Class FixedStringMethods

Provides extension methods for FixedStringN.

Inheritance
object
FixedStringMethods
Namespace: Unity.Collections
Assembly: Unity.Collections.dll
Syntax
public static class FixedStringMethods

Methods

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4, in T5, in T6, in T7)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4, in T5 arg5, in T6 arg6, in T7 arg7) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T5 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T6 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T7 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T5 arg5

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T6 arg6

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T7 arg7

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T5

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T6

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T7

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4, in T5, in T6, in T7, in T8)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4, in T5 arg5, in T6 arg6, in T7 arg7, in T8 arg8) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T5 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T6 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T7 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T8 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T5 arg5

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T6 arg6

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T7 arg7

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T8 arg8

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T5

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T6

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T7

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T8

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4, in T5, in T6, in T7, in T8, in T9)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4, in T5 arg5, in T6 arg6, in T7 arg7, in T8 arg8, in T9 arg9) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T5 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T6 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T7 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T8 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T9 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T5 arg5

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T6 arg6

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T7 arg7

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T8 arg8

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T9 arg9

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T5

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T6

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T7

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T8

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T9

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0>(ref T, in U, in T0)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4, in T5)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4, in T5 arg5) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T5 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T5 arg5

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T5

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(ref T, in U, in T0, in T1, in T2, in T3, in T4, in T5, in T6)

Interpolates strings into a format string and appends the result to this string.

Declaration
public static void AppendFormat<T, U, T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(this ref T dest, in U format, in T0 arg0, in T1 arg1, in T2 arg2, in T3 arg3, in T4 arg4, in T5 arg5, in T6 arg6) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where U : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T0 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T1 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T3 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T4 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T5 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T6 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T dest

The string to append to.
U format

A string to be interpolated and appended.
T0 arg0

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T1 arg1

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T2 arg2

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T3 arg3

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T4 arg4

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T5 arg5

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
T6 arg6

A FixedStringNBytes to interpolate into the format string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
U

A FixedStringNBytes type.
T0

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T1

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T2

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T3

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T4

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T5

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
T6

The type of value to interpolate into the format string.
Remarks

Similar to StringBuilder.AppendFormat but with significant limitations:

  • Only supports FixedStringNBytes arguments. To use other string types, convert them to FixedStringNBytes first.
  • Only supports numeric format placeholders of the form {0} .. {N}.
  • No format modifiers (e.g. {0:x}) are supported.

The overloads of this method take up to ten strings to interpolate into the format string.

AppendRawByte<T>(ref T, byte)

Appends a byte to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError AppendRawByte<T>(this ref T fs, byte a) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
byte a

A byte to append.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.
Remarks

No validation is performed: it is your responsibility for the data to be valid UTF-8 when you're done appending bytes.

Append<T>(ref T, byte*, int)

Appends bytes to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, byte* utf8Bytes, int utf8BytesLength) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The destination string.
byte* utf8Bytes

The bytes to append.
int utf8BytesLength

The number of bytes to append.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the destination string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of the destination string.
Remarks

When the method returns an error, the destination string is not modified.

No validation is performed: it is your responsibility for the destination to contain valid UTF-8 when you're done appending bytes.

Append<T>(ref T, char)

Appends a char to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, char ch) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
char ch

A char to append.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, int)

Appends a number (converted to UTF-8 characters) to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, int input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
int input

An int to append to the string.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, long)

Appends a number (converted to UTF-8 characters) to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, long input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
long input

A long integer to append to the string.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, float, char)

Appends a number (converted to UTF-8 characters) to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, float input, char decimalSeparator = '.') where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
float input

A float to append to the string.
char decimalSeparator

The character to use as the decimal separator. Defaults to a period ('.').
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, string)

Appends another string to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, string s) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The destination string.
string s

The string to append.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the destination string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of the destination string.
Remarks

When the method returns an error, the destination string is not modified.

Append<T>(ref T, uint)

Appends a number (converted to UTF-8 characters) to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, uint input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
uint input

A uint to append to the string.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, ulong)

Appends a number (converted to UTF-8 characters) to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, ulong input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
ulong input

A ulong integer to append to the string.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, Rune)

Appends a Unicode.Rune to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, Unicode.Rune rune) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
Unicode.Rune rune

A Unicode.Rune to append.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T>(ref T, Rune, int)

Appends a Unicode.Rune a number of times to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T>(this ref T fs, Unicode.Rune rune, int count) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A FixedStringNBytes.
Unicode.Rune rune

A Unicode.Rune to append some number of times.
int count

The number of times to append the rune.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of FixedStringNBytes.

Append<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Appends another string to this string.

Declaration
public static FormatError Append<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The destination string.
T2 input

The source string.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the capacity of the destination string is exceeded.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of the destination string.
T2

The type of the source string.
Remarks

When the method returns an error, the destination string is not modified.

CompareTo<T>(ref T, byte*, int)

Returns the sort position of this string relative to a byte sequence.

