Enum Extensions

An automated solution to provide extension methods for enums, powered by Source Generators.

Installation

Requirements

• Unity 2022.3 or later

Unity Package Manager

1. Open menu Window -> Package Manager.
2. Click the + button at the top-left corner, then choose Add package from git URL....

3. Enter the package URL https://github.com/Zitga-Tech/ZBase.Foundation.EnumExtensions/tree/main/Packages/ZBase.Foundation.EnumExtensions.

OpenUPM

1. Install OpenUPM CLI.
2. Run the following command in your Unity project root directory:

openupm add com.zbase.foundation.enum-extensions

How To Use

1. If you're not using any .asmdef in your project, continue at step 3.
2. If your project is structured with .asmdef, then you need to add a reference to ZBase.Foundation.EnumExtensions.asmdef.
3. The usage is very simple: just add this attribute [EnumExtensions] on the enum that needs extension methods.

[EnumExtensions]
public enum FruitType
{
    None,
    Apple,
    Banana,
    Coconut,
}

// Below are code generated automatically by a source generator
// ===

// public partial interface IFruitTypeExtensions { ... }

// public readonly partial struct FruitTypeExtensionsWrapper : IFruitTypeExtensions { ... }

// public static partial class FruitTypeExtensions { ... }

Generated APIs

API	Member Type	Description
Length	Constant	The number of defined values of the enum
ToStringFast	Method	Returns the string representation of the enum value. No allocation.
ToDisplayStringFast	Method	Returns the string representation of the enum value. If the attribute is decorated with a [Display] attribute, then uses the provided value. Otherwise uses the name of the member, equivalent to calling ToStringFast.
AsExtensionsWrapper	Method	Returns the extensions wrapper for the enum value.
ToUnderlyingValue	Method	Returns the underlying numeric value of the enum value.
TryParse	Method	Converts the string representation of the name or numeric value of an enum value to the equivalent instance.
TryFormat	Method	Converts the enum value to a Span<char>.
IsDefined	Method	Returns a boolean telling whether the given enum value exists in the enumeration.
IsDefinedIn	Method	Returns a boolean telling whether an enum with the given name exists in the enumeration.
FindIndex	Method	Finds the index for a given enum value in the enumeration. Returns the zero-based index if the enum value exists in the enumeration, otherwise -1.