Can I avoid Partial classes in VS.Net 2005 ?

[Sagar]

I am working on a migration project for a huge asp.net application now
running in framwework 1.1 to dotnet 2.0

As a first step, I opened the .sln files of the project in VS.Net
2005. The Conversion wizard created partial classes off the existing
classes.

Is partial classes mandatory in VS.Net 2005 or can I still work
without having to live with partial classes ?

thanks
Anand

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

What do you expect to gain by not using partial classes ?

 

[Scott M.]

In my migration tests, I've found that the .aspx/.aspx.vb files migrated
without any modifications to using partial classes (and from my reading, it
should not convert existing pages to use them). After migrating, you *can*
convert them to use partial classes if you were to right click on the
project or file and choose "Convert To Web Application" (see:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730880(vs.80).aspx#wapp_topic18
and look at "Step 6: Covert Code-Behind Classes to Partial Classes").

So no, partial classes are NOT required.

 

[Dave Bush]

Partial classes are not required. But you should move in that direction
as fast as you can.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sagar [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:22 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
Conversation: Can I avoid Partial classes in VS.Net 2005 ?
Subject: Can I avoid Partial classes in VS.Net 2005 ?

I am working on a migration project for a huge asp.net application now
running in framwework 1.1 to dotnet 2.0

As a first step, I opened the .sln files of the project in VS.Net
2005. The Conversion wizard created partial classes off the existing
classes.

Is partial classes mandatory in VS.Net 2005 or can I still work
without having to live with partial classes ?

thanks
Anand

 

[Sagar]

Thanks, I am basically looking towards minimal changes to code yet get
the full benefit of .net 2.0.

- Anand
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Once you come to an understanding of why partial classes are useful, it won't
be such a big deal I believe.

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