Chilkat C++ API Lowercase Methods Returning “const char *”

In any Chilkat C++ class, there are two alternatives for methods that return a string, and for string properties. The first alternative is to return the string in an output-only “CkString &” in the final argument. The second alternative is to return a “const char *” directly. For example, the CkSFtp class has the following: // A property named “HostKeyFingerprint” […]

v9.4.1 XML .NET SearchForTag Bug and Workaround

A bug affecting the .NET (C# and VB.NET) implementations of the Chilkat.Xml.Search* methods was introduced in v9.4.1.  The problem has to do with passing a null (in C#) or Nothing (in VB.NET) for the first argument in the Chilkat.Xml.Search* methods.  Passing a null  should be a valid and common practice — it means to begin searching at the root node […]

Version 9.4.1 Release has Started

Announcement: The release of Chilkat v9.4.1 has begun and will be ongoing for the next week. The Chilkat .NET assemblies for the 2.0/3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 Frameworks have been released and are now available. The release will continue over the next week until all supported programming languages, operating systems, architectures, etc. have been released. Release notes will be available soon. […]