CastelloBranco.StringExtensions 1.0.3

CBT.StringExtensions Library

Overview

CastelloBranco.StringExtensions is a utility library that provides a variety of helper functions for string manipulation, extending the capabilities of C#'s String class. Inspired by popular string functions in PHP, this library is designed to simplify common tasks, such as filtering strings, encoding/decoding, and modifying text formatting.

It supercedes CBT.StringExtensions that are now obsolete

This library includes functions that are missing in .NET, offering robust solutions for string manipulation in your .NET projects.

Features

• String Filters

  • OnlyAsciiLether() : Removes all non-alphabetical characters.
  • OnlyAsciiLetherOrDigits(): Removes all non-alphabetical and non-digit characters.
  • OnlyAsciiDigits() : Retains only numeric characters.
  • OnlyAllowed () : Retain only allowed caracters.
  • RemoveDiacritics(): Removes diacritics from strings (e.g., "�" becomes "a").
  • FilterWords() Filter Words
  • HasWords(): get regexp MatchCollection for words

• Base64 Encoding/Decoding

  • ToBase64(): Encodes a string in Base64 using UTF-8 or any other encodig.
  • FromBase64(): Decodes a Base64 encoded string using UTF-8 or any other encodig.
  • ToHex(): Encodes a string in Hex using UTF-8 or any other encodig.
  • FromHex(): Decodes a hex encoded string using UTF-8 or any other encodig.

• Case Insensitive Functions

  • CaseInsensitivePatternReplace(): Replaces substrings matching a pattern, ignoring case sensitivity.

• Html Handling

  • HtmlSpecialEntitiesEncode(): Encodes special HTML characters.
  • HtmlSpecialEntitiesDecode(): Decodes HTML-encoded special characters.
  • PadLeftHtmlSpaces() / PadRightHtmlSpaces(): Pads using HTML non-breaking spaces ( ).
  • SpaceToHtmlNbsp(): Replace spaces with & nbsp;
  • StripTags(): Removes HTML tags from a string.
  • HtmlEncodeNewLine(): Encode all new lines to < b r\ >

• Hashing and Encryption

  • MD5String(): Generates an MD5 hash for a given string.
  • MD5VerifyString(): Verifies if a string matches a provided MD5 hash.
  • SHA256String(): Generates an SHA256 hash for a given string.
  • SHA256VerifyString(): Verifies if a string matches a provided SHA256 hash.
  • SHA512String(): Generates an SHA512 hash for a given string.
  • SHA512VerifyString(): Verifies if a string matches a provided SHA512 hash.
  • Encrypt(): Encrypt an string
  • Decrypt(): Dencrypt an string

• Text Formatting

  • SentenceCase(): Converts a string to sentence case.
  • TitleCase(): Converts a string to title case, with an option to ignore short words.
  • TrimIntraWords(): Removes extra spaces between words.
  • Reverse() : Reverse string
  • ToCamel() : Cemelize an string
  • ToPascal(): Pascal Case an string
  • Capitalize(): Captilize first lether of sentence
  • CapitalizeAll() : Captilize first lether of words

• String Wrapping and Trimming

  • WordWrap(): Wraps text based on a specified character length.
  • RemoveNewLines(): Removes or replaces newlines and carriage returns.
  • Left() : Get left part of string
  • Right(): Get right part of string

• Path Operations

  • PathCombine(): Combines paths, handling both forward and backward slashes.

Installation

To use this library in your .NET project, include it as a dependency in your project file or download the source code and compile it with your application.

Usage Examples

Removing Non-Alphabetical Characters

string original = "abc123!@#";
string result = original.OnlyAlpha();  // result: "abc"

Base64 Encoding and Decoding

string text = "Hello World!";
string encoded = text.Base64StringEncode();  // Encodes to Base64
string decoded = encoded.Base64StringDecode();  // Decodes back to original string

MD5 Hashing

string hash = "mystring".MD5String();  // Generate MD5 hash
bool isValid = "mystring".MD5VerifyString(hash);  // Verify the hash

Path Combining

string combinedPath = "C:\\MyFolder".PathCombine("SubFolder", "File.txt");
// combinedPath: "C:\MyFolder\SubFolder\File.txt"

Contributing

If you wish to contribute to this project, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file.

Contact

For any queries or feedback, please contact Cesar Castello Branco Filho.

This library is designed to make string manipulation easier for .NET developers by providing simple, reusable, and PHP-inspired string extension methods.