Wednesday, September 04, 2013

C# : Always learn something new

Saw this on Rob Miles blog.

What does ?? mean in C# ?

You can read the full article but the essence is:

"?? provides a convenient way that I can map the null value of a nullable variable onto a specific value

int actualAge = customerAge ?? -1;
 
It saves us having to write code that tests for null and sets a value appropriately. 

The above statement sets the value of actualAge to the value in customerAge unless the value in customerAge is null, in which case it sets it to –1.

if (customerAge == null)
    actualAge = -1;
else    actualAge = customerAge;
 
In other words ?? is a short form of the above test"

Enjoy!
 



ADFS : MSIS7042: The same client browser session has made '6' requests in the last '1' seconds.

Out of the blue, got this problem.

WTF?

So reviewed my changes to date.

I had made a change to fix the ubiquitous problem:

ID3206: A signin response may only redirect within the current web application

If you have played with WIF, you will have seen this particular problem.

The solution is BTW:

Add this to the global.asax

private void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      if (String.Compare(Request.Path, Request.ApplicationPath,     StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0 && !(Request.Path.EndsWith("/")))
                Response.Redirect(Request.Path + "/");

}
This seemed to have fixed the bug but then introduced another - the dreaded slippery slope.

After googling around, I found the problem.

In my ADFS RP, I had configured the endpoint without a trailing slash.

Added the missing "/" and all was well.

Enjoy!