Repeated consecutive numbers in C# generator

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P.S. I'm not an experienced programmer !

I've a generator code for sequential numbers each on a line:

0001
0002
0003

I'm trying to create a function using an integer N, which would repeat each line "N" times:

Here is the generator part:

C#

int temp = start_number;
int progress_value = 0;
File.AppendAllText(strPath, prefix + start_number.ToString().PadLeft(L,T) + suffix + "\n");
txt_sample.Invoke((MethodInvoker)delegate { txt_sample.AppendText(prefix + start_number.ToString().PadLeft(L,T) + suffix + Environment.NewLine); });
while (true)

{

    temp +=   increment_number;
    progress_value += increment_number;
    if (temp > end_number )
        break;
    string sample = prefix + temp.ToString().PadLeft(L, T) + suffix.ToString() + "\n";

    File.AppendAllText(strPath, sample);
    txt_sample.Invoke((MethodInvoker)delegate { txt_sample.AppendText(prefix + temp.ToString().PadLeft(L,T) + suffix + Environment.NewLine); });
    if(end_number - start_number < progress_value)
    {
        break;
    }

    progress.Invoke((MethodInvoker)delegate { progress.Value = progress_value; });

What I have tried:

I tried implementing

string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(sample, N));

however not sure how it should fit the code ?
Thank You

Posted 24-Jan-21 15:32pm

Xlance

Updated 24-Jan-21 19:52pm

Maciej Los

v3

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Solution 3

Here is another (linq) solution:

C#

void Main()
{
	
	List<string> lines = new List<string>() {"0001", "0002", "0003"};
	List<string> repeated = RepeteItemNTimes(lines, 3);
	//list is ready to use!
	
}

// Define other methods and classes here
public List<string> RepeteItemNTimes(List<string> inputList, int timesN) 
{
	//create list of N items
	List<int> lst = Enumerable.Range(1, timesN).Select(x=> x).ToList();
	//use cross join 
	List<string> outputList = inputList.SelectMany(il=> lst, (il, l) => il).ToList();
	
	return outputList;
}

Posted 24-Jan-21 19:52pm

Maciej Los

Solution 1

Do a new loop, that repeats the number in question X times. Your concat has no NewLine, so can't give you want you want?

Posted 24-Jan-21 15:39pm

Christian Graus

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Xlance 25-Jan-21 1:19am

for loops takes 4x time to process than other alternatives.

the concat/enumerate was the fastest, but it's a bit tricky to embed in the right place in the code.
Thank you

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-24T19:25:00

The simplest way is just a nested loop:

C#

public static string GetRepeatedSequential(int start, int end, int repeat)
    {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for(int i = start; i <= end; i++)
        {
        for (int j = 0; j < repeat; j++ )
            {
            sb.AppendLine($"{i:D4}");
            }
        }
    return sb.ToString();
    }

To do it using Linq methods like Repeat isn't that complicated either, but does look clumsy:

C#

public static string GetRepeatedSequential(int start, int end, int repeat)
    {
    return string.Join(Environment.NewLine,
                       Enumerable.Range(start, end - start + 1)
                                 .SelectMany(i => Enumerable.Repeat($"{i:D4}", repeat)));
    }