Utility

public sealed class Utility
Class with useful static methods.

Methods

DocumentAngleTolerance

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public static double DocumentAngleTolerance()
Returns the Angle Tolerance in degrees for the model document

DocumentTolerance

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public static double DocumentTolerance()
Returns the Absolute Tolerance of the model document

DocumentUnits

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public static string DocumentUnits()
Returns the unit system for the model document

FixNewlines

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public static string FixNewlines(string text, string newLinePattern)
Make sure all newlines in a string have a specific pattern.
Parameters:
text (string)Text to fix.
newLinePattern (string)Newline string to use.
Returns: Fixed string

FixNewlines

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public static string FixNewlines(string text)
Make sure all newlines in a string adhere to the current platform standard.
Parameters:
text (string)Text to fix.

InvokeDownloader

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public static void InvokeDownloader(string sourceUri, string targetUri, bool silent)
Start an asynchronous download operation. The download runs in a separate appdomain. After triggering that process this method returns immediately.
Parameters:
sourceUri (string)Uri of data to download.
targetUri (string)Uri of file on local disk where to store downloaded data.
silent (bool)If true the download will not display any user interface.

InvokeGetter

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public static object InvokeGetter(object target, string property)
Call a getter property via its name.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
property (string)Name of property to invoke.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeGetterSafe

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public static object InvokeGetterSafe(object target, string property)
Call a getter property via its name. No exceptions are thrown.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
property (string)Name of property to invoke.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeMethod

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public static object InvokeMethod(object target, string method, params object[] params)
Call a method via its name.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
method (string)Name of method to invoke.
params (params object[])Arguments for method.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeMethod

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public static object InvokeMethod(object target, string method)
Call a method via its name.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
method (string)Name of method to invoke.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeMethodSafe

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public static object InvokeMethodSafe(object target, string method, params object[] params)
Call a method via its name. No exceptions are thrown.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
method (string)Name of method to invoke.
params (params object[])Arguments for method.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeMethodSafe

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public static object InvokeMethodSafe(object target, string method)
Call a method via its name. No exceptions are thrown.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
method (string)Name of method to invoke.
Returns: The return value of the method.

InvokeSetter

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public static void InvokeSetter(object target, string property, object value)
Call a setter property via its name.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
property (string)Name of property to invoke.
value (object)

InvokeSetterSafe

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public static void InvokeSetterSafe(object target, string property, object value)
Call a setter property via its name. No exceptions are thrown.
Parameters:
target (object)Object to invoke on.
property (string)Name of property to invoke.
value (object)

LikeOperator

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public static bool LikeOperator(string text, string pattern)
Exposes the VB.NET Like operator as a static method.
Parameters:
text (string)
pattern (string)

SetDefaultTolerances

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public static void SetDefaultTolerances(double absoluteTolerance, double angleToleranceDegrees)
Utility function to set absolute and angle tolerance fields.
Parameters:
absoluteTolerance (double)Value to set model absolute tolerance
angleToleranceDegrees (double)Value to set model angle tolerance in degrees

SetDefaultUnits

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public static void SetDefaultUnits(string modelUnits)
Utility function to set model unit fields
Parameters:
modelUnits (string)Value to set default model units

TernaryIf<T>

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public static T TernaryIf<T>(bool condition, T A, T B)
obsoleteTernary conditionals are now part of the standard C# and VB language spec. Consider using those instead.
Type safe implementation of the IIf conditional statement.
Parameters:
condition (bool)If True, A is returned.
A (T)Value to return when condition evaluates to true.
B (T)Value to return when condition evaluates to false.