/// <summary> /// Insert values from an object into a string pattern. To specify the object's property you have to use the '{propertyName}'. /// </summary> /// <remarks> /// This method is a replacement to String.Format, but it has two differences: /// <list type="simple"> /// <item>It reverese the order you call the functionality, instead of writing String.Format(pattern, args) you write pattern.FillByObject(args). This makes the code look cleaner.</item> /// <item>You supply the pattern with an object and specify insertion points by property names.</item> /// </list> /// <example> /// <![CDATA[ /// "First name:{firstName}, Sur name:{Surname}".FillByObject(new {firstName = "Sam", lastName="Naseri"}); /// ]]> /// </example> /// </remarks> /// <seealso cref="Fill"/> /// <typeparam name="T">Type of bindingValue.</typeparam> /// <param name="bindingPattern">The pattern to fill.</param> /// <param name="bindingValue">The object providing values to fill in the pattern.</param> /// <returns>The pattern filled with values.</returns> public static string FillByObject<T>(this string bindingPattern, T bindingValue) { var properties = GetProperties(typeof(T)).ToList(); var values = properties.Select(property => property.GetValue(bindingValue, new object[] { })).ToList(); var result = bindingPattern; for (int index = 0; index < properties.Count; index++) { var property = properties[index]; var propPattern = "{" + property.Name + "}"; var old = result; result = result.Replace(propPattern, values[index] != null ? values[index].ToString() : ""); } return result; }
private static IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> GetProperties(Type t) { return t.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance); }
/// <summary> /// A simple replacement for String.Format which only makes the codes look nicer. /// </summary> /// <param name="pattern">The source string that you want to replace insertion points on it.</param> /// <param name="args">Values to be replaced in the pattern.</param> /// <returns></returns> public static string Fill(this string pattern, params object[] args) { return string.Format(pattern, args); }