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Example of a custom utility class (beginning C# programming)
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/* | |
* Example of a custom utility class (beginning C# programming) | |
* http://programmingisfun.com, used under CC BY. | |
* https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
*/ | |
using System; | |
using System.Globalization; | |
class Utility | |
{ | |
static string margin = " "; | |
static string indent = " "; | |
public static string Input() | |
{ | |
Console.Write(margin + ": "); | |
string input = Console.ReadLine(); | |
input = input.ToLower(); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
return input; | |
} | |
public static string Input(string _string) | |
{ | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
Console.Write(margin + _string + ": "); | |
string input = Console.ReadLine(); | |
input = input.ToLower(); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
return input; | |
} | |
public static void Write(string _string) | |
{ | |
_string = _string.Replace("\n", "\n" + margin); | |
Console.WriteLine(margin + _string); | |
} | |
public static void Write(string _string, string _color) | |
{ | |
_string = _string.Replace("\n", "\n" + margin); | |
switch (_color) | |
{ | |
case "blue": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue; | |
break; | |
case "yellow": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow; | |
break; | |
case "red": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red; | |
break; | |
case "magenta": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; | |
break; | |
case "green": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
break; | |
case "gray": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray; | |
break; | |
case "darkyellow": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow; | |
break; | |
case "darkred": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed; | |
break; | |
case "darkgreen": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGreen; | |
break; | |
case "darkgray": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray; | |
break; | |
case "darkcyan": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan; | |
break; | |
case "darkblue": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkBlue; | |
break; | |
case "cyan": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan; | |
break; | |
default: | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White; | |
break; | |
} | |
Write(_string); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
} | |
public static void Write(string _string, string _color, string _background) | |
{ | |
_string = _string.Replace("\n", "\n" + margin); | |
switch (_color) | |
{ | |
case "blue": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue; | |
break; | |
case "yellow": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow; | |
break; | |
case "red": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red; | |
break; | |
case "magenta": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; | |
break; | |
case "green": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
break; | |
case "gray": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray; | |
break; | |
case "darkyellow": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow; | |
break; | |
case "darkred": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed; | |
break; | |
case "darkgreen": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGreen; | |
break; | |
case "darkgray": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray; | |
break; | |
case "darkcyan": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan; | |
break; | |
case "darkblue": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkBlue; | |
break; | |
case "cyan": | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan; | |
break; | |
default: | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White; | |
break; | |
} | |
switch (_background) | |
{ | |
case "blue": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Blue; | |
break; | |
case "yellow": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow; | |
break; | |
case "red": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red; | |
break; | |
case "magenta": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; | |
break; | |
case "green": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
break; | |
case "gray": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray; | |
break; | |
case "darkyellow": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow; | |
break; | |
case "darkred": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed; | |
break; | |
case "darkgreen": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGreen; | |
break; | |
case "darkgray": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray; | |
break; | |
case "darkcyan": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan; | |
break; | |
case "darkblue": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkBlue; | |
break; | |
case "cyan": | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan; | |
break; | |
default: | |
Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.White; | |
break; | |
} | |
Write(_string); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
} | |
public static void Heading(string _string) | |
{ | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
Console.WriteLine(margin + indent + _string); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
} | |
public static void Pause() | |
{ | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
Console.Write(margin + "Press enter to continue..."); | |
Console.ReadKey(); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
Console.Clear(); | |
} | |
public static void Title(string _title, string _subheading) | |
{ | |
Console.Title = _title; | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; | |
Console.WriteLine(Center("Welcome to")); | |
Console.WriteLine("\n" + Center("*´·._.·" + _title + "·._.·`*") + "\n"); | |
Console.WriteLine(Center(_subheading)); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
} | |
public static void Title(string _title) | |
{ | |
Console.Title = _title; | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; | |
Console.WriteLine(Center("Welcome to")); | |
Console.WriteLine("\n" + Center("*´·._.·" + _title + "·._.·`*") + "\n"); | |
Console.ResetColor(); | |
} | |
public static string Center(string _string) | |
{ | |
int screenWidth = Console.WindowWidth; | |
int stringWidth = _string.Length; | |
int spaces = (screenWidth / 2) + (stringWidth / 2); | |
return _string.PadLeft(spaces); | |
} | |
public static string TitleCase(string _string) | |
{ | |
TextInfo TitleCase = new CultureInfo("en-US", false).TextInfo; | |
_string = TitleCase.ToTitleCase(_string); | |
return _string; | |
} | |
//modification of method at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d9hy2xwa(v=vs.110).aspx | |
public static bool Search(string[] _array, string _string) | |
{ | |
bool result = false; | |
int i = 0; | |
foreach (string s in _array) | |
{ | |
_array[i] = s.ToLower(); | |
i++; | |
} | |
if (Array.Find(_array, element => element == _string) == _string) | |
{ | |
result = true; | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
result = false; | |
} | |
return result; | |
} | |
//modification of DisplayValues method at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aw9s5t8f(v=vs.110).aspx | |
public static void AllValues(String[] _array) | |
{ | |
for (int i = _array.GetLowerBound(0); i <= _array.GetUpperBound(0); i++) | |
{ | |
Console.WriteLine(margin + _array[i]); | |
} | |
Console.WriteLine(); | |
} | |
} |
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