StringExtensions.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace System
{
    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static string RemoveBrackets(this string text)
        {
            return text.Replace("[", "").Replace("]", "");
        }

        public static bool HasBrackets(this string text)
        {
            return text.Contains('[') && text.Contains(']');
        }

        public static string PutInBrackets(this string text)
        {
            if (!HasBrackets(text))
                return String.Format("[{0}]", text);

            return text;
        }

        public static string MakeUniqueByDate(this string text)
        {
            var posfix = DateTime.Now.ToString("YYYYMMddHHmmsstt");
            return text + posfix;
        }

        public static string ToHexString(this byte[] data)
        {
            StringBuilder hexBuilder = new StringBuilder(data.Length * 2);
            foreach (byte b in data)
                hexBuilder.AppendFormat("{0:x2}", b);
            return hexBuilder.ToString();
        }


    }
}