prs/prs.mobile/comal.timesheets/Data Classes/SearchUtils.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace comal.timesheets.Data_Classes
{
    public static class SearchUtils
    {
        public static String UpperCaseFirst(string s)
        {
            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            a[0] = char.ToUpper(a[0]);
            return new string(a);
        }

        public static String LowerCaseFirst(string s)
        {
            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            a[0] = char.ToLower(a[0]);
            return new string(a);
        }

        public static String UpperCaseSecond(string s)
        {
            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            if (a.Length >= 2)
            {
                a[0] = char.ToUpper(a[0]);
                a[1] = char.ToUpper(a[1]);
                return new string(a);
            }
            else
                return s;
        }

        public static String UpperCaseThird(string s)
        {
            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            if (a.Length >= 3)
            {
                a[0] = char.ToUpper(a[0]);
                a[1] = char.ToUpper(a[1]);
                a[2] = char.ToUpper(a[2]);
                return new string(a);
            }
            else
                return s;
        }

        public static String UpperCaseFourth(string s)
        {
            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            if (a.Length >= 4)
            {
                a[0] = char.ToUpper(a[0]);
                a[1] = char.ToUpper(a[1]);
                a[2] = char.ToUpper(a[2]);
                a[3] = char.ToUpper(a[3]);
                return new string(a);
            }
            else
                return s;
        }

        public enum SortDirection
        {
            Default,
            Ascending,
            Descending
        }

        public static IOrderedEnumerable<T> OrderByPropertyName<T>
        (
            this IEnumerable<T> items,
            string propertyName,
            SortDirection sortDirection = SortDirection.Ascending
        )
        {
            var propInfo = typeof(T).GetProperty(propertyName);
            return items.OrderByDirection(x => propInfo.GetValue(x, null), sortDirection);
        }

        public static IOrderedEnumerable<T> OrderByDirection<T, TKey>
        (
            this IEnumerable<T> items,
            Func<T, TKey> keyExpression,
            SortDirection sortDirection = SortDirection.Ascending
        )
        {
            switch (sortDirection)
            {
                case SortDirection.Ascending:
                    return items.OrderBy(keyExpression);
                case SortDirection.Descending:
                    return items.OrderByDescending(keyExpression);
                default: 
                    return items.OrderBy(keyExpression);
            }            
        }
    }
}