/// <summary>
/// Format a List Of T
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="l"></param>
/// <param name="format"></param>
/// <param name="separator"></param>
/// <param name="preFix"></param>
/// <param name="postFix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Format <T>(List <T> l, string format, string separator = ", ", string preFix = "", string postFix = "")
{
System.Text.StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(1024);
foreach (var e in l)
{
b.AppendFormat(format, ExtendedFormat.FormatValue(e));
b.Append(separator);
}
string r = b.ToString();
if (r.EndsWith(separator))
{
r = r.Substring(0, r.Length - separator.Length);
}
return(preFix + r + postFix);
}
/// <summary>
/// Format the content of a dictionary to a string
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="K">The type of the key</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="V">The type of the value</typeparam>
/// <param name="dictionary">The dictionary to FormatString</param>
/// <param name="format">The FormatString of each key and value. The default is "{0}:{1}"</param>
/// <param name="separator">The separator between each key and value. The default is ", "</param>
/// <param name="preFix">A string to output at the beginning of the string, the default is "{ "</param>
/// <param name="postFix">A string to output at the end of the string, the default is " }"</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Format <K, V>(IDictionary <K, V> dictionary, string format = "{0}:{1}", string separator = ", ", string preFix = "{ ", string postFix = " }")
{
if (dictionary == null)
{
return("Null");
} // just in case
System.Text.StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(1024);
b.Append(preFix);
foreach (KeyValuePair <K, V> kv in dictionary)
{
b.AppendFormat(format, ExtendedFormat.FormatValue(kv.Key, false), ExtendedFormat.FormatValue(kv.Value, true));
b.Append(separator);
}
b.Remove(b.Length - separator.Length, separator.Length); // Remove the separator
b.Append(postFix);
return(b.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Format a value. A value here is the value of a parameter passed to a
/// C# method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string FormatValue(object value, bool doubleQuoteIfNeeded = true)
{
if (value == null)
{
return("null");
}
else if (value == DBNull.Value)
{
return("DBNull");
}
else if (doubleQuoteIfNeeded && ExtendedFormat.IsTypeNeedDoubleQuote(value))
{
return(String.Format("\"{0}\"", value));
}
else
{
return(value.ToString());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Format a IDictionary of K,V to a { key1:value1, key2:value2} string.
/// Type string and datetime are doublequoted for the keys and values.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="K"></typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="V"></typeparam>
/// <param name="dict"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string DictionaryToString <K, V>(IDictionary <K, V> dict)
{
if (dict == null)
{
return("Null");
} // just in case
System.Text.StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(1024);
b.Append("{");
foreach (KeyValuePair <K, V> kv in dict)
{
string value = ExtendedFormat.FormatValue(kv.Value);
string key = ExtendedFormat.FormatValue(kv.Key);
b.AppendFormat("{0}:{1}, ", key, value);
}
b.Remove(b.Length - System.Environment.NewLine.Length, System.Environment.NewLine.Length); // Remove the coma and the space
b.Append("}");
return(b.ToString());
}
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1) { return string.Format(s, a1); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5, object a6) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5, object a6, object a7) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5, object a6, object a7, object a8) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5, object a6, object a7, object a8, object a9) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9); }
//public static string Format(this string s, object a1, object a2, object a3, object a4, object a5, object a6, object a7, object a8, object a9, object a10) { return string.Format(s, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10); }
/*
* /// <summary>
* /// http://extensionmethod.net/csharp/string/FormatString-string
* /// Author: Adam Weigert
* /// </summary>
* /// <param name="FormatString"></param>
* /// <param name="arg"></param>
* /// <param name="additionalArgs"></param>
* /// <returns></returns>
* public static string Formataaaaa(this string FormatString, object arg, params object[] additionalArgs)
* {
* if (additionalArgs == null || additionalArgs.Length == 0)
* {
* return string.Format(FormatString, arg);
* }
* else
* {
* return string.Format(FormatString, new object[] { arg }.Concat(additionalArgs).ToArray());
* }
* }*/
/// <summary>
/// Replaces the FormatString item in the string with the string representation
/// of a corresponding property/field in the object passed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s"></param>
/// <param name="poco">Any poco object</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Template(this string s, object poco)
{
return(ExtendedFormat.Format(s, ReflectionHelper.GetDictionary(poco)));
}
