36 lines
1.3 KiB
VB.net
36 lines
1.3 KiB
VB.net
Public Class ClassUtils
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''' <summary>
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''' Generates a random short (8 characters) guid
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''' </summary>
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''' <returns>The generated guid as a String</returns>
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Public Shared Function ShortGUID() As String
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Return Guid.NewGuid().ToString().GetHashCode().ToString("x")
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End Function
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''' <summary>
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''' Converts a String value to the given Enum
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''' </summary>
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''' <typeparam name="T">The Enum Type</typeparam>
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''' <param name="value">The string value to convert</param>
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Public Shared Function ToEnum(Of T)(value As String) As T
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Return [Enum].Parse(GetType(T), value)
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End Function
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''' <summary>
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''' Checks a value for three different `null` values,
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''' Nothing, Empty String, DBNull
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'''
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''' Returns the original value if the value is not null, or `defaultValue`
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''' </summary>
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''' <typeparam name="T">The type of the value</typeparam>
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''' <param name="value">The value</param>
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''' <param name="defaultValue">The default Value</param>
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Public Function NotNull(Of T)(ByVal value As T, ByVal defaultValue As T) As T
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If IsNothing(value) OrElse String.IsNullOrEmpty(value.ToString) OrElse IsDBNull(value) Then
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Return defaultValue
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Else
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Return value
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End If
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End Function
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End Class
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