/// <summary>
/// Tries to encode a GUID with the specified encoding. This method will return NULL if it can't encode the GUID.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="guid">The GUID.</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding.</param>
/// <returns>System.String</returns>
public static string TryEncode(Guid guid, GuidEncoding encoding)
{
try
{
return(GuidHelper.Encode(guid, encoding));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Decodes the specified string containing a GUID. This will return NULL (instead of an exception), if the string
/// does not contain an encoded GUID.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="guid">The GUID.</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding method to use.</param>
/// <returns>System.Nullable<System.Guid></returns>
public static Guid?TryDecode(string guid, GuidEncoding encoding)
{
try
{
return(GuidHelper.Decode(guid, encoding));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return(null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Encodes the GUID with the specified encoding. This method will throw an exception if it fails for any reason.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="guid">The GUID.</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding.</param>
/// <returns>System.String</returns>
public static string Encode(Guid guid, GuidEncoding encoding)
{
switch (encoding)
{
case GuidEncoding.Base32:
return(Base32Url.ToBase32String(guid.ToByteArray()));
case GuidEncoding.Base64:
return(Base64Url.ToBase64ForUrlString(guid.ToByteArray()));
case GuidEncoding.Base64Old:
return(Base64Old.ToBase64ForUrlString(guid.ToByteArray()));
default:
throw new Exception("The encoding type is not supported!");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Decodes the specified string containing a GUID. This will throw an exception if it isn't a supported
/// encoding of a GUID.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="guid">The GUID.</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding method to use.</param>
/// <returns>System.Guid</returns>
public static Guid Decode(string guid, GuidEncoding encoding)
{
switch (encoding)
{
case GuidEncoding.Base32:
return(new Guid(Base32Url.FromBase32String(guid)));
case GuidEncoding.Base64:
return(new Guid(Base64Url.FromBase64ForUrlString(guid)));
case GuidEncoding.Base64Old:
return(new Guid(Base64Old.FromBase64ForUrlString(guid)));
case GuidEncoding.String:
return(new Guid(guid));
default:
throw new Exception("The string being passed doesn't contain a valid Guid");
}
}
