Productivity Functions Library

Here, I will introduce you to the methods library that helps you work with your common WinForms controls.

What is Productivity Functions Library?

 

Productivity Functions Library is a library of extension methods that make it easy to work with common WinForms Controls and classes.

 

List of Some Controls, Methods

 

PictureBox Methods

• LoadImageFormFile() // Loads image from the image file you select.
• LoadImageFormByteArray() // This will load image from byte array you passed into this method.
• GetByteImage() // Will return a byte array copy of image inside the PictureBox.
• SaveImageInFile() // Shows SaveFileDialog to save the image by it. You can specify the filter and title as parameters on this method.

DataGridView Methods

• UpdateDataSource() // This method takes one parameter which is a data source. Note - It disables the AutoGenerateColumns Property.
• ExportToCVSFile() // Shows SaveFileDialog and you can set its title by passing title as parameter.
• ExportToExcelFile() // Same as the last one; it takes title as parameter.
• ExportToPDFFile() // Exports DataGridView to pdf file.

ComboBox Methods

• UpdateDataSource() // It takes 3 parameters *dataSource // the data source. *displayMember // the display member for the ComboBox. *valueMember // the value member for the ComboBox //It sets SelectedIndex Property to -1

ListView Functions

• LoadFoldersList() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the folders in parentDirectory to list view.
• LoadFoldersListAysnc() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the folders in parentDirectory to list view async.

• LoadFilesList() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the files in parentDirectory to list view.
• LoadFoldersListAysnc() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the folders in parentDirectory to list view async.
• LoadFilesListWithIcons() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the files with their icons in parentDirectory to list view.
• LoadFilesListWithIconsAysnc() // Takes one parameter which is parentDirectory. It loads all the files with their icons in parentDirectory to list view async.

Where can I get this Library?

 

You can download it from nuget.org

 

PackageURL or you can get it from the GitHub Repository as well.

 

Last Words

 

I have created this library to help developers in working with common WinForms controls. If you have any idea of new methods that I can add, please share them with me. Thank you!