CodeXchange: User Contributed Snippets http://www.codexchange.org Summary of the snippets published by a codexchange user en-us Copyright © CodeXchange, 2004-2006 CodeXchange RSS Feed Generator v1.0 webmaster@codexchange.org Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:29:02 GMT 20 en-us Copyright © CodeXchange, 2004-2006 10/15/2026 10:29:02 AM CodeXchange RSS Feed Generator v1.0 /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=2514b9dd-a540-4039-9d6c-2ca0b4cc9007 Uses Reflection to create an instance of a generic type specified using the default constructor. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=2514b9dd-a540-4039-9d6c-2ca0b4cc9007 Uses Reflection to create an instance of a generic type specified using the default constructor. [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:12:59 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=2514b9dd-a540-4039-9d6c-2ca0b4cc9007#comments 053f6cad-6b5e-4dd3-9c3d-f1b2979f7fcb Uses Reflection to create an instance of a generic type specified using the default constructor. 3/22/2010 2:12:59 PM John Tolar /// /// Creates an instance of the generic type specified using the default /// constructor. /// /// The type to instantiate. /// The System.Type being instantiated. /// An instance of the specified type. /// /// typeof(MyObject).CreateInstance(); /// public static T CreateInstance(this Type type) where T : new() { return Activator.CreateInstance(); }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=c971374b-978a-40af-9f2e-3bed32b1bc7a String extension methods that encodes/decodes a string to Base64. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=c971374b-978a-40af-9f2e-3bed32b1bc7a String extension methods that encodes/decodes a string to Base64. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:19:02 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=c971374b-978a-40af-9f2e-3bed32b1bc7a#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a String extension methods that encodes/decodes a string to Base64. 3/23/2010 5:19:02 AM John Tolar /// /// Encodes the input value to a Base64 string using the default encoding. /// /// The input value. /// The Base 64 encoded string public static string EncodeBase64(this string value) { return value.EncodeBase64(null); } /// /// Encodes the input value to a Base64 string using the supplied encoding. /// /// The input value. /// The encoding. /// The Base 64 encoded string public static string EncodeBase64(this string value, Encoding encoding) { encoding = (encoding ?? Encoding.UTF8); var bytes = encoding.GetBytes(value); return Convert.ToBase64String(bytes); } /// /// Decodes a Base 64 encoded value to a string using the default encoding. /// /// The Base 64 encoded value. /// The decoded string public static string DecodeBase64(this string encodedValue) { return encodedValue.DecodeBase64(null); } /// /// Decodes a Base 64 encoded value to a string using the supplied encoding. /// /// The Base 64 encoded value. /// The encoding. /// The decoded string public static string DecodeBase64(this string encodedValue, Encoding encoding) { encoding = (encoding ?? Encoding.UTF8); var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(encodedValue); return encoding.GetString(bytes); }]]> 2 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=577f2387-d133-4116-a116-588b1dc168ad String Extension Methods to trim a string to a max length. Also able to add a suffix ex. "..." to string when truncating. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=577f2387-d133-4116-a116-588b1dc168ad String Extension Methods to trim a string to a max length. Also able to add a suffix ex. "..." to string when truncating. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:11:34 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=577f2387-d133-4116-a116-588b1dc168ad#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a String Extension Methods to trim a string to a max length. Also able to add a suffix ex. "..." to string when truncating. 3/23/2010 5:11:34 AM John Tolar /// /// Trims the text to a provided maximum length. /// /// The input string. /// Maximum length. /// /// Proposed by Rene Schulte public static string TrimToMaxLength(this string value, int maxLength) { return (value == null || value.Length <= maxLength ? value : value.Substring(0, maxLength)); } /// /// Trims the text to a provided maximum length and adds a suffix if required. /// /// The input string. /// Maximum length. /// The suffix. /// /// Proposed by Rene Schulte public static string TrimToMaxLength(this string value, int maxLength, string suffix) { return (value == null || value.Length <= maxLength ? value : string.Concat(value.Substring(0, maxLength), suffix)); } ]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=f2a0ee1b-4ceb-4ff1-a36e-5d767b2700fc String Extension Method that Uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=f2a0ee1b-4ceb-4ff1-a36e-5d767b2700fc String Extension Method that Uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:12:46 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=f2a0ee1b-4ceb-4ff1-a36e-5d767b2700fc#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a String Extension Method that Uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. 