Helper Class Members

The following tables list the members exposed by Helper.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	ConvertStringToInt	Overloaded. Converts the input string to a valid integer if appropriate; else the default string is returned back to the caller.
	ConvertUtcToLocal	Converts a Utc time to a Local time. It will make sure the input DateTime has the proper Kind setting.
	DaysElapsed	To determine if a certain number of days have elapsed since a specified datetime
	GetBoolAsString	Convert an object representing a boolean value into a string such as "0' or "1". Useful when optional boolean parameters are passed to a function as an object.
	GetBoolAsStringDesc	Convert an object representing a boolean value into a string description such as 'true' or 'false'. Useful when optional boolean parameters are passed to a function as an object.
	GetBoolFromDataRow	Overloaded. Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as a bool If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.
	GetBoolFromString	Convert and return the specified string as a bool Check for all possible text representations of true or false, otherwise default to the specified value. Uses system string for true / false to allow for different languages
	GetDatetimeFromDataRow	Overloaded. Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as a DateTime If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.
	GetDoubleFromDataRow	Overloaded. Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as a double If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.
	GetHash	Gets a hash of the binary serialization of an object Returns null if the object cannot be serialized
	GetIntFromDataRow	Overloaded. Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as an integer If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.
	GetIntFromString	Overloaded. Converts the input string to a valid integer if appropriate; else the default string is returned back to the caller.
	GetStringFromDataRow	Overloaded. Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as a string If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.
	HasHashChanged	Compare 2 hashes (byte arrays) to see if they are identical or not
	ParseEnum<T>	Converts the input enum description to a valid enum.
	TimeElapsed	To determine if a certain number of seconds have elapsed since a specified datetime
	TimePeriodMatch	Checks to see if the current time is within the specified time period as defined by the start and end times passed as parameters. If the start time is later than the end time it is assumed we are going over a day boundary.

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Helper Class
Fact.Common Namespace