StringUtils.CoreOSLabs 1.0.0

String Helper

A simple, lightweight utility library providing helpful string extension methods for .NET applications.

Installation

dotnet add package StringUtils.CoreOSLabs

Features

• String Validation: Check for blank/null/empty strings
• Text Transformation: Convert to title case, reverse strings
• Text Analysis: Count words in strings
• Text Manipulation: Truncate strings with ellipsis
• Zero Dependencies: Pure .NET Standard library

Quick Start

using StringUtils.CoreOSLabs;

// Check if string is blank
string text = "   ";
bool isBlank = text.IsBlank(); // true

// Convert to title case
string title = "hello world".ToTitleCase(); // "Hello World"

// Reverse a string
string reversed = "hello".Reverse(); // "olleh"

// Count words
int words = "This is a test".WordCount(); // 4

// Truncate long text
string longText = "This is a very long string";
string truncated = longText.Truncate(15); // "This is a ve..."

API Reference

IsBlank

Checks if a string is null, empty, or whitespace.

bool result = "   ".IsBlank(); // true

IsNotBlank

Checks if a string has content (not null, empty, or whitespace).

bool result = "Hello".IsNotBlank(); // true

ToTitleCase

Converts string to title case (first letter of each word uppercase).

string result = "hello world".ToTitleCase(); // "Hello World"

Reverse

Reverses the characters in a string.

string result = "hello".Reverse(); // "olleh"

WordCount

Counts the number of words in a string.

int result = "Hello world!".WordCount(); // 2

Truncate

Truncates a string to specified length with ellipsis.

string result = "This is long".Truncate(10); // "This is..."

Examples

Basic Usage

using StringUtils.CoreOSLabs;

var userInput = "   ";

if (userInput.IsBlank())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Please enter a value");
}

var blogTitle = "my awesome blog post";
var formattedTitle = blogTitle.ToTitleCase(); // "My Awesome Blog Post"

var longDescription = "This is a very long description that needs to be shortened";
var shortDescription = longDescription.Truncate(50); 
// "This is a very long description that needs to b..."

Real-world Scenario

public class BlogPost
{
    public string Title { get; set; }
    public string Content { get; set; }
    
    public string GetExcerpt(int maxLength = 100)
    {
        return Content.Truncate(maxLength);
    }
    
    public bool IsValid()
    {
        return Title.IsNotBlank() && Content.IsNotBlank();
    }
    
    public string GetFormattedTitle()
    {
        return Title.ToTitleCase();
    }
}

Supported Platforms

• .NET 9.0+
• .NET 8.0
• .NET 6.0
• .NET Standard 2.1

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for bugs and feature requests.

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Added basic string extension methods