LB.Utility 1.0.41

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A set of extensions and helper methods that I use across all of my projects.

LB.Utility

class Pagination

A class to calculate pagination for lists

Pagination()

Constructs a default pagination object

Pagination(Int32 currentPage, Int32 totalItems, Int32 itemsPerPage, Int32 maxPagesToDisplay)

Constructs a pagination object

Parameters
Name Type Description
currentPage Int32 The current page
totalItems Int32 The total number of items
itemsPerPage Int32 How many items to display per page
maxPagesToDisplay Int32 The number of pages to display

LB.Utility.Attributes

class EnumAliasAttribute

Used to decorate an enumerator value with an alias that the value can be selected by

EnumAliasAttribute(String alias)

Constructs the EnumAliasAttribute with the provided alias

Parameters
Name Type Description
alias String The alias to know the enum value by

EnumAliasAttribute(String[] aliases)

Constructs the EnumAliasAttribute with the provided aliases

Parameters
Name Type Description
aliases String[] A list of aliases to know the enum value by

GetEnumValue<T>(Char value)

Will attempt to get the value of the enum by the name or alias

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The enumerator type
Parameters
Name Type Description
value Char The character value of the enum or its alias
Returns

T

The enum value if it exists, otherwise null

GetEnumValue<T>(String value)

Will attempt to get the value of the enum by the name or alias

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The enumerator type
Parameters
Name Type Description
value String The string value of the enum or its alias
Returns

T

The enum value if it exists, otherwise null

LB.Utility.Collections

class InsensitiveDictionary

A case insensitive Dictionary<String, T>

InsensitiveDictionary()

Constructs an InsensitiveDictionary

Add(KeyValuePair item)

Add a new item to the dictionary from the provided

Parameters
Name Type Description
item KeyValuePair The KeyValuePair to add

LB.Utility.Extensions

class CharacterExtensions

Extensions for the Char data type

IsVowel(Char extended)

Determines if the character is a vowel in English

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Char The character to check
Returns

Boolean

True if the character is a vowel

Remarks

Only works with English

class CollectionExtensions

Extension methods for Collections

GetHalves<T>(IEnumerable extended)

Divides the list into even parts

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The type of the IEnumerable
Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IEnumerable The list to split
Returns

IEnumerable

Two lists created from dividing the list in half

Remarks

For odd length lists, the first half will have on more element

GetValue<K, V>(IDictionary extended, K key, V defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IDictionary
key K
defaultValue V
Returns

V

IsNullOrEmpty<T>(IEnumerable extended)

Returns true if the collection is null or has no items

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The type of the IEnumerable
Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IEnumerable The list to check
Returns

Boolean

True if the list is null or has no elements

NotNull<T>(IEnumerable extended)

Returns all non null values from the collection

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The type of the IEnumerable
Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IEnumerable The IEnumerable to process
Returns

IEnumerable

A IEnumerable with all null values removed

NotNullOrWhitespace(IEnumerable extended)

Returns all values that are not null, empty, or whitespace.

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IEnumerable The collection to search
Returns

IEnumerable

A list excluding null, empty, or whitespace elements

TrimAll(IEnumerable extended)

Trim all values of whitespace

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended IEnumerable The collection to loop through
Returns

IEnumerable

The collection with whitespace trimmed from each element

class DateExtensions

Extension for Date data types

ToDateTime<T>(T extended)

Attempts to convert the object to a date time value

Type Parameters
Name Description
T
Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
Returns

Nullable<DateTime>

The object as a date time or null if the conversion fails

ToDateTime<T>(T extended, Nullable<DateTime> defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
defaultValue Nullable<DateTime>
Returns

Nullable<DateTime>

Truncate(DateTime extended, DatePart part)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended DateTime
part DatePart
Returns

DateTime

enum DatePart

The parts of a date time

class EnumExtensions

Extensions for enum types

GetAttributeOfType<T>(Enum value)

Gets an attributes associated with the enum value

Type Parameters
Name Description
T The enum type
Parameters
Name Type Description
value Enum The enum type value
Returns

T

The attribute if it exists, otherwise null

GetDisplay(Enum value)

Gets the DisplayAttribute if one exists for the value

Parameters
Name Type Description
value Enum The value to inspect
Returns

DisplayAttribute

The DisplayAttribute if it exists, otherwise null

GetDisplayDescription(Enum value)

Gets the Display Description value if the value has the DisplayAttribute

Parameters
Name Type Description
value Enum The value to inspect
Returns

String

The Display Description or value.ToString()

GetDisplayName(Enum value)

