Class SealedString.Scope

Represents a scope of a SealedString creation that tracks the existing strings. Use Seal(string) to get an existing string or create a new one. Do not persist the instance of Scope for a long time as it accumulates references (string keys) that pressure the GC. This class is used in batched that create many sealed strings. Once those strings rae created the scope can be released.

Inheritance
System.Object
SealedString.Scope
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ToString()
Namespace: NFX
Assembly: NFX.dll
Syntax
public class Scope

Constructors

Scope()

Create a Scope with InvariantCultureIgnoreCase comparer

Declaration
public Scope()

Scope(StringComparer)

Create a Scope with the specified comparer or InvariantCultureIgnoreCase comparer if the supplied one is null

Declaration
public Scope(StringComparer comparer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.StringComparer comparer

Properties

Count

Returns the number of unique strings in scope

Declaration
public int Count { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

Item[String]

Returns a SealedString for an existing key in scope or SealedString.Unassigned for a non-exisiting string

Declaration
public SealedString this[string value] { get; }
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String value
Property Value
Type Description
SealedString

Methods

Contains(String)

Returns true if a unique string is in the scope

Declaration
public bool Contains(string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String value
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

Seal(String)

Returns an existing SealedString instance for existing data or allocates a new one. This method is thread-safe

Declaration
public SealedString Seal(string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String value
Returns
Type Description
SealedString

Seal(String, out Boolean)

Returns an existing SealedString instance for existing data or allocates a new one. This method is thread-safe

Declaration
public SealedString Seal(string value, out bool existed)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String value
System.Boolean existed
Returns
Type Description
SealedString

Extension Methods