microsoft-visualbasic-runtime/Extensions/Trinity/Expression.vb

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#Region "Microsoft.VisualBasic::bfa46ec31b7a74506e4a53da0e692eca, Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core\Extensions\Trinity\Expression.vb"
' Author:
'
' asuka (amethyst.asuka@gcmodeller.org)
' xie (genetics@smrucc.org)
' xieguigang (xie.guigang@live.com)
'
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' /********************************************************************************/
' Summaries:
' Module Expression
'
' Function: Concatenate
'
'
' /********************************************************************************/
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Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.Language
Namespace Data.Trinity
''' <summary>
''' Natural expression builder for AI output
''' </summary>
Public Module Expression
<Extension>
Public Function Concatenate(list As IEnumerable(Of String), Optional comma$ = ",", Optional andalso$ = "and", Optional etc$ = "etc", Optional joinSpace As Boolean = True) As String
Dim space$ = If(joinSpace, " ", "")
With list.ToArray
If .Length = 1 Then
Return .ByRef(0)
ElseIf .Length < 8 Then
Return .Take(.Length - 1).JoinBy(comma & space) & $"{space}{[andalso]}{space}" & .Last
Else
Return .Take(7).JoinBy(comma & space) & $"{space}{[andalso]}{space}" & .ByRef(7) & $"{comma}{space}{etc}"
End If
End With
End Function
End Module
End Namespace