Declaration
public static int CompareTo<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to compare.
byte* bytes

A byte sequence to compare.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
int

A number denoting the sort position of this string relative to the byte sequence:

 0 denotes that this string and byte sequence have the same sort position.<br />
 -1 denotes that this string should be sorted to precede the byte sequence.<br />
 +1 denotes that this string should be sorted to follow the byte sequence.<br />
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

CompareTo<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Returns the sort position of this string relative to another.

Declaration
public static int CompareTo<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to compare.
T2 other

Another string to compare.
Returns
Type Description
int

A number denoting the relative sort position of the strings:

 0 denotes that the strings have the same sort position.<br />
 -1 denotes that this string should be sorted to precede the other.<br />
 +1 denotes that this first string should be sorted to follow the other.<br />
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

ComputeHashCode<T>(ref T)

Returns a hash code of this string.

Declaration
public static int ComputeHashCode<T>(this ref T fs) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to get a hash code of.
Returns
Type Description
int

A hash code of this string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

Contains<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Returns true if a given substring occurs within this string.

Declaration
public static bool Contains<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
T2 other

A substring to search for within this string.
Returns
Type Description
bool

True if the substring occurs within this string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

ConvertToString<T>(ref T)

Returns a copy of this string as a managed string.

Declaration
public static string ConvertToString<T>(this ref T fs) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to copy.
Returns
Type Description
string

A copy of this string as a managed string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

CopyFrom<T>(ref T, string)

Copies another string to this string (making the two strings equal).

Declaration
public static CopyError CopyFrom<T>(this ref T fs, string s) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The destination string.
string s

The source string.
Returns
Type Description
CopyError

CopyError.None if successful. Returns CopyError.Truncation if the source string is too large to fit in the destination.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of the destination string.
Remarks

When the method returns an error, the destination string is not modified.

CopyFrom<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Copies another string to this string (making the two strings equal).

Declaration
public static CopyError CopyFrom<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 input) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The destination string.
T2 input

The source string.
Returns
Type Description
CopyError

CopyError.None if successful. Returns CopyError.Truncation if the source string is too large to fit in the destination.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

The type of the destination string.
T2

The type of the source string.
Remarks

When the method returns an error, the destination string is not modified.

EffectiveSizeOf<T>(ref T)

Returns the effective size in bytes of this string.

Declaration
public static int EffectiveSizeOf<T>(this ref T fs) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to get the effective size of.
Returns
Type Description
int

The effective size in bytes of this string.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
Remarks

"Effective size" is Length + 3, the number of bytes you need to copy when serializing the string. (The plus 3 accounts for the null-terminator byte and the 2 bytes that store the Length).

Useful for checking whether this string will fit in the space of a smaller FixedStringN.

Equals<T>(ref T, byte*, int)

Returns true if this string and a byte sequence are equal (meaning they have the same length and content).

Declaration
public static bool Equals<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to compare for equality.
byte* bytes

A sequence of bytes to compare for equality.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
bool

True if this string and the byte sequence have the same length and if this string's character bytes match the byte sequence.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

Equals<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Returns true if this string is equal to another.

Declaration
public static bool Equals<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to compare for equality.
T2 other

Another string to compare for equality.
Returns
Type Description
bool

true if the two strings have the same length and matching content.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

IndexOf<T>(ref T, byte*, int)

Returns the index of the first occurrence of a byte sequence in this string.

Declaration
public static int IndexOf<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
byte* bytes

A byte sequence to search for within this string.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the first occurrence of the byte sequence in this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

IndexOf<T>(ref T, byte*, int, int, int)

Returns the index of the first occurrence of a byte sequence within a subrange of this string.

Declaration
public static int IndexOf<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen, int startIndex, int distance = 2147483647) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
byte* bytes

A byte sequence to search for within this string.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
int startIndex

The first index in this string to consider as the first byte of the byte sequence.
int distance

The last index in this string to consider as the first byte of the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the first occurrence of the byte sequence in this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

IndexOf<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Returns the index of the first occurrence of a substring within this string.

Declaration
public static int IndexOf<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
T2 other

A substring to search for within this string.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the first occurrence of the second string within this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

IndexOf<T, T2>(ref T, in T2, int, int)

Returns the index of the first occurrence of a substring within a subrange of this string.

Declaration
public static int IndexOf<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other, int startIndex, int distance = 2147483647) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
T2 other

A substring to search for within this string.
int startIndex

The first index in this string to consider as an occurrence of the second string.
int distance

The last index in this string to consider as an occurrence of the second string.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the first occurrence of the substring within this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

LastIndexOf<T>(ref T, byte*, int)

Returns the index of the last occurrence of a byte sequence within this string.

Declaration
public static int LastIndexOf<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
byte* bytes

A byte sequence to search for within this string.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the last occurrence of the byte sequence within this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

LastIndexOf<T>(ref T, byte*, int, int, int)

Returns the index of the last occurrence of a byte sequence within a subrange of this string.

