?
JUnit Testing private variables? I have been assigned the task of unit testing a class that I never worked directly on with JUnit, and am strictly forbidden to change the code in the package. This is ...
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- 14 Jul at 14:20
Forced Garbage collection or reflection to a Private field, which is less evil?
Forced Garbage collection or reflection to a Private field, which is less evil? We have a third party library that internally uses a SafeHandle to an unmanaged resource. In some error cases it is nece...
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- 21 May at 15:0
JavaScript private methods
JavaScript private methods To make a JavaScript class with a public method I'd do something like: That way users of my class can: ``` var restaurant = new Restaurant(); restaurant.buy_food(); restaura...
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- 7 Jun at 19:54
Why are private fields private to the type, not the instance?
Why are private fields private to the type, not the instance? In C# (and many other languages) it's perfectly legitimate to access private fields of other instances of the same type. For example: As t...
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- 8 Sep at 01:32