Questions tagged [extension-methods]
Methods that extend a given type, adding functionality to any instance of that type, even if the type in question is defined in a separate assembly. For example, a "Disemvowel" extension method could be written to add disemvoweling functionality to any "String" object.
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Turn List<Either<A, B>> into Either<A, List<B>>
I'm trying to integrate Arrow-kt's Either into an application that needs to parse and validate filter input. This input is a comma separated list of criteria. ...
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Take meal orders from breakfast, lunch and dinner menus
I have an exercise requires me to write a service to management menu.
The requirement like this:
Food menu includes: breakfast menu, lunch menu, dinner menu. The three menu haves list menu item( name, ...
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Extension methods to modify an async Task's type from Task<IEnumerable<T>> to Task<List<T>>
I've written a lot of (await SomeTask).AsList(); in my project, and it's kind of annoying to keep wrapping it.
To fix this I've written a little extension method on ...
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UIImage downscale and compression
getFinalImageData(:UIImage) takes a UIImage and downscales its size dimensions (to 400 ...
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Naming a method that gets the next enum value or starts from the beginning if the given value is the last
I'm struggling to find a proper name for a specific method (in code named NameOfExtension), and would also like some feedback about its implementation.
I am ...
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Substring extension method with a method of removal
I consistently have code where I need to pull individual chunks of substrings out of a larger string; while I won't get into details, it's easy to replicate in a proof of concept:
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Extension method to get the Sunday date from current date based on weekOffset
I want to write an extension method for getting Sunday Date based on weekOffset and current date. For example if weekOffset value is 1 that means next week sunday date and if weekOffset is 2 that ...
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Extending method chaining IEnumerable with Add..If
I'm trying to write an extension (method chaining) for playing around a bit.
What I made work is an extension to add an item to the list (what is pretty easy):
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Use proxy for jQuery-like DOM extensions
I have cleared all my scripting from the use of JQuery, but sometimes I miss a few handy extensions. Now I'm playing with the idea to "extend" ...
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DistinctCount extension method
Here I go again. I have been finding a fairly common pattern in business logic code. And that pattern looks like this: ...
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Pass class property as parameter to extension method
I have the following class structure:
MyAttribute.cs
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Programmatically getting the GUID of an application
Intrigued by the events chronicled here (also here and here), I saw the inherent utility in having a program-specific GUID available. The SO answers that were correct seemed a bit tightly-coupled and ...
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Extension method: Task<T>.CoalesceAwait
There has been ongoing concern about the question of awaiting a task that could possibly be null, as when using null-coalescing operators. Consider the following:
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Extension method for getting custom Principal Claim
I'm writing extension methods to shorten the code required to get custom Claims from an IPrincipal. I have two general forms for ...
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Solving Fizz Buzz using LINQ in C#
The Fizz Buzz challenge is well-known and should not need any explanations, right?
I recently got a bit bored and came up with a solution for Fizz Buzz using LINQ and even asynchronous code and a lot ...
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