Class Utils

A class providing static utility functions that in any other language would just exist.

Inheritance
Object
Utils
Inherited Members
Namespace: IPA.Utilities
Assembly: IPA.Loader.dll
Syntax
public static class Utils

Properties

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CanUseDateTimeNowSafely

Whether you can safely use Now without Mono throwing a fit.

Declaration
public static bool CanUseDateTimeNowSafely { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

true if you can use Now safely, false otherwise

Methods

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ByteArrayToString(Byte[])

Converts a byte array to a hex string.

Declaration
public static string ByteArrayToString(byte[] ba)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Byte[] ba

the byte array
Returns
Type Description
String

the hex form of the array
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CopyAll(DirectoryInfo, DirectoryInfo, String, Func<Exception, FileInfo, Boolean>)

Copies all files from source to target.

Declaration
public static void CopyAll(DirectoryInfo source, DirectoryInfo target, string appendFileName = "", Func<Exception, FileInfo, bool> onCopyException = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
DirectoryInfo source

the source directory
DirectoryInfo target

the destination directory
String appendFileName

the filename of the file to append together
Func<Exception, FileInfo, Boolean> onCopyException

a delegate called when there is an error copying. Return true to keep going.
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CurrentTime()

Returns Now if supported, otherwise UtcNow.

Declaration
public static DateTime CurrentTime()
Returns
Type Description
DateTime

the current DateTime if supported, otherwise some indeterminant increasing value.
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GetRelativePath(String, String)

Gets a path relative to the provided folder.

Declaration
public static string GetRelativePath(string file, string folder)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String file

the file to relativize
String folder

the source folder
Returns
Type Description
String

a path to get from folder to file
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ScopeGuard(Action)

Creates a scope guard for a given Action.

Declaration
public static Utils.ScopeGuardObject ScopeGuard(Action action)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Action action

the Action to run on dispose
Returns
Type Description
Utils.ScopeGuardObject

a Utils.ScopeGuardObject that will run action on disposal
Examples
using var _ = Utils.ScopeGuard(() => RunOnScopeExit(value));
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StringToByteArray(String)

Converts a hex string to a byte array.

Declaration
public static byte[] StringToByteArray(string hex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String hex

the hex stream
Returns
Type Description
Byte[]

the corresponding byte array
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UnsafeCompare(Byte[], Byte[])

Uses unsafe code to compare 2 byte arrays quickly.

Declaration
public static bool UnsafeCompare(byte[] a1, byte[] a2)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Byte[] a1

array 1
Byte[] a2

array 2
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

whether or not they are byte-for-byte equal
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VersionCompareNoPrerelease(Version, Version)

Compares a pair of SemVer.Versions ignoring both the prerelease and build fields.

Declaration
public static int VersionCompareNoPrerelease(Version l, Version r)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SemVer.Version l

the left value
SemVer.Version r

the right value
Returns
Type Description
Int32

< 0 if l is less than r, 0 if they are equal in the numeric portion, or > 0 if l is greater than r