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// Credits: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2683442/where-can-i-find-the-clamp-function-in-net

public static T Clamp<T>(this T val, T min, T max) where T : IComparable<T> 
{ 
    if (val.CompareTo(min) < 0) return min; 
    else if(val.CompareTo(max) > 0) return max; 
    else return val; 
} 

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static class Program
{
    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    private static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main(string[] args)

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[DllImport("user32")]
private static extern bool ShowScrollBar(IntPtr hwnd, int wBar, bool bShow);

void HideHorizontalScrollBar(ListView lv)
{
    ShowScrollBar(lv.Handle, 0, false);
}

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using System.Reflection;

namespace System
{
    internal static class ObjectExtensions
    {
        public static PropertyInfo GetPropertyInfo(this Type type, string name)
        {
            string[] bits = name.Split('.');
            for (int i = 0; i < bits.Length - 1; i++)

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// Inspired by http://stackoverflow.com/q/301809/24472

public static string Property<TProp>(Expression<Func<T, TProp>> expression)
{
    var s = expression.Body.ToString();
    var p = s.Remove(0, s.IndexOf('.') + 1);
    return p;
}

// Example:

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DateTime truncateMs(DateTime date)
{
  return new DateTime((date.Ticks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond) * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond);
}

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static T Max<T>(T x, T y)
{
    return (Comparer<T>.Default.Compare(x, y) > 0) ? x : y;
}

static T Min<T>(T x, T y)
{
    return (Comparer<T>.Default.Compare(x, y) > 0) ? y : x;
}

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static string GetEnvironment(string environmentVariableName, string defaultValue)
{
    var Parameter = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(environmentVariableName, EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine);
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter))
        return Parameter;

    Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(environmentVariableName, defaultValue, EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine);
    return defaultValue;
}

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int GetDataGridViewHeight(DataGridView dataGridView)
{
    var sum = dataGridView.ColumnHeadersVisible ? dataGridView.ColumnHeadersHeight : 0 +
              dataGridView.Rows.OfType<DataGridViewRow>().Where(r => r.Visible).Sum(r => r.Height);

    return sum;
}

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// Usage :
textBoxChangedEventMask = new EventMask(
                () => { textBox1.TextChanged += new EventHandler(textBox1_TextChanged); },
                () => { textBox1.TextChanged -= new EventHandler(textBox1_TextChanged); }
            );

//in the event code:

try
{