Class StringUtils - Westwind Utilities

Class StringUtils

String utility class that provides a host of string related operations

System.Object
Westwind.Utilities.StringUtils

public static class StringUtils : object

Class Members

Member		Description
	Base36Decode	Decodes a base36 encoded string to an integer public static long Base36Decode(string input)
	Base36Encode	Encodes an integer into a string by mapping to alpha and digits (36 chars) chars are embedded as lower case public static string Base36Encode(long value)
	BinaryToBinHex	Converts a byte array into a BinHex string. BinHex is two digit hex byte values squished together into a string. public static string BinaryToBinHex(Byte[] data)
	BinHexToBinary	Turns a BinHex string that contains raw byte values into a byte array public static Byte[] BinHexToBinary(string hex)
	BytesToString	Converts a byte array to a stringUtils public static string BytesToString(Byte[] buffer, Encoding encoding)
	Contains	String.Contains() extension method that allows to specify case public static bool Contains(string text, string searchFor, StringComparison stringComparison)
	ContainsMany	Checks a string form multiple contained string values public static bool ContainsMany(string str, String[] matchValues) public static bool ContainsMany(string str, StringComparison compare, String[] matchValues) public static bool ContainsMany(string str, Char[] matchValues)
	CountLines	Returns a line count for a string public static int CountLines(string s)
	DetokenizeString	Detokenizes a string tokenized with TokenizeString. Requires the collection created by detokenization public static string DetokenizeString(string text, List tokens, string replaceDelimiter)
	EqualsNoCase	Compares to strings for equality ignoring case. Uses OrdinalIgnoreCase public static bool EqualsNoCase(string text, string compareTo)
	ExtractString	Extracts a string from between a pair of delimiters. Only the first instance is found. public static string ExtractString(string source, string beginDelim, string endDelim, bool caseSensitive, bool allowMissingEndDelimiter, bool returnDelimiters)
	FromBase64String	Converts a base64 string back to a string public static string FromBase64String(string base64, Encoding encoding)
	FromCamelCase	Tries to create a phrase string from CamelCase text into Proper Case text. Will place spaces before capitalized letters. public static string FromCamelCase(string camelCase)
	GetLastCharacters	Retrieves the last n characters from the end of a string up to the number of characters specified. If there are fewer characters the original string is returned otherwise the last n characters are returned. public static string GetLastCharacters(string s, int characterCount)
	GetLines	Parses a string into an array of lines broken by \r\n or \n public static String[] GetLines(string s, int maxLines)
	GetMaxCharacters	Returns a string that has the max amount of characters of the source string. If the string is shorter than the max length the entire string is returned. If the string is longer it's truncated. If empty the original value is returned (null or string.Empty) If the startPosition is greater than the length of the string null is returned public static string GetMaxCharacters(string s, int maxCharacters, int startPosition)
	GetProperty	Retrieves a string value from an XML-like string collection that was stored via SetProperty() public static string GetProperty(string propertyString, string key)
	GetUrlEncodedKey	Retrieves a text by key from a UrlEncoded string. public static string GetUrlEncodedKey(string urlEncoded, string key)
	IndexOfNth	Finds the nth index of string in a string public static int IndexOfNth(string source, string matchString, int stringInstance, StringComparison stringComparison) public static int IndexOfNth(string source, char matchChar, int charInstance)
	Inlist	Determines if a string is contained in a list of other strings public static bool Inlist(string s, String[] list)
	IsStringInList	Checks to see if value is part of a delimited list of values. Example: IsStringInList("value1,value2,value3","value3"); public static bool IsStringInList(string stringList, string valueToFind, char separator, bool ignoreCase)
	LastIndexOfNth	Finds the nth index of strting in a string public static int LastIndexOfNth(string source, string matchString, int charInstance, StringComparison stringComparison) public static int LastIndexOfNth(string source, char matchChar, int charInstance)
	LogString	Simple Logging method that allows quickly writing a string to a file public static void LogString(string output, string filename, Encoding encoding)
	NewStringId	Creates short string id based on a GUID hashcode. Not guaranteed to be unique across machines, but unlikely to duplicate in medium volume situations. public static string NewStringId()
	NormalizeIndentation	Strips any common white space from all lines of text that have the same common white space text. Effectively removes common code indentation from code blocks for example so you can get a left aligned code snippet. public static string NormalizeIndentation(string code)
