MessageTemplates (C#) Samples

csharp-linqpad-samples.cs

void Main() {
    var fr = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR");
    var enAu = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-AU");
    var zhCn = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("zh-CN");
    var invariant = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture;
    
    var chairSitTemplate = MessageTemplate.Parse("I sat at {@Chair} on {SitDate,10:dd-MMM-yyyy}");

    chairSitTemplate.Format(fr, new Chair(), DateTimeOffset.UtcNow)
        .Dump("Format using fr-FR culture uses comma decimal separator and french month names");

    chairSitTemplate.Format(zhCn, new Chair(), DateTimeOffset.UtcNow)
        .Dump("Format using zh-CN culture uses dot decimal separator and chinese month names");

    chairSitTemplate.Format(enAu, new Chair())
        .Dump("Format en-AU, only providing the first argument, leaving 'SitTime' empty");
    
    MessageTemplate.Capture(chairSitTemplate.Text, new InfinitelyDeepChair(), DateTimeOffset.UtcNow)
        .Dump("Capturing will stop destructuring at 10 levels deep by default");
        
    MessageTemplate.CaptureWith(2, null, null, chairSitTemplate,
        new object[] { new InfinitelyDeepChair(), DateTime.UtcNow })
        .Dump("Capturing can be configuring to any maximum depth");

    MessageTemplate.Capture("I sat at {Chair} on {SitTime}", new Chair(), DateTime.UtcNow)
        .Dump("Capture a chair without destructuring will use 'ToString'");
        
    MessageTemplate.Capture("I sat at {Chair} on {SitTime}").Dump("Capture but provide no values");
}

class InfinitelyDeepChair {
    public DateTimeOffset Value { get { return DateTimeOffset.UtcNow; } }
    public InfinitelyDeepChair Child {
        get { return new InfinitelyDeepChair(); }
    }
}

class Chair {
    public decimal ABigNum { get { return 123456.1122351M; } }
    public string Back { get { return "straight"; } }
    public int[] Legs { get { return new[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 }; } }
    public override string ToString() { return "a chair"; }
}

results.md

Format using fr-FR culture uses comma decimal separator and french month names
I sat at Chair { ABigNum: 123456,1122351, Back: "straight", Legs: [1, 2, 3, 4] } on 27-mai-2016

Format using zh-CN culture uses dot decimal separator and chinese month names
I sat at Chair { ABigNum: 123456.1122351, Back: "straight", Legs: [1, 2, 3, 4] } on 27-5月-2016

Format en-AU, only providing the first argument, leaving 'SitTime' empty
I sat at Chair { ABigNum: 123456.1122351, Back: "straight", Legs: [1, 2, 3, 4] } on {SitDate,10:dd-MMM-yyyy}

Capturing will stop destructuring at 10 levels deep by default

TemplateProperty[] (2 items) Name Value Chair InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: null, Child: null } } } } } } } } } } SitDate 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00

Capturing can be configuring to any maximum depth
TemplateProperty[] (2 items) Name Value Chair InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: 05/27/2016 23:02:55 +00:00, Child: InfinitelyDeepChair { Value: null, Child: null } } SitDate 05/27/2016 23:02:55

Capture a chair without destructuring will use 'ToString'
TemplateProperty[] (2 items) Name Value Chair "a chair" SitTime 05/27/2016 23:02:55

Capture but provide no values
(0 items)