Class DataHelper

This class contains methods for validating, converting and manipulating data types commonly used in applications.

Inheritance

object

DataHelper

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: DataWeb.Data

Assembly: DataWeb.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class DataHelper

Methods

ConvertStringToValue(string, string)

Converts the specified string representation to the specified data type.

Declaration

public static object ConvertStringToValue(string stringValue, string dataType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	stringValue	The string representation of the value to convert.
string	dataType	The data type to convert the string value to. Valid values are "Boolean", "Integer", "Decimal", "Date", "DateTime", "DateTimeOffset" and "String".

Returns

Type	Description
object	The converted value.

ConvertValueToString(object, string)

Converts the specified value to a string representation of the specified data type.

Declaration

public static string ConvertValueToString(object value, string dataType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	value	The value to convert.
string	dataType	The data type of the value to convert. Valid values are "Boolean", "Integer", "Decimal", "Date", "DateTime", "DateTimeOffset" and "String".

Returns

Type	Description
string	A string representation of the specified value.

IsValidValue(object, string)

Determines whether the specified value can be converted to the specified data type.

Declaration

public static bool IsValidValue(object value, string dataType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	value	The value to validate.
string	dataType	The data type to validate the value against. Valid values are "Boolean", "Integer", "Decimal", "Date", "DateTime", "DateTimeOffset" and "String".

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if the value can be converted to the specified data type, false otherwise.

MergeDictionaries<TKey, TValue>(Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, Dictionary<TKey, TValue>)

Merges two dictionaries into a single dictionary. In case of duplicate keys, the values from existingValues take precedence.

Declaration

public static Dictionary<TKey, TValue> MergeDictionaries<TKey, TValue>(Dictionary<TKey, TValue> existingValues, Dictionary<TKey, TValue> providedValues)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Dictionary<TKey, TValue>	existingValues	The base dictionary whose values take precedence in case of key conflicts. Can be null.
Dictionary<TKey, TValue>	providedValues	The dictionary to merge with the base dictionary. Can be null.

Returns

Type	Description
Dictionary<TKey, TValue>	A new dictionary containing the merged key-value pairs. The order of elements is not guaranteed.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TKey	The type of keys in the dictionaries.
TValue	The type of values in the dictionaries.

MergeStringValues(List<string>, List<string>)

Merges two lists of strings into a single list without duplicates.

Declaration

public static List<string> MergeStringValues(List<string> existingValues, List<string> providedValues)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
List<string>	existingValues	The first list of string values. Can be null.
List<string>	providedValues	The second list of string values to merge. Can be null.

Returns

Type	Description
List<string>	A list containing all unique string values from both input lists. The order of elements is not guaranteed.

RemoveMilliseconds(DateTime)

Removes the milliseconds component of a DateTime value.

Declaration

public static DateTime RemoveMilliseconds(DateTime date)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
DateTime	date	The DateTime value to remove the milliseconds from.

Returns

Type	Description
DateTime	A new DateTime value without the milliseconds component.

RemoveMilliseconds(DateTimeOffset)

Removes the milliseconds component of a DateTimeOffset value.

Declaration

public static DateTimeOffset RemoveMilliseconds(DateTimeOffset date)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
DateTimeOffset	date	The DateTimeOffset value to remove the milliseconds from.

Returns

Type	Description
DateTimeOffset	A new DateTimeOffset value without the milliseconds component.