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Class Utilities - WindowsForms API Reference | Syncfusion

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    Class Utilities

    Utility class for different static methods.

    Inheritance
    System.Object
    Utilities
    Inherited Members
    System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
    System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
    System.Object.GetHashCode()
    System.Object.GetType()
    System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
    System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
    System.Object.ToString()
    Namespace: Syncfusion.HTMLUI.Base.Utility
    Assembly: Syncfusion.HTMLUI.Base.dll
    Syntax
    public sealed class Utilities

    Fields

    DEF_FRAGMENT_PREFIX

    Prefix of the fragment in the Uri object.

    Declaration
    public const char DEF_FRAGMENT_PREFIX = '#'
    Field Value
    Type
    System.Char

    DEF_REGEX_OPTIONS

    Options for regular expressions.

    Declaration
    public const RegexOptions DEF_REGEX_OPTIONS
    Field Value
    Type
    System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions

    Methods

    ArabicToLetter(Int32)

    Converts arabic number to "A" format.

    Declaration
    public static string ArabicToLetter(int arabic)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Int32 arabic

    Number in arabic format.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Number in "A" format.

    ArabicToRoman(Int32)

    Converts arabic number to roman.

    Declaration
    public static string ArabicToRoman(int intArabic)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Int32 intArabic

    Number in arabic format.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Number in Roman format.

    ConvertToBool(String)

    Converts string to its bool representation.

    Declaration
    public static bool ConvertToBool(string value)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String value

    String representation of the bool.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    Bool value.

    ConvertToInteger(String)

    Converts ShortVariant value to integer and returns it.

    Declaration
    public static int ConvertToInteger(string value)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String value

    Value to convert.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Int32

    Integer value.

    ConvertToPoint(String)

    Returns point from its string representation.

    Declaration
    public static Point ConvertToPoint(string value)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String value

    String representation of the point.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Drawing.Point

    Point form of string.

    ConvertToSize(String)

    Returns size from its string representation.

    Declaration
    public static Size ConvertToSize(string value)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String value

    String representation of the size.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Drawing.Size

    Size object.

    ConvertToString(String)

    Converts ShortVariant value to string and returns it.

    Declaration
    public static string ConvertToString(string value)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String value

    Value to convert.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    String interpretation of the variant value.

    DeleteWhiteSpace(String)

    Trims big whitespaces from the specified string to single, skip tabs, new lines, etc.

    Declaration
    public static string DeleteWhiteSpace(string str)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String str

    String value.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    String after deleting whitespaces.

    DetectEncoding(String)

    Detects and returns the encoding from it's string name.

    Declaration
    public static Encoding DetectEncoding(string encType)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String encType

    Name of encoding.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Text.Encoding

    Encoding data if detected; Null otherwise.

    ExtractBookmark(String)

    Extracts bookmark path from the specified full path and returns array where the first element is the path without bookmark; second - bookmark if found.

    Declaration
    public static string[] ExtractBookmark(string path)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String path

    Path to resource.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String[]

    Array where first element is path without bookmark; second - bookmark if found.

    GetBookmark(String)

    Retrieves bookmark data from path where bookmark data may exist.

    Declaration
    public static string GetBookmark(string path)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String path

    Path to file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Bookmark data from path where bookmark data may exist.

    GetConvertedString(String)

    Converts string with special HTML symbols to string view.

    Declaration
    public static string GetConvertedString(string input)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String input

    String with special symbols.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Converted string if symbols exist; input string otherwise.

    GetFullPath(String, String)

    Returns the absolute path for the file.

    Declaration
    public static string GetFullPath(string currentDir, string path)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Additional directory for searching the file.

    System.String path

    Path to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Full path for the file if file exists; NULL otherwise.

    ImageFromFile(String)

    Loads and returns bitmap from the file.

    Declaration
    public static Bitmap ImageFromFile(string fullPath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String fullPath

    Full path to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Drawing.Bitmap

    Bitmap if loaded; Null otherwise.

    ImageFromStream(Stream)

    Creates bitmap object from the stream.

    Declaration
    public static Bitmap ImageFromStream(Stream stream)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.IO.Stream stream

    Bitmap stream data.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Drawing.Bitmap

    Bitmap object, if bitmap is created; NULL otherwise.

    IsFileExists(String, String)

    Indicates whether file with such path exists. Searches in specified directory also.

    Declaration
    public static bool IsFileExists(string currentDir, string path)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Additional directory for searching the file.

    System.String path

    Path to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    True if file is found.

    IsFileExists(String, String, out String)

    Indicates whether file with specified path exists. Searches in additional directory also.

    Declaration
    public static bool IsFileExists(string currentDir, string path, out string fullPath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Additional directory for searching the file.

    System.String path

    Path to the file.

    System.String fullPath

    Full path to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    True if file exists; False otherwise.

    IsUriExists(String, String, out Uri)

    Indicates whether resource by Uri with defined path exists. Searches in additional Uri base also.

    Declaration
    public static bool IsUriExists(string currentDir, string path, out Uri fullUriPath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Additional root uri for searching resource.

    System.String path

    Path to resource.

    System.Uri fullUriPath

    Uri object to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    True if file by Uri exists; False otherwise.

    ReadToEnd(Stream)

    Reads data from the specified stream.

    Declaration
    public static byte[] ReadToEnd(Stream stream)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.IO.Stream stream

    Source stream for data reading.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Byte[]

    Array of data from the stream.

    RemoveBookmark(String)

    Retrieves path to file from path where bookmark data may exist.

    Declaration
    public static string RemoveBookmark(string path)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String path

    Path to file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Path to file from path where bookmark data may exist.

    StreamFromFile(String, String)

    Creates and returns the stream from the specified file.

    Declaration
    public static Stream StreamFromFile(string currentDir, string fileName)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Current directory.

    System.String fileName

    Path to the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.IO.Stream

    Stream object if resource found; Null otherwise.

    StreamFromString(String)

    Converts the given string to memory stream.

    Declaration
    public static Stream StreamFromString(string str)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String str

    The string to convert in to stream.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.IO.Stream

    Stream data from string

    StreamFromUrl(Uri)

    Returns data from the specified Uri address.

    Declaration
    public static Stream StreamFromUrl(Uri uri)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Uri uri

    Uri path to the resource.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.IO.Stream

    Data from Uri resource.

    StrEquals(String, String)

    Indicates whether two strings are equal or not. Method is case insensitive.

    Declaration
    public static bool StrEquals(string a, string b)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String a

    First string.

    System.String b

    Second string.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    True if strings are equal by value.

    StringFromFile(String, String)

    Returns string data extracted from the specified file with default encoding.

    Declaration
    public static string StringFromFile(string currentDir, string fileName)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String currentDir

    Name of the Directory.

    System.String fileName

    Name of the file.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    String data extracted from the file with default encoding.

    StringFromStream(Stream, Encoding)

    Reads data from the specified stream and converts it to the stream.

    Declaration
    public static string StringFromStream(Stream stream, Encoding encoding)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.IO.Stream stream

    Stream with data.

    System.Text.Encoding encoding

    Encoding object.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    String data from the stream.

    StringFromUrl(Uri)

    Returns data from the specified Uri address.

    Declaration
    public static string StringFromUrl(Uri uri)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Uri uri

    Uri path to the resource.

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Data from Uri resource.

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