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private IEnumerable<string> GetItems()
{
    var result = new List<string>();
    result.Add("Test1");
    result.Add("Test2");
    result.Add("Test3");
    
    return result;
}

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private IEnumerable<string> GetItems()
{
    yield return "Test1";
    yield return "Test2";
    yield return "Test3";
}

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<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlItems" runat="server">
    <asp:ListItem Text="<--Select Item-->" Value=""></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Item 1" Value="1"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Item 2" Value="2"></asp:ListItem>
    <asp:ListItem Text="Item 3" Value="3"></asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" ControlToValidate="ddlItems" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Please select an item" Text="Please select an item"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

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public class Person
{
    public string FirstName { get; set; }

    public string LastName { get; set; }

    public int Age { get; set; }
}

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public class Person
{
    private string _firstName;
    private string _lastName;
    private int _age;

    public string FirstName
    {
        get
        {

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public ActionResult Index(int accountId)
{
  var account = _accountContext.Accounts.SingleOrDefault(acct => acct.ID == accountId);
  
  var history = _financialContext.AccountHistory.Where(acct => acct.ID == accountId);
  
  var paymentInfo = _paymentProcessor.GetPaymentProfile(accountId);
  
  var sources = new Tuple<Account, IEnumerable<Transaction>, PaymentProfile>(account, history, paymentInfo);
  

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public class AccountSummaryViewModel
{
  //Comes from account
  public int AccountID { get; set; }
  public string AccountName { get; set; }
  public DateTime ExpirationDate { get; set; }
  
  //Comes from paymentInfo
  public string PaymentMethod { get; set; }
  

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class Program
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
      var x = Operations[Operation.NotEquals];
      Console.WriteLine(x);
      Console.ReadKey();
  }
    
  enum Operation

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    var posts = context.Posts.ToArray();

    var model = (from post in posts
                 select new PostsViewModel
                     {
                         Title = post.Title,
                         Url = post.Url,
                         AuthorName = post.Author.Name,
                         AuthorTwitterHandle = post.Author.TwitterHandle
                     }).ToArray();

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//Uses string notation - lots of typos!
//var posts = context.Posts
//                   .Include("Author")
//                   .ToArray();

//Uses lambda notation - Intellisense and easy refactoring = love
//Note: include System.Data.Entity to use.
var posts = context.Posts
                   .Include(p => p.Author)
                   .ToArray();