I found it best to roll my own. Some people use Tuple
s or Point
s, but in the end you want your Range
to be extensive and provide some handy methods that relate to a Range
. It’s also best if generic (what if you need a range of Double
s, or a range of some custom class?) For example:
/// <summary>The Range class.</summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Generic parameter.</typeparam>
public class Range<T> where T : IComparable<T>
{
/// <summary>Minimum value of the range.</summary>
public T Minimum { get; set; }
/// <summary>Maximum value of the range.</summary>
public T Maximum { get; set; }
/// <summary>Presents the Range in readable format.</summary>
/// <returns>String representation of the Range</returns>
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("[{0} - {1}]", this.Minimum, this.Maximum);
}
/// <summary>Determines if the range is valid.</summary>
/// <returns>True if range is valid, else false</returns>
public bool IsValid()
{
return this.Minimum.CompareTo(this.Maximum) <= 0;
}
/// <summary>Determines if the provided value is inside the range.</summary>
/// <param name="value">The value to test</param>
/// <returns>True if the value is inside Range, else false</returns>
public bool ContainsValue(T value)
{
return (this.Minimum.CompareTo(value) <= 0) && (value.CompareTo(this.Maximum) <= 0);
}
/// <summary>Determines if this Range is inside the bounds of another range.</summary>
/// <param name="Range">The parent range to test on</param>
/// <returns>True if range is inclusive, else false</returns>
public bool IsInsideRange(Range<T> range)
{
return this.IsValid() && range.IsValid() && range.ContainsValue(this.Minimum) && range.ContainsValue(this.Maximum);
}
/// <summary>Determines if another range is inside the bounds of this range.</summary>
/// <param name="Range">The child range to test</param>
/// <returns>True if range is inside, else false</returns>
public bool ContainsRange(Range<T> range)
{
return this.IsValid() && range.IsValid() && this.ContainsValue(range.Minimum) && this.ContainsValue(range.Maximum);
}
}