	NormalizeLineFeeds	Normalizes linefeeds to the appropriate public static string NormalizeLineFeeds(string text, LineFeedTypes type)
	Occurs	Counts the number of times a character occurs in a given string public static int Occurs(string source, char match) public static int Occurs(string source, string match)
	ParseDecimal	Parses an string into an decimal. If the text can't be parsed a default text is returned instead public static decimal ParseDecimal(string input, decimal defaultValue, IFormatProvider numberFormat)
	ParseInt	Parses an string into an integer. If the text can't be parsed a default text is returned instead public static int ParseInt(string input, int defaultValue, IFormatProvider numberFormat)
	ProperCase	Return a string in proper Case format public static string ProperCase(string Input)
	RandomString	Creates a new random string of upper, lower case letters and digits. Very useful for generating random data for storage in test data. public static string RandomString(int size, bool includeNumbers)
	ReplaceMany	Replaces multiple matches with a new value public static string ReplaceMany(string str, String[] matchValues, string replaceWith)
	ReplaceString	Replaces a substring within a string with another substring with optional case sensitivity turned off. public static string ReplaceString(string origString, string findString, string replaceString, bool caseInsensitive)
	ReplaceStringInstance	String replace function that supports replacing a specific instance with case insensitivity public static string ReplaceStringInstance(string origString, string findString, string replaceWith, int instance, bool caseInsensitive)
	Replicate	Replicates an input string n number of times public static string Replicate(string input, int charCount) public static string Replicate(char character, int charCount)
	Right	Returns the number or right characters specified public static string Right(string full, int rightCharCount)
	SetProperty	Sets a property value in an XML-like structure that can be used to store properties in a string. public static string SetProperty(string propertyString, string key, string value)
	SetUrlEncodedKey	Allows setting of a text in a UrlEncoded string. If the key doesn't exist a new one is set, if it exists it's replaced with the new text. public static string SetUrlEncodedKey(string urlEncoded, string key, string value)
	StartsWithMany	Checks many a string for multiple string values to start with public static bool StartsWithMany(string str, String[] matchValues) public static bool StartsWithMany(string str, StringComparison compare, String[] matchValues)
	StreamToString	Creates a string from a text based stream public static string StreamToString(Stream stream, Encoding encoding)
	StringToBytes	Converts a string into bytes for storage in any byte[] types buffer or stream format (like MemoryStream). public static Byte[] StringToBytes(string text, Encoding encoding)
	StringToStream	Creates a Stream from a string. Internally creates a memory stream and returns that. public static Stream StringToStream(string text, Encoding encoding)
	StripNonNumber	Strips all non digit values from a string and only returns the numeric string. public static string StripNonNumber(string input)
	TerminateString	Terminates a string with the given end string/character, but only if the text specified doesn't already exist and the string is not empty. public static string TerminateString(string value, string terminatorString)
	TextAbstract	Returns an abstract of the provided text by returning up to Length characters of a text string. If the text is truncated a ... is appended. public static string TextAbstract(string text, int length)
	ToBase64String	Converts a string to a Base64 string public static string ToBase64String(string text, Encoding encoding)
	ToCamelCase	Takes a phrase and turns it into CamelCase text. White Space, punctuation and separators are stripped public static string ToCamelCase(string phrase)
	TokenizeString	Tokenizes a string based on a start and end string. Replaces the values with a token text (#@#1#@# for example). public static List TokenizeString(ref string text, string start, string end, string replaceDelimiter)
	TrimStart	Trims a sub string from a string. public static string TrimStart(string text, string textToTrim, bool caseInsensitive)
	Truncate	Truncate a string to maximum length. public static string Truncate(string text, int maxLength)
	UrlDecode	UrlDecodes a string without requiring System.Web public static string UrlDecode(string text)
	UrlEncode	UrlEncodes a string without the requirement for System.Web public static string UrlEncode(string text)
	UrlEncodePathSafe	Encodes a few additional characters for use in paths Encodes: . # public static string UrlEncodePathSafe(string text)

Requirements

Namespace: Westwind.Utilities
Assembly: westwind.utilities.dll