/// <summary>
/// encodes a list with length prefix
/// </summary>
/// <param name="items"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string LengthEncodeList(params string[] items)
{
var stringable = NaturalStringableList.New(items).DecorateListWithLength();
var rv = stringable.GetValue();
return(rv);
}
/// <summary>
/// decodes a lengthencoded list
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> LengthDecodeList(string text)
{
var stringable = NaturalStringableList.New().DecorateListWithLength();
stringable.Parse(text);
List <string> rv = new List <string>();
rv.AddRange(stringable);
return(rv);
}
public static bool IsListLengthFormatted(this string text)
{
var stringable = NaturalStringableList.New().DecorateListWithLength();
return(stringable.IsListLengthFormatted(text));
}
public static bool IsListDelimitedFormatted(this string text, string prefix, string delim, string suffix)
{
var stringable = NaturalStringableList.New().Delimit(prefix, delim, suffix);
return(stringable.IsListDelimitedFormatted(text));
}
public static NaturalStringableList ParseNew(string data)
{
var rv = new NaturalStringableList();
rv.Parse(data);
return rv;
}
public static NaturalStringableList MakeStringableList(this string[] list )
{
return NaturalStringableList.New(list);
}
public static NaturalStringableList MakeStringableList(this List<string> list)
{
return NaturalStringableList.New(list.ToArray());
}