Little Known, Invaluable Methods and Properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library

Little Known, Invaluable Methods and Properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library

"... This article provides a listing of those .NET Framework BCL methods and properties that are quite handy but not well-known. I'd like this article to be a work in progress, so if you know of any .NET Framework methods or properties you consider not in every ASP.NET developer's lexicon, but should be, let me know! Each week I plan to add additional useful methods and properties focused in a particular area. This week's tips and tricks focus on working with file paths. Read on to learn more! ..."

Path.Combine, listed as the first entry, is something I use all the time (both in VB.Net and in VB6, via FSO and BuildPath). Who needs the brain dammage of trying to correctly combine strings into a valid path (check for/trunction leading/trailing back slashes, etc, etc) when MS will do it for you?

I'll be watching this article space for future posts...