Gets the Display Name value if the value has the DisplayAttribute

Parameters
Name Type Description
value Enum The value to inspect
Returns

String

The Display Name or value.ToString()

class GenericsExtensions

Extensions using generics

GetValueOrDefault<T>(T extended, T defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
defaultValue T
Returns

T

In<T>(T extended, T[] list)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
list T[]
Returns

Boolean

In<T>(T extended, IEqualityComparer comparer, T[] list)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
comparer IEqualityComparer
list T[]
Returns

Boolean

In<T>(T extended, Func comparer, T[] list)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended T
comparer Func
list T[]
Returns

Boolean

class NumericExtensions

Extensions for numeric data types

Between(Int32 extended, Int32 min, Int32 max)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
min Int32
max Int32
Returns

Int32

IsEven(Int32 extended)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
Returns

Boolean

IsOdd(Int32 extended)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
Returns

Boolean

ToDataSize(Int32 extended)

Returns the integer as a data size String

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32 The integer to format
Returns

String

The integer as a data size String

ToDataSize(Int64 extended)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int64
Returns

String

ToDataSize(Int64 extended, String format)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int64
format String
Returns

String

ToDataSize(UInt64 extended, String format)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended UInt64
format String
Returns

String

ToFeetInches(Int32 extended, String format, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
format String
provider IFormatProvider
Returns

String

ToFeetInches(Double extended, String format, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Double
format String
provider IFormatProvider
Returns

String

ToOrdinal(Int32 extended)

Adds the ordinal suffix to an

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32 The to add the suffix to
Returns

String

The orginal with it's appropriate suffix

Remarks

Currently only supports English

ToOrdinal(Int32 extended, Boolean superscript)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
superscript Boolean
Returns

String

ToRomanNumerals(Int32 extended)

Returns the Roman Numeral equivalent of the provided integer

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32
Returns

String

Remarks

Roman numerals only support numbers between 1 and 4000. Numbers outside of this range are returned as Arabic numbers.

ToText(Int32 extended)

Converts an to its numeric word

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int32 The to convert
Returns

String

The numeric word for the

Remarks

Currently only supports English

ToText(Int64 extended)

Converts an to its numeric word

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended Int64 The to convert
Returns

String

The numeric word for the

Remarks

Currently only supports English

class StringBuilderExtensions

Extenions methods for the StringBuilder type

IsNullOrEmpty(StringBuilder extended)

Returns true if the string builder is empty

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended StringBuilder The to check
Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter is null or an empty string (""); otherwise, false.

IsNullOrWhitespace(StringBuilder extended)

Returns true if the string builder is empty

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended StringBuilder The to check
Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter is null or System.String.Empty, or if value consists exclusively of white-space characters; otherwise, false.

class StringExtensions

Extension methods for the String data type

AOrAn(String value)

Determines if the indeterminite article before the string should be A or An

Parameters
Name Type Description
value String The string to evaluate
Returns

String

The prefixed with an "a" or "an".

Remarks

Only works with English

GetValueOrDefault(String extended)

Returns an empty string if extended is null

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String The string to evaluate
Returns

String

If the string is null, an ; otherwise,

GetValueOrDefault(String extended, String defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
defaultValue String
Returns

String

HasValue(String extended, Boolean allowWhitespace)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
allowWhitespace Boolean
Returns

Boolean

IsNullOrEmpty(String extended)

Indicates whether a specified string is null or empty.

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String The string to evaluate
Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter is null or .

IsNullOrEmpty(String extended, String defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
defaultValue String
Returns

String

IsNullOrWhitespace(String extended)

Indicates whether a specified string is null, empty, or consists only of white-space characters.

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String The string to evaluate
Returns

Boolean

true if the value parameter is null or , or if value consists exclusively of white-space characters.

IsNullOrWhitespace(String extended, String defaultValue)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
defaultValue String
Returns

String

RemoveAll(String extended, String[] items)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
items String[]
Returns

String

RemoveAll(String extended, Char[] items)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
items Char[]
Returns

String

RemoveArticles(String extended)

Remove articles from the beginning of strings

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String The string to remove articles from
Returns

String

The string minus any articles found at the beginning

RemoveFirst(String extended, String value)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
value String
Returns

String

RemoveLast(String extended, String value)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
value String
Returns

String

Right(String extended, Int32 characters)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
characters Int32
Returns

String

Split(String extended, Int32 partSize)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
partSize Int32
Returns

List

Split(String extended, Char separator, Char escapeCharacter)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
separator Char
escapeCharacter Char
Returns

IEnumerable

Split(String extended, Char separator, Char escapeCharacter, Boolean removeEmptyEntries)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
separator Char
escapeCharacter Char
removeEmptyEntries Boolean
Returns

IEnumerable

SplitOnCaps(String extended, Char replacement)

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
replacement Char
Returns

String

ToHTMLId(String extended)

Converts a string to a valid html id by removing all non-alphanumeric characters

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String The string to convert
Returns

String

ToTitleCase(String extended)

Converts a string to title case

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
Returns

String

Val(String extended)

Returns the numbers contained in a string as a numeric value of appropriate type.

