C#•2y ago

How to convert this method into a generic one?

    private List<string> GetEnumNamesCorrected()
    {
        var correctedNames = new List<string>();
        foreach (var enumName in Enum.GetNames(typeof(ManagerType)))
        {
            var wordsInType = 
                Regex.Matches(enumName.ToString(), @"([A-Z][a-z]+)")
                    .Cast<Match>()
                    .Select(m => m.Value);

            var withSpaces = string.Join(" ", wordsInType);
            correctedNames.Add(withSpaces);
        }
        return correctedNames;
    } // Outpets new() { "Human Resources", "General Manager" } just converts to string and adds space at Capital letters
    public enum ManagerType
    {
        HumanResources,
        GeneralManager
    }

    private List<string> GetEnumNamesCorrected()
    {
        var correctedNames = new List<string>();
        foreach (var enumName in Enum.GetNames(typeof(ManagerType)))
        {
            var wordsInType = 
                Regex.Matches(enumName.ToString(), @"([A-Z][a-z]+)")
                    .Cast<Match>()
                    .Select(m => m.Value);

            var withSpaces = string.Join(" ", wordsInType);
            correctedNames.Add(withSpaces);
        }
        return correctedNames;
    } // Outpets new() { "Human Resources", "General Manager" } just converts to string and adds space at Capital letters
    public enum ManagerType
    {
        HumanResources,
        GeneralManager
    }

I want to be able to do ManagerType.GetEnumNamesCorrected(), as well as with all my other enums. I've come up with this sudo code but it doesn't work

    public static class ExtensionMethods
    {
        public static List<string> GetEnumNamesCorrected<T>(this T enu) where T : Enum
        {
            var correctedNames = new List<string>();
            foreach (var enumName in Enum.GetNames(typeof(enu))) // this is an error
            {
                var wordsInType =
                    Regex.Matches(enumName.ToString(), @"([A-Z][a-z]+)")
                        .Cast<Match>()
                        .Select(m => m.Value);

                var withSpaces = string.Join(" ", wordsInType);
                correctedNames.Add(withSpaces);
            }
            return correctedNames;
        }
    }

    public static class ExtensionMethods
    {
        public static List<string> GetEnumNamesCorrected<T>(this T enu) where T : Enum
        {
            var correctedNames = new List<string>();
            foreach (var enumName in Enum.GetNames(typeof(enu))) // this is an error
            {
                var wordsInType =
                    Regex.Matches(enumName.ToString(), @"([A-Z][a-z]+)")
                        .Cast<Match>()
                        .Select(m => m.Value);

                var withSpaces = string.Join(" ", wordsInType);
                correctedNames.Add(withSpaces);
            }
            return correctedNames;
        }
    }

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Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

This works, thanks. Do you know if it's possible to turn it into an extension method so I can do ManagerType.GetValues(); instead of GetValues<ManagerType>()?

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

Then the extension method will be able to the values of the enum and not the enum itself

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

var test = ManagerType.GeneralManager;
test.GetValues();

var test = ManagerType.GeneralManager;
test.GetValues();

Thats how it works rn

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

I want to be able to do ManagerType.GetValues(); Using your example

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

Thats what Im thinking

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

Its fine, just semantics. ExtensionMethods.GetValues<ManagerType>(); works just as good as ManagerType.GetValues();

Unknown User•2y ago

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Playboi17•2y ago

Thanks for the help any ways. Works perfect

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How to convert this method into a generic one?