BlyZe.BetterReadLine 1.0.0

BetterReadLine

An easy to use and highly customizable alternative for Console.ReadLine();

How to use

Initialize a new ConsoleInputReader instance

var inputReader = new ConsoleInputReader(true, new InputReaderColor(255, 100, 69), ConsoleKey.Enter, true, 1, 20);

Then use it like Console.ReadLine();

string text = inputReader.Read("abc123"); //This enables the user to input 'a', 'b', 'c', '1', '2', '3' but nothing else

The user should input a password? Here:

string text = inputReader.ReadAsPassword("abc123", '*'); //Does exactly the same as the method above but replaces every char with the '*'

You can also use Regex for input restriction

string text = inputReader.ReadWithRegex("[a-z]", System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase); //This enables the user to input every letter of the alphabet and ignores the case

Need to use Regex in combination with password? Here:

string text = inputReader.ReadWithRegexAsPassword("[a-z]", '?'); Does the same as the method above but it only accepts lowercase letters and replaces every char with the '?'

You can get information about the ConsoleInputReader instance

bool showInput = inputReader.BackspaceEnabled;
InputReaderColor inputColor = inputReader.InputColor;
ConsoleKey enterKey = inputReader.EnterKey;
bool backspaceEnabled = inputReader.BackspaceEnabled;
int minInputLength = inputReader.MinInputLength;
int maxInputLength = inputReader.MaxInputLength;