Productivity Functions Library

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!