3/23/2010 5:12:46 AM John Tolar /// /// Uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// /// true if the value is matching to the specified pattern; otherwise, false. /// /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var isMatching = s.IsMatchingTo(@"^\d+$"); /// /// public static bool IsMatchingTo(this string value, string regexPattern) { return IsMatchingTo(value, regexPattern, RegexOptions.None); }]]> 2 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=794820d3-0bd8-4325-89b9-631a4a36735d string extension methods that uses regular expressions to split a string into parts. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=794820d3-0bd8-4325-89b9-631a4a36735d string extension methods that uses regular expressions to split a string into parts. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:16:17 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=794820d3-0bd8-4325-89b9-631a4a36735d#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a string extension methods that uses regular expressions to split a string into parts. 3/23/2010 5:16:17 AM John Tolar /// /// Uses regular expressions to split a string into parts. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The splitted string array public static string[] Split(this string value, string regexPattern) { return value.Split(regexPattern, RegexOptions.None); } /// /// Uses regular expressions to split a string into parts. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The regular expression options. /// The splitted string array public static string[] Split(this string value, string regexPattern, RegexOptions options) { return Regex.Split(value, regexPattern, options); }]]> 2 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=24cec08d-0773-4c3e-9b58-6fcadc320cd1 Convert Color Type to Win32 Color value. Extension method. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=24cec08d-0773-4c3e-9b58-6fcadc320cd1 Convert Color Type to Win32 Color value. Extension method. [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:25:20 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=24cec08d-0773-4c3e-9b58-6fcadc320cd1#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a Convert Color Type to Win32 Color value. Extension method. 3/22/2010 2:25:20 PM John Tolar public static int ToWin32Color(this Color color) { return ColorTranslator.ToWin32(color); }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=6f884896-ad06-4591-a289-79d0c633886e Group of string extension methods that uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=6f884896-ad06-4591-a289-79d0c633886e Group of string extension methods that uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:15:22 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=6f884896-ad06-4591-a289-79d0c633886e#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a Group of string extension methods that uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. 3/23/2010 5:15:22 AM John Tolar /// /// Uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The replacement value. /// The newly created string /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var replaced = s.ReplaceWith(@"\d", m => string.Concat(" -", m.Value, "- ")); /// /// public static string ReplaceWith(this string value, string regexPattern, string replaceValue) { return ReplaceWith(value, regexPattern, regexPattern, RegexOptions.None); } /// /// Uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The replacement value. /// The regular expression options. /// The newly created string /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var replaced = s.ReplaceWith(@"\d", m => string.Concat(" -", m.Value, "- ")); /// /// public static string ReplaceWith(this string value, string regexPattern, string replaceValue, RegexOptions options) { return Regex.Replace(value, regexPattern, replaceValue, options); } /// /// Uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The replacement method / lambda expression. /// The newly created string /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var replaced = s.ReplaceWith(@"\d", m => string.Concat(" -", m.Value, "- ")); /// /// public static string ReplaceWith(this string value, string regexPattern, MatchEvaluator evaluator) { return ReplaceWith(value, regexPattern, RegexOptions.None, evaluator); } /// /// Uses regular expressions to replace parts of a string. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The regular expression options. /// The replacement method / lambda expression. /// The newly created string /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var replaced = s.ReplaceWith(@"\d", m => string.Concat(" -", m.Value, "- ")); /// /// public static string ReplaceWith(this string value, string regexPattern, RegexOptions options, MatchEvaluator evaluator) { return Regex.Replace(value, regexPattern, evaluator, options); }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=8fc9effa-6f75-4293-9d52-84164900df97 Convert Type Color to HTML Value. Extension Method /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=8fc9effa-6f75-4293-9d52-84164900df97 Convert Type Color to HTML Value. Extension Method [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:23:53 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=8fc9effa-6f75-4293-9d52-84164900df97#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a Convert Type Color to HTML Value. Extension Method 3/22/2010 2:23:53 PM John Tolar public static string ToHtmlColor(this Color color) { return ColorTranslator.ToHtml(color); }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=26e26328-1f07-4ffe-8d51-8f8a1a6c5339 Use Reflectionto create an instance of the generic type specified using the parameters specified. Extension Method. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=26e26328-1f07-4ffe-8d51-8f8a1a6c5339 Use Reflectionto create an instance of the generic type specified using the parameters specified. Extension Method. [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:15:48 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=26e26328-1f07-4ffe-8d51-8f8a1a6c5339#comments 053f6cad-6b5e-4dd3-9c3d-f1b2979f7fcb Use Reflectionto create an instance of the generic type specified using the parameters specified. Extension Method. 3/22/2010 2:15:48 PM John Tolar /// /// Creates an instance of the generic type specified using the parameters /// specified. /// /// The type to instantiate. /// The System.Type being instantiated. /// The array of parameters to use when calling the constructor. /// An instance of the specified type. /// /// /// If there is not a constructor that matches the parameters then an is /// thrown. /// /// /// typeof(MyObject).CreateInstance(new object[] { 1, 3.0M, "Final Parameter" }); /// public static T CreateInstance(this Type type, object[] parameters) { parameters.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty("The parameters array must not be null.", "parameters"); var ctor = type.GetConstructor(parameters.Select(parameter => parameter.IsNull() ? typeof (object) : parameter.GetType()).ToArray()); if (ctor.IsNull()) { throw new ArgumentException("There are no constructors for " + type.FullName + " that match the types provided."); } var result = (T) ctor.Invoke(parameters); return result; }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=d2385698-782b-43aa-b78b-93e6e7661e3b String extension method that uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. Allows you to specify RegExOptions /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=d2385698-782b-43aa-b78b-93e6e7661e3b String extension method that uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. Allows you to specify RegExOptions [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:14:34 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=d2385698-782b-43aa-b78b-93e6e7661e3b#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a String extension method that uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. Allows you to specify RegExOptions 3/23/2010 5:14:34 AM John Tolar /// /// Uses regular expressions to determine if the string matches to a given regex pattern. /// /// The input string. /// The regular expression pattern. /// The regular expression options. /// /// true if the value is matching to the specified pattern; otherwise, false. /// /// /// /// var s = "12345"; /// var isMatching = s.IsMatchingTo(@"^\d+$"); /// /// public static bool IsMatchingTo(this string value, string regexPattern, RegexOptions options) { return Regex.IsMatch(value, regexPattern, options); }]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=48a46503-20ea-4f7c-a53d-94a7a1a0a3c1 Allows you to add string values to Enumerations using an Attribute. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=48a46503-20ea-4f7c-a53d-94a7a1a0a3c1 Allows you to add string values to Enumerations using an Attribute. [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:38:07 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=48a46503-20ea-4f7c-a53d-94a7a1a0a3c1#comments 053f6cad-6b5e-4dd3-9c3d-f1b2979f7fcb Allows you to add string values to Enumerations using an Attribute. 3/22/2010 2:38:07 PM John Tolar /* EXAMPLE OF Implementation. [Flags] public enum DaysOfTheWeek : short { [StringValue("Sunday")] Sunday = 1, [StringValue("Monday")] Monday = 2, [StringValue("Tuesday")] Tuesday = 4, [StringValue("Wednesday")] Wednesday = 8, [StringValue("Thursday")] Thursday = 16, [StringValue("Friday")] Friday = 32, [StringValue("Saturday")] Saturday = 64, [StringValue("AllDays")] AllDays = Saturday | Friday | Thursday | Wednesday | Tuesday | Monday | Sunday, } */ #region Class StringEnum /// /// Helper class for working with 'extended' enums using attributes. /// public class StringEnum { #region Instance implementation private static readonly Hashtable StringValues = new Hashtable(); private readonly Type _enumType; /// /// Creates a new instance. /// /// Enum type. public StringEnum(Type enumType) { if (!enumType.IsEnum) throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("Supplied type must be an Enum. Type was {0}", enumType)); _enumType = enumType; } /// /// Gets the underlying enum type for this instance. /// /// public Type EnumType { get { return _enumType; } } /// /// Gets the string value associated with the given enum value. /// /// Name of the enum value. /// String Value public string GetStringValue(string valueName) { string stringValue = null; try { var enumType = (Enum) Enum.Parse(_enumType, valueName); stringValue = GetStringValue(enumType); } catch { //Swallow! } return stringValue; } /// /// Gets the string values associated with the enum. /// /// String value array public Array GetStringValues() { var values = new ArrayList(); //Look for our string value associated with fields in this enum foreach (FieldInfo fi in _enumType.GetFields()) { //Check for our custom attribute var attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof (StringValueAttribute), false) as StringValueAttribute[]; if (attrs != null) if (attrs.Length > 0) values.Add(attrs[0].Value); } return values.ToArray(); } /// /// Gets the values as a 'bindable' list datasource. /// /// IList for data binding public IList GetListValues() { Type underlyingType = Enum.GetUnderlyingType(_enumType); var values = new ArrayList(); //Look for our string value associated with fields in this enum foreach (FieldInfo fi in _enumType.GetFields()) { //Check for our custom attribute var attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof (StringValueAttribute), false) as StringValueAttribute[]; if (attrs != null) if (attrs.Length > 0) values.Add(new DictionaryEntry(Convert.ChangeType(Enum.Parse(_enumType, fi.Name), underlyingType), attrs[0].Value)); } return values; } /// /// Return the existence of the given string value within the enum. /// /// String value. /// Existence of the string value public bool IsStringDefined(string stringValue) { return Parse(_enumType, stringValue) != null; } /// /// Return the existence of the given string value within the enum. /// /// String value. /// Denotes whether to conduct a case-insensitive match on the supplied string value /// Existence of the string value public bool IsStringDefined(string stringValue, bool ignoreCase) { return Parse(_enumType, stringValue, ignoreCase) != null; } #endregion #region Static implementation /// /// Gets a string value for a particular enum value. /// /// Value. /// String Value associated via a attribute, or null if not found. public static string GetStringValue(Enum value) { string output = null; Type type = value.GetType(); if (StringValues.ContainsKey(value)) output = ((StringValueAttribute) StringValues[value]).Value; else { //Look for our 'StringValueAttribute' in the field's custom attributes FieldInfo fi = type.GetField(value.ToString()); var attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof (StringValueAttribute), false) as StringValueAttribute[]; if (attrs != null) if (attrs.Length > 0) { StringValues.Add(value, attrs[0]); output = attrs[0].Value; } } return output; } /// /// Parses the supplied enum and string value to find an associated enum value (case sensitive). /// /// Type. /// String value. /// Enum value associated with the string value, or null if not found. public static object Parse(Type type, string stringValue) { return Parse(type, stringValue, false); } /// /// Parses the supplied enum and string value to find an associated enum value. /// /// Type. /// String value. /// Denotes whether to conduct a case-insensitive match on the supplied string value /// Enum value associated with the string value, or null if not found. public static object Parse(Type type, string stringValue, bool ignoreCase) { object output = null; string enumStringValue = null; if (!type.IsEnum) throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("Supplied type must be an Enum. Type was {0}", type)); //Look for our string value associated with fields in this enum foreach (FieldInfo fi in type.GetFields()) { //Check for our custom attribute var attrs = fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof (StringValueAttribute), false) as StringValueAttribute[]; if (attrs != null) if (attrs.Length > 0) enumStringValue = attrs[0].Value; //Check for equality then select actual enum value. if (string.Compare(enumStringValue, stringValue, ignoreCase) == 0) { output = Enum.Parse(type, fi.Name); break; } } return output; } /// /// Return the existence of the given string value within the enum. /// /// String value. /// Type of enum /// Existence of the string value public static bool IsStringDefined(Type enumType, string stringValue) { return Parse(enumType, stringValue) != null; } /// /// Return the existence of the given string value within the enum. /// /// String value. /// Type of enum /// Denotes whether to conduct a case-insensitive match on the supplied string value /// Existence of the string value public static bool IsStringDefined(Type enumType, string stringValue, bool ignoreCase) { return Parse(enumType, stringValue, ignoreCase) != null; } #endregion } #endregion #region Class StringValueAttribute /// /// Simple attribute class for storing String Values /// public class StringValueAttribute : Attribute { private readonly string _value; /// /// Creates a new instance. /// /// Value. public StringValueAttribute(string value) { _value = value; } /// /// Gets the