/// <summary>
/// Render this collection of strings as a commalist (appends punctuation)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stringList">The string list to join</param>
/// <param name="mode">The punctuation mode</param>
/// <returns>A commalist format string</returns>
public static string CommaList(this string[] stringList, SplitListType mode)
{
if (stringList.Length == 0)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
if (stringList.Length == 1)
{
return(stringList[0]);
}
string returnString = string.Empty;
switch (mode)
{
case SplitListType.AllAnd:
returnString = string.Join(" and ", stringList);
break;
case SplitListType.AllComma:
returnString = string.Join(", ", stringList);
break;
case SplitListType.CommaWithAnd:
returnString = string.Join(", ", stringList);
int lastComma = returnString.LastIndexOf(',');
returnString = string.Format("{0} and {1}", returnString.Substring(0, lastComma), returnString.Substring(lastComma + 1));
break;
case SplitListType.OxfordComma:
returnString = string.Join(", ", stringList);
int lastOxfordComma = returnString.LastIndexOf(',');
if (stringList.Count() == 2)
{
returnString = string.Format("{0} and {1}", returnString.Substring(0, lastOxfordComma), returnString.Substring(lastOxfordComma + 1));
}
else
{
returnString = string.Format("{0}, and {1}", returnString.Substring(0, lastOxfordComma), returnString.Substring(lastOxfordComma + 1));
}
break;
}
return(returnString);
}
public static string CommaList(this IEnumerable <string> stringList, SplitListType mode)
{
return(stringList.ToArray().CommaList(mode));
}
