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Default Values for Data Types in C#

- 13.08.20 - ErcanOPAK comment on Default Values for Data Types in C#

Table below shows the default value for the different predefined data types. Type Default sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong 0 char ‘\x0000’ float 0.0f double 0.0d decimal 0.0m bool false object null string null As you can see, for the integral value types, the default value is zero. The default value for […]

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C# / SQL

How to solve ‘Size property has an invalid size of 0’ in C#

- 14.04.20 | 14.04.20 - ErcanOPAK comment on How to solve ‘Size property has an invalid size of 0’ in C#

You need to define a length when specifying the varchar parameter: SqlParameter TheFirstJob = cmd.Parameters.Add(“@spParam”, SqlDbType.VarChar, 50); Note: You should use the same length as defined in your SQL Server stored procedure.

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SQL

Average of all values in a column that are not zero in SQL

- 11.06.19 | 22.11.19 - ErcanOPAK comment on Average of all values in a column that are not zero in SQL

SELECT AVG (CASE WHEN Value <> 0 THEN Value ELSE NULL END) …. AVG function will not take into account NULL values. So you can also use this AVG (NULLIF(Value, 0))

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C#

Change format of the Day with Leading zero In DateTime

- 10.06.18 | 22.11.19 - ErcanOPAK comment on Change format of the Day with Leading zero In DateTime

You can use both methods: DateTime.Now.Day.ToString(“00”); DateTime.Now.ToString(“dd”);

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