Declaration
public static int LastIndexOf<T>(this ref T fs, byte* bytes, int bytesLen, int startIndex, int distance = 2147483647) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
byte* bytes

A byte sequence to search for within this string.
int bytesLen

The number of bytes in the byte sequence.
int startIndex

The smallest index in this string to consider as the first byte of the byte sequence.
int distance

The greatest index in this string to consider as the first byte of the byte sequence.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the last occurrence of the byte sequence within this string. Returns -1 if no occurrences found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

LastIndexOf<T, T2>(ref T, in T2)

Returns the index of the last occurrence of a substring within this string.

Declaration
public static int LastIndexOf<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
T2 other

A substring to search for in the this string.
Returns
Type Description
int

The index of the last occurrence of the substring within this string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

LastIndexOf<T, T2>(ref T, in T2, int, int)

Returns the index of the last occurrence of a substring within a subrange of this string.

Declaration
public static int LastIndexOf<T, T2>(this ref T fs, in T2 other, int startIndex, int distance = 2147483647) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes where T2 : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to search.
T2 other

A substring to search for within this string.
int startIndex

The greatest index in this string to consider as an occurrence of the substring.
int distance

The smallest index in this string to consider as an occurrence of the substring.
Returns
Type Description
int

the index of the last occurrence of the substring within the first string. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.
T2

A FixedStringN type.

Parse<T>(ref T, ref int, ref int)

Parses an int from this string starting at a byte offset.

Declaration
public static ParseError Parse<T>(this ref T fs, ref int offset, ref int output) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The string from which to parse.
int offset

A reference to an index of the byte at which to parse an int.
int output

Outputs the parsed int. Ignore if parsing fails.
Returns
Type Description
ParseError

ParseError.None if successful. Otherwise returns ParseError.Overflow or ParseError.Syntax.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
Remarks

Stops parsing after the last number character. (Unlike parsing methods in other API's, this method does not expect to necessarily parse the entire string.)

The parsed value is bitwise-identical to the result of System.Int32.Parse.

Parse<T>(ref T, ref int, ref float, char)

Parses a float from this string starting at a byte offset.

Declaration
public static ParseError Parse<T>(this ref T fs, ref int offset, ref float output, char decimalSeparator = '.') where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The string from which to parse.
int offset

Index of the byte at which to parse a float.
float output

Outputs the parsed float. Ignore if parsing fails.
char decimalSeparator

The character used to separate the integer part of the number from the fractional part. Defaults to '.' (period).
Returns
Type Description
ParseError

ParseError.None if successful. Otherwise returns ParseError.Overflow, ParseError.Underflow, or ParseError.Syntax.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
Remarks

The parsed value is bitwise-identical to the result of System.Single.Parse.

Parse<T>(ref T, ref int, ref uint)

Parses an uint from this string starting at a byte offset.

Declaration
public static ParseError Parse<T>(this ref T fs, ref int offset, ref uint output) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

The string from which to parse.
int offset

A reference to an index of the byte at which to parse a uint.
uint output

Outputs the parsed uint. Ignore if parsing fails.
Returns
Type Description
ParseError

ParseError.None if successful. Otherwise returns ParseError.Overflow or ParseError.Syntax.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringNBytes type.
Remarks

Stops parsing after the last number character. (Unlike parsing methods in other API's, this method does not expect to necessarily parse the entire string.)

The parsed value is bitwise-identical to the result of System.UInt32.Parse.

Peek<T>(ref T, int)

Returns the Unicode.Rune at an index of this string.

Declaration
public static Unicode.Rune Peek<T>(this ref T fs, int index) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to read.
int index

A reference to an index in bytes (not characters).
Returns
Type Description
Unicode.Rune

The Unicode.Rune (character) which starts at the byte index. Returns Unicode.BadRune if the byte(s) at the index do not form a valid UTF-8 encoded character.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

Read<T>(ref T, ref int)

Returns the Unicode.Rune at an index of this string. Increments the index to the position of the next character.

Declaration
public static Unicode.Rune Read<T>(this ref T fs, ref int index) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to read.
int index

A reference to an index in bytes (not characters). Incremented by 1 to 4 depending upon the UTF-8 encoded size of the character read.
Returns
Type Description
Unicode.Rune

The character (as a Unicode.Rune) which starts at the byte index. Returns Unicode.BadRune if the byte(s) at the index do not form a valid UTF-8 encoded character.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.

Write<T>(ref T, ref int, Rune)

Writes a Unicode.Rune at an index of this string. Increments the index to the position of the next character.

Declaration
public static FormatError Write<T>(this ref T fs, ref int index, Unicode.Rune rune) where T : struct, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes
Parameters
Type Name Description
T fs

A string to modify.
int index

A reference to an index in bytes (not characters). Incremented by 1 to 4 depending upon the UTF-8 encoded size of the character written.
Unicode.Rune rune

A rune to write to the string, encoded as UTF-8.
Returns
Type Description
FormatError

FormatError.None if successful. Returns FormatError.Overflow if the index is invalid or if there is not enough space to store the encoded rune.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

A FixedStringN type.