Class StringExtraction

Contains methods to extract data from strings

Inheritance

System.Object

StringExtraction

Inherited Members

System.Object.ToString()

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Simplic.Text

Assembly: Simplic.CoreLib.dll

Syntax

public static class StringExtraction

Methods

CastAsNumber(String, IList<Char>, Int32, Int32)

Extract a number from string and remove thousand-separator

Declaration

public static double CastAsNumber(string input, IList<char> separators, int minDecimalNumbers = 2, int maxAlphanumericChars = 2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	input	Input string
System.Collections.Generic.IList<System.Char>	separators
System.Int32	minDecimalNumbers	Minimum decimal numbers
System.Int32	maxAlphanumericChars

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	Extracted double or null. Throws an exception if casting failed

CastAsNumber(String, Int32, Int32)

Extract a number from string and remove thousand-separator

Declaration

public static double CastAsNumber(string input, int minDecimalNumbers = 2, int maxAlphanumericChars = 2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	input	Input string
System.Int32	minDecimalNumbers	Minimum decimal numbers
System.Int32	maxAlphanumericChars

Returns

Type	Description
System.Double	Extracted double or null. Throws an exception if casting failed

ExtractDateTime(String)

Searches from date values in a string

Declaration

public static DateTime? ExtractDateTime(string input)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	input	Input string that will be used for searching

Returns

Type	Description
System.Nullable<System.DateTime>	Returns a System.DateTime instance of the text contains a date time in the format (dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm) HH:mm is optional

FindInLine(String, IList<ExtractionKey>, IList<ExtractionValue>, Func<String, Boolean>, String, Boolean, Int32)

Find value within text block

Declaration

public static ExtractionResult FindInLine(string textBlock, IList<ExtractionKey> keys, IList<ExtractionValue> valueWhiteList, Func<string, bool> validateValue = null, string charsToRemove = ".:;", bool forceWhiteList = false, int minResultLenght = 3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	textBlock	Text block as string
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionKey>	keys	List of keys to search for
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionValue>	valueWhiteList	List of allowed values
System.Func<System.String, System.Boolean>	validateValue
System.String	charsToRemove	Chars to remove from a key while comparing
System.Boolean	forceWhiteList
System.Int32	minResultLenght

Returns

Type	Description
ExtractionResult	Result instance, which fits the most

FindInLine(String, IList<ExtractionKey>, String, Func<String, Boolean>, String, Int32)

Find value within text block

Declaration

public static ExtractionResult FindInLine(string textBlock, IList<ExtractionKey> keys, string regex, Func<string, bool> validateValue = null, string charsToRemove = ".:;", int minResultLenght = 3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	textBlock	Text block as string
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionKey>	keys	List of keys to search for
System.String	regex	Regex which matches the value
System.Func<System.String, System.Boolean>	validateValue
System.String	charsToRemove	Chars to remove from a key while comparing
System.Int32	minResultLenght

Returns

Type	Description
ExtractionResult	Result instance, which fits the most

FindInNextLine(String, IList<ExtractionKey>, IList<ExtractionValue>, Func<String, Boolean>, String, Int32, Boolean)

Find value within text block and retrieve it from the next line

Declaration

public static ExtractionResult FindInNextLine(string textBlock, IList<ExtractionKey> keys, IList<ExtractionValue> valueWhiteList, Func<string, bool> validateValue = null, string charsToRemove = ".:;", int minSplitChars = 3, bool forceWhiteList = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	textBlock	Text block as string
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionKey>	keys	List of keys to search for
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionValue>	valueWhiteList	List of allowed values
System.Func<System.String, System.Boolean>	validateValue
System.String	charsToRemove	Chars to remove from a key while comparing
System.Int32	minSplitChars
System.Boolean	forceWhiteList

Returns

Type	Description
ExtractionResult	Result instance, which fits the most

FindInNextLine(String, IList<ExtractionKey>, String, Func<String, Boolean>, String, Int32)

Find value within text block

Declaration

public static ExtractionResult FindInNextLine(string textBlock, IList<ExtractionKey> keys, string regex, Func<string, bool> validateValue = null, string charsToRemove = ".:;", int minSplitChars = 3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	textBlock	Text block as string
System.Collections.Generic.IList<ExtractionKey>	keys	List of keys to search for
System.String	regex	Regex which matches the value
System.Func<System.String, System.Boolean>	validateValue
System.String	charsToRemove	Chars to remove from a key while comparing
System.Int32	minSplitChars

Returns

Type	Description
ExtractionResult	Result instance, which fits the most

SplitLine(String, Char, Int32, Int32, String)

Split line into a list of strings

Declaration

public static IList<string> SplitLine(string line, char splitChar, int minCharBeforeSplit = 1, int minPartLength = 0, string cleanupChars = "1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	line	Line to split
System.Char	splitChar	Split chars
System.Int32	minCharBeforeSplit	Minimum chars before splitting
System.Int32	minPartLength	Minimum length
System.String	cleanupChars	Chars to cleanup when length is 0

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IList<System.String>