Fluent C Sharp Language Extension Helpers - Part 1

So, I found myself doing a lot of for( int i = 0; i < n; i++ ){} stuff lately.  So, I’ve decided to try something new. I’ve started a small collection of “Fluent Helpers” that alleviate a lot of the verbosity in C#.

About 28 characters (including spaces) for a simple for loop to do some constant iteration.

for( int i = 0; i < n, i++){

About 18 characters to do this (no pun intended):

Do.This( 5, () =>{

Here’s an example:

51   Do.This( 5,
52           () =>
53               {
54                   Console.Write( "Hello " );
55                   Console.WriteLine( "World!" );
56               }
57       );

Prints:

Hello World!
Hello World!
Hello World!
Hello World!
Hello World!

Now that feels much better on my hands, and looks much cleaner too, IMHO.  Here’s the simple implementation for Do.This:

42     public static class Do
43     {
44         public static void This(int times, Action what)
45         {
46             for( int i = 0; i < times; i++ )
47             {
48                 what();
49             }
50         }
51     }

I’ve already started a little library of these small syntax helpers I’ve collected.  If you have any suggestions, please share!

-Brian Chavez