DoenaSoft.ToolBox 3.0.4

DoenaSoft.ToolBox

A collection of useful utility classes and extension methods for .NET, focusing on XML serialization, LINQ extensions, and string manipulation.

Features

Generic XML Serialization

• XmlSerializer<T>: Type-safe generic XML serializer with simplified API
• XsltSerializer: XML serialization with XSLT transformation support
• Support for custom serialization providers through IXsltSerializerDataProvider

LINQ Extensions

Powerful extension methods for IEnumerable<T>:

• ForEach: Execute an action on each item in a collection
• Split: Split collections based on predicates
• TryCast: Safe type casting with filtering
• CountAtLeast/CountAtMost: Efficient count checking without full enumeration

Brace Splitters

Advanced string parsing utilities:

• BraceSplitter: Parse and split strings based on matching braces
• Support for parentheses (), brackets [], curly braces {}, and chevrons <>
• Nested brace handling
• Extract text segments and brace segments separately

String & Object Extensions

• String manipulation utilities
• Object extension methods

Installation

Install via NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package DoenaSoft.ToolBox

Or via .NET CLI:

dotnet add package DoenaSoft.ToolBox

Quick Start

XML Serialization

using DoenaSoft.ToolBox.Generics;

// Serialize
var myObject = new MyClass { Name = "Example" };
XmlSerializer<MyClass>.Serialize("output.xml", myObject);

// Deserialize
var loaded = XmlSerializer<MyClass>.Deserialize("output.xml");

LINQ Extensions

using DoenaSoft.ToolBox.Extensions;

// ForEach
myList.ForEach(item => Console.WriteLine(item));

// Efficient count checking
if (myCollection.CountAtLeast(10))
{
    // More efficient than Count() >= 10 for large collections
}

// Safe casting
var strings = mixedList.TryCast<string>();

Brace Splitting

using DoenaSoft.ToolBox.BraceSplitters;

var splitter = new BraceSplitter(
    searchForParenthesis: true,
    searchForBrackets: true,
    searchForCurlyBraces: true,
    searchForChevrons: true
);

var segments = splitter.Split("Hello (world) and [test]");
// Returns segments with text and brace information

Target Frameworks

• .NET Standard 2.0
• .NET Framework 4.7.2
• .NET 10.0

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

DJ Doena - Doena Soft.

Links

• GitHub Repository
• NuGet Package
• Report Issues

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.