Sanitizing Phone Numbers With C#

An extension method to remove all but digits from a phone number. This should be useful for sanitizing input to put into your database.

using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace CustomStringMethods
{
	public static class PhoneNumber
	{
		#region Class Methods

		public static string StripAllButDigits(this string s)
		{
			return (s == null) ? string.Empty : Regex.Replace(s, @"\D", string.Empty);
		}

		#endregion
	}
}

Obviously this can be used for more than just phone numbers.

C# Interfaces: Under (No) Construction?

Why can’t C# allow for a constructor definition in an Interface? For example, say you have this interface:

namespace ValidationServices.Customers
{
  public interface ICustomer
  {
    // Properties
    ValidationRequest Request{ get; set;}

    // Methods
    ValidationResponse ValidateOrder();
    //....
    // and so on
    //....
  }
}

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XMLUrlResolver: Using Embedded XSLT Resources in C#

Over the last week or so, I have been searching for a method to properly include XSL files via xsl:include within a .NET embedded resource. Apparently, using GetManifestResourceStream() (via an Assembly) wasn’t good enough (it wouldn’t follow the xsl:includes, simply ignoring them). Luckily, I came across a (semi-)working solution over at Signs on the Sand. Now, the concepts behind this were right, it just wasn’t working for my particular situation. Here’s the scoop:

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What I’ve Learned So Far

So far, my internship has been going great! I’ve had many opportunities to work in a new environment, and I’ve been able to tap into one of my more underused skills: programming. Since I’ve been working for Independent, I’ve been able to learn a lot of new concepts; not only in programming, but in some of the operations of a business. Here is a brief overview of some of the things I have learned, or am learning.

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My First Week at Independent Printing

Let me start off by saying: this past week was incredible! It’s hard to think of where to start; there are so many things that happened! Check out the rest of the post to see how things went.
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