May, 2017 | Developer Publish

How to return JSON instead of XML in ASP.NET Web API when using Chrome ?

May 29, 2017 1 comment

When using the ASP.NET Web API in Google Chrome , there are times when you see the XML output instead of JSON. You might want to request JSON data so that you can view it in the browser. How to retur...

MissingMethodException ‘Xamarin.Forms.Device.get_RuntimePlatform’ in Xamarin.Android

May 11, 2017 1 comment

There are times when you might get the System.MissingMethodException ‘Xamarin.Forms.Device.get_RuntimePlatform’ when working with the Xamarin.Forms application and using the method Device...

Using Conditional Compilation in Xamarin Shared Project for iOS

May 11, 2017 no comments

There are times when you might want to perform an action that is specific to a device in the Xamarin Shared Project. For example , assume that you have to set the string named title within the Xaml p...

How to Change the Start Page of the Xamarin Forms Application ?

May 11, 2017 no comments

By default , when you create a new Xamarin Forms application in Visual Studio , it creates a MainPage.xaml in the portable (PCL) project and this is set as the start page of your android and iOS appl...

F# Recipe #3 – program to find if the number is positive or negative

May 3, 2017 1 comment

Problem Write a program in F# to find if the given number is a positive or negative number. F# program to find if the number is positive or negative. // Learn more about F# at http://DeveloperPublish...

F# Recipe #2 – The type int is not compatible with type unit

May 3, 2017 no comments

Problem When writing your first F# program , you get the following error “The type int is not compatible with type unit”. You need to fix this. Solution The type unit is F#’s versio...

F# Recipe #1 – Display Odd Numbers between 0 and 100 in Console Window

May 3, 2017 no comments

Problem You need to write a F# program to display odd numbers between 0 and 100 in the console window. F# Program to display odd numbers between 0 and 100 in the Console Window. open System [<Entr...