value. /// /// public string Value { get { return _value; } } } #endregion]]> 1 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=bfa9d2e4-6d4e-4824-9ee0-9a6be59a7abc Set of Extension Methods to Check if Collection is Empty /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=bfa9d2e4-6d4e-4824-9ee0-9a6be59a7abc Set of Extension Methods to Check if Collection is Empty [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:05:22 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=bfa9d2e4-6d4e-4824-9ee0-9a6be59a7abc#comments e5dc5661-427e-4d33-8be6-187bd2783223 Set of Extension Methods to Check if Collection is Empty 3/22/2010 2:05:22 PM John Tolar /// /// Throws an /// if the the value is null. /// /// The value to test. /// The message to display if the value is null. /// The name of the parameter being tested. public static void ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty(this object value, string message, string name) { if (value == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(name, message); } /// /// Extension Methods for Collection Objects /// public static class CollectionExtensions { /// /// Tests if the collection is empty. /// /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this ICollection collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the collection is empty. /// /// The type of the items in /// the collection. /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this ICollection collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the collection is empty. /// /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this IList collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the collection is empty. /// /// The type of the items in /// the collection. /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this IList collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the collection is empty. /// /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this IDictionary collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty("The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the IDictionary is empty. /// /// The type of the key of /// the IDictionary. /// The type of the values /// of the IDictionary. /// The collection to test. /// True if the collection is empty. public static bool IsEmpty( this IDictionary collection) { collection.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The collection cannot be null.", "collection"); return collection.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the /// /// is empty. /// /// The type of /// DataRow in the table. /// The table to test. /// True if the table is empty. public static bool IsEmpty( this DataTable table) where DR : DataRow { table.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The table cannot be null.", "table"); return table.Rows.Count == 0; } /// /// Tests if the array is empty. /// /// The array to test. /// True if the array is empty. public static bool IsEmpty(this Array array) { array.ExceptionIfNullOrEmpty( "The array cannot be null.", "array"); return array.Length == 0; } }]]> 0 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=df0e0024-9182-4ccf-a6c9-bc56a7e0f281 string extension method that converts the string to a byte-array using default/specified encoding. /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=df0e0024-9182-4ccf-a6c9-bc56a7e0f281 string extension method that converts the string to a byte-array using default/specified encoding. [C#] John Tolar Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:17:48 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=df0e0024-9182-4ccf-a6c9-bc56a7e0f281#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a string extension method that converts the string to a byte-array using default/specified encoding. 3/23/2010 5:17:48 AM John Tolar /// /// Converts the string to a byte-array using the default encoding /// /// The input string. /// The created byte array public static byte[] ToBytes(this string value) { return value.ToBytes(null); } /// /// Converts the string to a byte-array using the supplied encoding /// /// The input string. /// The encoding to be used. /// The created byte array /// /// var value = "Hello World"; /// var ansiBytes = value.ToBytes(Encoding.GetEncoding(1252)); // 1252 = ANSI /// var utf8Bytes = value.ToBytes(Encoding.UTF8); /// public static byte[] ToBytes(this string value, Encoding encoding) { encoding = (encoding ?? Encoding.Default); return encoding.GetBytes(value); } ]]> 0 0 C# /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=7f467d92-d79b-4a79-a916-eac8b5a0e83e Convert Color Type to OLE Color value. Extension Method /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=7f467d92-d79b-4a79-a916-eac8b5a0e83e Convert Color Type to OLE Color value. Extension Method [C#] John Tolar Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:24:48 GMT /PreviewSnippet.aspx?SnippetID=7f467d92-d79b-4a79-a916-eac8b5a0e83e#comments b2432445-9f90-456a-985b-312f15214a9a Convert Color Type to OLE Color value. Extension Method 3/22/2010 2:24:48 PM John Tolar public static int ToOleColor(this Color color) { return ColorTranslator.ToOle(color); }]]> 0 0 C#