public Person[] ParseNames(params string[] list)
{
if (list != null)
{
List<Person> people = new List<Person>();
foreach (string item in list)
{
// Break it down to first name and last name
string[] names = item.Split(',');
if (names.Length > 0)
{
Person person = new Person()
{
LastName = names[0].Trim()
};
// The name contains more than 2 parts, let's just get the second part and ignore the rest
if (names.Length > 1)
{
person.FirstName = names[1].Trim();
}
// Only add to the list for sorting if the last name and first name exist
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.LastName) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(person.FirstName))
{
people.Add(person);
}
}
}
return people.ToArray();
}
return null;
}
public string FormatPerson(Person person)
{
return string.Format("{0}, {1}", person.LastName, person.FirstName);
}
