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System.Linq.Dynamic.Core - Case insensitive Contains() How to use the Contains() method in a case-insensitive way using Entity Framework Core and System.Linq.Dynamic.Core

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A few days ago we published a small post explaining how to perform a case insensitive Contains query using Entity Framework Core, since the Contains() method changed its behaviour from …

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ASP.NET Core Server.MapPath equivalent How to access the absolute path to the application content files in ASP.NET Core Application just like we did with Server.MapPath using IWebHostEnvironment

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If you've stumbled upon this post there's a high chance that you're a seasoned ASP or ASP.NET Web Developer who is trying to find an alternative to the good old …

ASP.NET Core Server.MapPath equivalent How to access the absolute path to the application content files in ASP.NET Core Application just like we did with Server.MapPath using IWebHostEnvironment Read More
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ASP.NET Core C# - Send email messages with SendGrid API How to send transactional e-mail messages from a ASP.NET Core C# web application using Twilio SendGrid API

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A few days ago we've published a guide explaining how to send email messages via SMTP with MailKit implementing a custom MailKitEmailSender class based upon the ASP.NET Core built-in IEmailSender …

ASP.NET Core C# - Send email messages with SendGrid API How to send transactional e-mail messages from a ASP.NET Core C# web application using Twilio SendGrid API Read More
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Entity Framework Core: case-insensitive Contains() In Entity Framework, the Contains() method used to be case-insensitive: however, such behavior has been changed in EF Core. Here's how to revert it back and perform case-insensitive searches

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Today I was working with EF Core and I was implementing some IQueryable filters using this guide. When I was performing my unit tests to see if I did everything properly …

Entity Framework Core: case-insensitive Contains() In Entity Framework, the Contains() method used to be case-insensitive: however, such behavior has been changed in EF Core. Here's how to revert it back and perform case-insensitive searches Read More
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ASP.NET Core SQL Server and MySQL database logging with Serilog How to use the ASP.NET Core's built-in ILogger logging API to write application logs to SQL Server, MySQL and/or MariaDB using Serilog logging provider

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In this article we'll see how to take advantage of Serilog, a neat open-source diagnostic logging library for .NET applications, to log our ASP.NET Core web application’s data to a …

ASP.NET Core SQL Server and MySQL database logging with Serilog How to use the ASP.NET Core's built-in ILogger logging API to write application logs to SQL Server, MySQL and/or MariaDB using Serilog logging provider Read More
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Electron: build a Linux package from Windows using electron-builder and Docker How to build an Electron App in a distributable format for Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm, snap and more) from a Windows machine using electron-builder and Docker

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If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means that you're struggling for a way to build your Electron app in a Linux distributable format such as the following: …

Electron: build a Linux package from Windows using electron-builder and Docker How to build an Electron App in a distributable format for Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm, snap and more) from a Windows machine using electron-builder and Docker Read More
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How to securely store passwords in Visual Studio 2019 with Manage User Secrets Securely manage Database credentials, API Keys and other user secrets using ASP.NET Core Secret Manager and Visual Studio Manage User Secrets features

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Being able to securely store database password and API keys in web applications while maintaining full efficiency in terms of debug and testing has always been a challenge for all …

How to securely store passwords in Visual Studio 2019 with Manage User Secrets Securely manage Database credentials, API Keys and other user secrets using ASP.NET Core Secret Manager and Visual Studio Manage User Secrets features Read More
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How to check if a number is a multiple of another in ASP.NET C# A minimalistic extension method written in C Sharp that can be used to determine if an integer is a multiple (or a dividend) of another integer

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Today I needed to find a quick way to programmatically determine if a given integer number (Int32) was a multiple of another integer number: as a matter of fact I …

How to check if a number is a multiple of another in ASP.NET C# A minimalistic extension method written in C Sharp that can be used to determine if an integer is a multiple (or a dividend) of another integer Read More
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JsonSerializationException: Self referencing loop detected error - How to fix How to fix the "JsonSerializationException: Self referencing loop detected with type" error that can occur when trying to JSON serialize a Entity Framework result with ASP.NET Core

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If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means that you're experiencing the following error while trying to serialize an Entity Framework (or EF Core) IQueryable result into a …

JsonSerializationException: Self referencing loop detected error - How to fix How to fix the "JsonSerializationException: Self referencing loop detected with type" error that can occur when trying to JSON serialize a Entity Framework result with ASP.NET Core Read More
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Use Newtonsoft's Json.NET instead of System.Text.Json in ASP.NET Core 3+ MVC projects How to replace the ASP.NET Core's native System.Text.Json APIs with the Newtonsoft.Json package library, also known as Json.NET

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If you're a ASP.NET developer and you've got some programming experience with ASP.NET Core 3+, you most likely already know that the ASP.NET Core development team introduced a brand new …

Use Newtonsoft's Json.NET instead of System.Text.Json in ASP.NET Core 3+ MVC projects How to replace the ASP.NET Core's native System.Text.Json APIs with the Newtonsoft.Json package library, also known as Json.NET Read More