How do I remedy “The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols have been loaded for this document.” warning?

Start debugging, as soon as you’ve arrived at a breakpoint or used Debug > Break All, use Debug > Windows > Modules. You’ll see a list of all the assemblies that are loaded into the process. Locate the one you want to get debug info for. Right-click it and select Symbol Load Information. You’ll get a dialog … Read more

What is the difference between const and readonly in C#?

Apart from the apparent difference of having to declare the value at the time of a definition for a const VS readonly values can be computed dynamically but need to be assigned before the constructor exits.. after that it is frozen. const‘s are implicitly static. You use a ClassName.ConstantName notation to access them. There is a subtle difference. Consider a class defined … Read more

C# cannot convert method to non delegate type

You need to add parentheses after a method call, else the compiler will think you’re talking about the method itself (a delegate type), whereas you’re actually talking about the return value of that method. Extra Non-Essential Information Also, have a look at properties. That way you could use title as if it were a variable, … Read more

How can I get the application’s path in a .NET console application?

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location1 Combine that with System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName if all you want is the directory. 1As per Mr.Mindor’s comment:System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location returns where the executing assembly is currently located, which may or may not be where the assembly is located when not executing. In the case of shadow copying assemblies, you will get a path in a temp directory. System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase will return the ‘permanent’ path … Read more

Best C# API to create PDF

Update: I’m not sure when or if the license changed for the iText# library, but it is licensed under AGPL which means it must be licensed if included with a closed-source product. The question does not (currently) require free or open-source libraries. One should always investigate the license type of any library used in a project. I have … Read more