Parameters
Name Type Description
extended String
Returns

Double

class TypeExtensions

Extension methods for the data type

IsNumeric(Type type)

Returns true if the type is numeric

Parameters
Name Type Description
type Type
Returns

Boolean

class UnitConversionExtensions

Unit Conversion helpers

CelsiusToFarenheit(Decimal celsius)

Converts Celsius to Farenheit

Parameters
Name Type Description
celsius Decimal Degrees Celsius
Returns

Decimal

Degrees Farenheit

CentimetersToInches(Decimal cm)

Converts Centimeters to Inches

Parameters
Name Type Description
cm Decimal The total centimeters
Returns

Decimal

The number of Inches

FarenheitToCelsius(Decimal farenheit)

Converts Farenheit to Celsius

Parameters
Name Type Description
farenheit Decimal Degrees Farenheit
Returns

Decimal

Degrees Celsius

InchesToCentimeters(Decimal inches)

Converts Inches to Centimeters

Parameters
Name Type Description
inches Decimal The total inches
Returns

Decimal

The number of Centimeters

LB.Utility.Random

class PseudoRNG

A crossplatform pseudo random number generator

PseudoRNG(String seed)

Creates a PCG32 RNG

Parameters
Name Type Description
seed String Initial state seed

PseudoRNG(UInt64 seed, UInt64 sequence)

Creates a PCG32 RNG

Parameters
Name Type Description
seed UInt64 Initial state seed
sequence UInt64 Stream selector (must be odd internally)

NextBool()

Returns

Boolean

NextBytes(Span buffer)

Parameters
Name Type Description
buffer Span

NextDouble()

Returns a double in [0, 1).

Returns

Double

NextInt32()

Returns a uniformly distributed Int32 (full range).

Returns

Int32

NextInt32(Int32 maxExclusive)

Returns an Int32 in [0, maxExclusive).

Parameters
Name Type Description
maxExclusive Int32
Returns

Int32

NextInt32(Int32 minInclusive, Int32 maxExclusive)

Parameters
Name Type Description
minInclusive Int32
maxExclusive Int32
Returns

Int32

NextInt64()

Returns a uniformly distributed Int64 (full range).

Returns

Int64

NextInt64(Int64 maxExclusive)

Returns an Int64 in [0, maxExclusive).

Parameters
Name Type Description
maxExclusive Int64
Returns

Int64

NextInt64(Int64 minInclusive, Int64 maxExclusive)

Parameters
Name Type Description
minInclusive Int64
maxExclusive Int64
Returns

Int64

NextUInt32()

Returns a uniformly distributed 32-bit unsigned integer.

Returns

UInt32

NextUInt32(UInt32 maxExclusive)

Returns an Int32 in [0, maxExclusive).

Parameters
Name Type Description
maxExclusive UInt32
Returns

UInt32

NextUInt32(UInt32 minInclusive, UInt32 maxExclusive)

Parameters
Name Type Description
minInclusive UInt32
maxExclusive UInt32
Returns

UInt32

NextUInt64()

Returns a uniformly distributed 32-bit unsigned integer.

Returns

UInt64

NextUInt64(UInt64 maxExclusive)

Parameters
Name Type Description
maxExclusive UInt64
Returns

UInt64

NextUInt64(UInt64 minInclusive, UInt64 maxExclusive)

Parameters
Name Type Description
minInclusive UInt64
maxExclusive UInt64
Returns

UInt64

LB.Utility.Types

struct Fraction

Fraction(Double d)

Parameters
Name Type Description
d Double

Fraction(Int32 w, Int32 n, Int32 d)

Parameters
Name Type Description
w Int32
n Int32
d Int32

Equals(Object obj)

Parameters
Name Type Description
obj Object
Returns

Boolean

GCD(Int32 numerator, Int32 denominator)

Parameters
Name Type Description
numerator Int32
denominator Int32
Returns

Int32

LCM(Int32 a, Int32 b)

Parameters
Name Type Description
a Int32
b Int32
Returns

Int32

ToString()

Returns

String

ToString(String format)

Parameters
Name Type Description
format String
Returns

String

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