NamespaceSystemLibrary.Common.Net.Extensions SystemLibrary.Common.Net.dll

Extension methods for IList of strings

IListStringExtensions

public static class IListStringExtensions

Inheritance

System.Object

IListStringExtensions

Examples

Arguments

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Methods

Convert an IList of string to a new List of Enum

Remarks

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Does not Throw exception Tries to convert data through EnumValue and EnumText if match is found

public static List<TEnum> ToEnumList<TEnum>(this IList<string> collection) where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible

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Example:

enum Cars
{
  Car1,
  [EnumValue("Second car value")]
  Car2,
  [EnumText("Third Car Display Text")]
  Car3,
  [EnumText("Fourth Car Display Text")]
  Car4
}

var list = new List<string> { null, "", "SECOND CAR VALUE", "car4", "fourth car display text"};

var enums = list.ToEnumList<Cars>();

// enums[0] == Car1, null becomes the default value
// enums[1] == Car1, empty string becomes the default value
// enums[2] == Car2, case insensitive match
// enums[3] == Car4, case insensitive match
// enums[4] == Car4, case insensitive match

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Generic types

Name	Description
TEnum

Methods arguments

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IList<System.String>	collection

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Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<TEnum>	A new list with 0 or more Enums

}