csharp-utils

Usage Demo

Useful C# extensions for windows form applications

Installation Nuget Package Download

Package Manager:

Install-Package CSUtils.LinkExtension.LinkControlByPropertyName -Version 1.0.0.2

.Net CLI:

dotnet add package CSUtils.LinkExtension.LinkControlByPropertyName --version 1.0.0.2

Usage example

Link/Unlink Windows Form Control Objects

private void LinkOneWay()
{
    // when checkbox2 and checkbox3 change their properties checkbox1 is not updated.
    checkbox1.LinkOneWay("Checked", checkbox2, checkbox3);
}

private void LinkBothWay()
{
    // all checkboxes are linked together by their "Checked" property.
    checkbox1.Link("Checked", checkbox2, checkbox3);
}

private void Unlink()
{
    checkbox1.UnLink();
}

Button Enumerator

private Dictionary<string, object> namesWithColors = new Dictionary<string, object>()
{
    { "Red" , Color.MediumVioletRed },
    { "Yellow" , Color.Yellow },
    { "Green" , Color.LightGreen },
};

private void bt_shift_names_with_colors_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Button bt = sender as Button;
    bt.Enumerate(namesWithColors, (s, o) => {
        Color newColor = (Color)o;
        bt.BackColor = newColor;
        Console.WriteLine("new color is {0}", newColor.Name);
    });
}

MakeAll

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // sample usage of MakeAll<T> extension to make all checkboxes checked: true on initialization
    this.MakeAll<CheckBox>(cb => cb.Checked = true);
}

GetAll

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // sample usage of GetAll<T> extension to select all radiobuttons which are defaulted by their tag
    foreach (RadioButton rb in this.GetAll<RadioButton>().Where(r => r.Tag.ConvertWithDefault<int>() == 0))
    {
        rb.Checked = true;
    }
}

Development setup

After Downloading project, build 'BuilAll' project and use generated DLL file in your projects.

Meta

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Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.

https://github.com/nixiz/csharp-utils

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/nixiz/csharp-utils/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar)
5. Create a new Pull Request