C#:: Code Factory

Split string in equal sized chunks

private IEnumerable<string> SplitIntoChunks(string text, int chunkSize) { int offset = 0; while (offset < text.Length) { int size = Math.Min(chunkSize, text.Length - offset); yield return text.Substring(offset, size); offset += size; } }

source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1632078/split-string-in-512-char-chunks-c

Find the Date for the Start of the Week?

public static class DateTimeExtensions { public static DateTime StartOfWeek(this DateTime dt, DayOfWeek startOfWeek) { int diff = dt.DayOfWeek - startOfWeek; if (diff < 0) { diff += 7; } return dt.AddDays(-1 * diff).Date; } }

source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38039/how-can-i-get-the-datetime-for-the-start-of-the-week

Chained null checks and the Maybe monad - CodeProject

OLD string postCode = null; if (person != null && person.Address != null && person.Address.PostCode != null) { postCode = person.Address.PostCode.ToString(); }

NEW public static TResult With<TInput, TResult>(this TInput o, Func<TInput, TResult> evaluator)     where TResult : class     where TInput : class {     if (o == null) return null;     return evaluator(o); } string postCode = this.With(x => person)                       .With(x => x.Address)                       .With(x => x.PostCode);

source: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/maybemonads.aspx

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