DotPrimitives 4.2.0

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dotnet add package DotPrimitives --version 4.2.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package DotPrimitives -Version 4.2.0
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<PackageReference Include="DotPrimitives" Version="4.2.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="DotPrimitives" Version="4.2.0" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="DotPrimitives" />
                    


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For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add DotPrimitives --version 4.2.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: DotPrimitives, 4.2.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package DotPrimitives@4.2.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=DotPrimitives&version=4.2.0
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=DotPrimitives&version=4.2.0
                    


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DotPrimitives

A C# primitives library that adds new types and features for working with strings, IO, and more.

Primitives Included

DotPrimitives

  • DateSpan - Represents a span of time in days, months, and years.
  • LineEndingDetector - A utility for detecting line endings in strings and files.
  • PathEnvironmentVariable - A utility for interacting with the system's PATH and PATHEXT environment variables.
  • WindowsFilePermissionManager - A utility for managing file and directory permissions on Windows.

Getting Started

Compatibility

DotPrimitives supports a wide range of .NET versions:

  • .NET Standard 2.0
  • .NET 8
  • .NET 9
  • .NET 10

Installation

You can install the library via NuGet or using the .NET CLI.

To install the core library:

dotnet add package DotPrimitives

To install the collections library:

dotnet add package DotPrimitives.Collections

Usage

DateSpan

DateSpan allows you to represent and manipulate time spans in terms of years, months, and days.

using DotPrimitives.Dates;

// Create a DateSpan of 1 year, 2 months, and 5 days
DateSpan span = new DateSpan(5, 2, 1);

// Calculate the difference between two dates
DateSpan diff = DateSpan.Difference(DateTime.Now, new DateTime(2020, 1, 1));

LineEndingDetector

Detect the line ending format used in a string.

using DotPrimitives.Text;

string text = "Line 1\r\nLine 2";
LineEndingFormat format = text.GetLineEndingFormat();

if (format == LineEndingFormat.CR_LF)
{
    // ...
}

License

DotPrimitives is licensed under the MIT licence.

See LICENSE.txt for more information.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the following projects for their great work:

  • Polyfill for simplifying .NET Standard 2.0 support
  • Microsoft's Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode for providing a backport of the HashCode class and static methods to .NET Standard 2.0
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