mgroves

    public class BasePage : Page
    {
        public BasePage()
        {
            ObjectFactory.BuildUp(this);
        }
    }

    public partial class _Default : BasePage   // new base class
    {

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    public static class IocBootstrap
    {
        public static void Configure()
        {
            ObjectFactory.Initialize(x =>
            {
                x.Scan(scan =>
                    {
                        scan.TheCallingAssembly();
                        scan.WithDefaultConventions();

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public class Friend
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string occupation { get; set; }
}

public class Enemy
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string characteristics { get; set; }

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    public class Rootobject
    {
        public string name { get; set; }
        public string occupation { get; set; }
        public Friend[] friends { get; set; }
        public Enemy[] enemies { get; set; }
    }

    public class Friend
    {

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<configuration>
  <!-- ... snip ... -->
  
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Http" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="5.0.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>

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    public static class StatesProvinces
    {
         public static OrderedDictionary Dictionary
         {
             get
             {
                 return new OrderedDictionary
                            {
                                {"AL", "Alabama"},
                                {"AK", "Alaska"},

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public static bool IsValidState(string state)
{
    if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(state))
        return false;
    return Dictionary.Contains(state);
}

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// which is the better design, given StateArgs? A or B?
public class StateArgs
{
	public bool IsValid { get; set; }
	public string Value { get; set; }
}

// A
public static void ValidateState(StateArgs args)
{

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me@MYCOMPUTER /d/zproj/NuGetGallery (master)
$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   src/NuGetGallery/NuGetGallery.csproj
#       modified:   src/NuGetGallery/Web.config

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me@MYCOMPUTER /d/zproj/NuGetGallery (master)
$ git stash apply stash@{0}
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   src/NuGetGallery/NuGetGallery.csproj
#       modified:   src/NuGetGallery/Web.config