Version 3.6.2 change log

This document is the change log for version 3.6.2 of CSLA .NET for Windows.

For a more complete list of changes, go to http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs, select “all issues” and filter the status to “closed” and/or “checked in”.

Note: The VB version of CSLA .NET 3.6 is a work in progress. This is a community effort by volunteers, and it is not yet complete. When using CSLA .NET in a production setting, I recommend using the official C# release, and using the VB release primarily as a learning tool.

Click here for a list of known issues with this version.

Release 3.6.2-090322:

Wpf\ErrorDialog (090320)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=342

One ErrorDialog control can now support multiple CslaDataProvider controls.

License (090317)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=368

Update the CSLA .NET license in the downloads and on www.lhotka.net to reflect that CSLA .NET is now owned by Marimer, LLC. Marimer, LLC is owned by Rockford Lhotka – see this blog post for details: http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/IntroducingMarimerLLC.aspx

BusinessBase (090317)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=369

Add overloads for RegisterProperty() to allow the use of the new lambda syntax while also setting the relationship type for an object reference.

CslaIdentity (090317)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=365

Add overloads for RegisterProperty() so the lambda syntax can be used like it is in CriteriaBase.

MobileDictionary (090317)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=361

Fix bug so MobileDictionary serializes properly when using the BinaryFormatter.

Pre-Release 3.6.2-090302:

NameValueListBase (090302)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=360

Fix bug where a NVL object would fail to deserialize when transferred from a Silverlight client to a .NET app server.

ObjectFactory (090222)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=353

Add a SetIsReadOnly() method to the ObjectFactory base class.

Lazy loaded fields (090219)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=301

An exception is now thrown when attempting to read a lazy loaded field that has not yet been loaded or set. A side-effect of this is that there’s now the ability on RegisterProperty() to specify that a field is lazy loaded.

DesignTime_Create method (090219)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=347

Clean up method signature of this method, so it is now an instance method that has no return value, so it works just like DataPortal_Create() or DataPortal_Fetch().

CslaActionExtender (090219)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=350

Default value wasn’t properly set in CslaActionExtender.

CommandBase (090215)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=348

Fix issue with serializing managed properties defined in a subclass of CommandBase.

LINQ to CSLA (090212)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=345

ThenBy routine called on LinqBindingList should return a new LinqBindingList with the correct order.

Data Portal and IsInDesignMode (090211)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=340

Clean up code that detects design mode.

Pre-Release 3.6.2-090211:

Wpf\ErrorDialog (090211)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=342

Add an ErrorDialog control that integrates with the CslaDataProvider control to show exceptions generated during data operations. This eliminates the need to write a DataChanged event handler behind every form/page.

Wpf\CslaDataProvider (090209)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=339

Added a Saved event to the control to make it easier to determine when a save operation is complete.

RegisterProperty (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=314

Added overloads to the RegisterProperty() methods so it is possible to pass a lambda reference to the property, rather than the property name. This enables CSLA to retrieve the property name from the property itself, and entirely eliminates the need for a string literal to refer to the property name.

private static PropertyInfo<string> NameProperty =

RegisterProperty(c=>c.Name);

Lazy loaded child objects (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=301

It is now possible to specify that a property references a lazy loaded child when creating the PropertyInfo<T> object. If this is done, then any attempt to read or get the property value prior to a load or set will cause an exception.

LINQ to CSLA (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=326

Make LINQ to CSLA work with the Microsoft Dynamic Query library on a BusinessListBase.

ObjectFactory (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=330

Add a FieldExists() method to the ObjectFactory base class.

ObjectFactory (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=329

Add a GetDeletedList() method to the ObjectFactory base class.

MobileDictionary (090206)

http://www.lhotka.net/cslabugs/edit_bug.aspx?id=252

Added Csla.Core.MobileDictionary<K,V> so there’s a dictionary type that supports serialization through the MobileFormatter.