ASP.NET vNEXT - Strongly Typed Data Controls

The next release of ASP.NET provides the ability to have strongly-typed data templates on data controls and introduces new property called "ModelType". This property has two expressions: Item and BindItem. And, also provides full Intellisense and compile-time checking support.

This means developers who used Eval() and Bind() helper methods to bind data into a control,

First Name: <%# Eval("FirstName") %><br />

   <asp:TextBox ID="firstName" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("FirstName") %>' />

can use the property called "ModelType" on data controls introduced in ASP.NET vNEXT as below:

   <asp:TextBox ID="firstName" Text='<%# BindItem.FirstName %>' runat="server" />

How to find ASP.NET temporary files location?

ASP.NET provides the HttpRuntime.CodeGenDir property which gets the physical path to the directory where ASP.NET stores temporary files (generated sources, compiled assemblies, and so on) for the current application.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   Response.Write(HttpRuntime.CodegenDir);
}