How many times have you felt like you are just re-inventing the wheel as you code? You have to look up ISO standards, ask Google questions to find your answer and sometimes you just have to create something from scratch. I felt this way when I needed to add countries, states and/or provinces to my current project.
I found an answer on StackOverflow and wanted to share it with you here. So what we need is something that will allow us to work with US States. Joe Pool (the author of the StackOverflow question above) created a class to help with this. I made some minor modifications to his code:
public class StateArray
{
public List<USState> states;
public StateArray()
{
states = new List<USState>(50);
states.Add(new USState("AL", "Alabama"));
states.Add(new USState("AK", "Alaska"));
states.Add(new USState("AZ", "Arizona"));
states.Add(new USState("AR", "Arkansas"));
states.Add(new USState("CA", "California"));
states.Add(new USState("CO", "Colorado"));
states.Add(new USState("CT", "Connecticut"));
states.Add(new USState("DE", "Delaware"));
states.Add(new USState("DC", "District Of Columbia"));
states.Add(new USState("FL", "Florida"));
states.Add(new USState("GA", "Georgia"));
states.Add(new USState("HI", "Hawaii"));
states.Add(new USState("ID", "Idaho"));
states.Add(new USState("IL", "Illinois"));
states.Add(new USState("IN", "Indiana"));
states.Add(new USState("IA", "Iowa"));
states.Add(new USState("KS", "Kansas"));
states.Add(new USState("KY", "Kentucky"));
states.Add(new USState("LA", "Louisiana"));
states.Add(new USState("ME", "Maine"));
states.Add(new USState("MD", "Maryland"));
states.Add(new USState("MA", "Massachusetts"));
states.Add(new USState("MI", "Michigan"));
states.Add(new USState("MN", "Minnesota"));
states.Add(new USState("MS", "Mississippi"));
states.Add(new USState("MO", "Missouri"));
states.Add(new USState("MT", "Montana"));
states.Add(new USState("NE", "Nebraska"));
states.Add(new USState("NV", "Nevada"));
states.Add(new USState("NH", "New Hampshire"));
states.Add(new USState("NJ", "New Jersey"));
states.Add(new USState("NM", "New Mexico"));
states.Add(new USState("NY", "New York"));
states.Add(new USState("NC", "North Carolina"));
states.Add(new USState("ND", "North Dakota"));
states.Add(new USState("OH", "Ohio"));
states.Add(new USState("OK", "Oklahoma"));
states.Add(new USState("OR", "Oregon"));
states.Add(new USState("PA", "Pennsylvania"));
states.Add(new USState("RI", "Rhode Island"));
states.Add(new USState("SC", "South Carolina"));
states.Add(new USState("SD", "South Dakota"));
states.Add(new USState("TN", "Tennessee"));
states.Add(new USState("TX", "Texas"));
states.Add(new USState("UT", "Utah"));
states.Add(new USState("VT", "Vermont"));
states.Add(new USState("VA", "Virginia"));
states.Add(new USState("WA", "Washington"));
states.Add(new USState("WV", "West Virginia"));
states.Add(new USState("WI", "Wisconsin"));
states.Add(new USState("WY", "Wyoming"));
}
public string[] Abbreviations()
{
List<string> abbrevList = new List<string>(states.Count);
foreach (var state in states)
{
abbrevList.Add(state.Abbreviations);
}
return abbrevList.ToArray();
}
public string[] Names()
{
List<string> nameList = new List<string>(states.Count);
foreach (var state in states)
{
nameList.Add(state.Name);
}
return nameList.ToArray();
}
public USState[] States()
{
return states.ToArray();
}
}
public class USState
{
public USState()
{
Name = null;
Abbreviations = null;
}
public USState(string ab, string name)
{
Name = name;
Abbreviations = ab;
}
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Abbreviations { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} - {1}", Abbreviations, Name);
}
}
I also needed a country version and, using similar structure as above, created this:
public class WorldCountry
{
public WorldCountry()
{
Name = null;
Alpha2Code = null;
Alpha3Code = null;
NumericCode = null;
Enabled = false;
}
public WorldCountry(string name, string alpha2Code, string alpha3Code, string numericCode, bool enabled)
{
Name = name;
Alpha2Code = alpha2Code;
Alpha3Code = alpha3Code;
NumericCode = numericCode;
Enabled = enabled;
}
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Alpha2Code { get; set; }
public string Alpha3Code { get; set; }
public string NumericCode { get; set; }
public bool Enabled { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
//Returns "USA - United States"
return string.Format("{0} - {1}", Alpha3Code, Name);
}
}
public class CountryArray
{
public List<WorldCountry> countries;
public CountryArray()
{
countries = new List<WorldCountry>(50);
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Afghanistan", "AF", "AFG", "004", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Aland Islands", "AX", "ALA", "248", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Albania", "AL", "ALB", "008", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Algeria", "DZ", "DZA", "012", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("American Samoa", "AS", "ASM", "016", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Andorra", "AD", "AND", "020", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Angola", "AO", "AGO", "024", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Anguilla", "AI", "AIA", "660", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Antarctica", "AQ", "ATA", "010", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Antigua and Barbuda", "AG", "ATG", "028", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Argentina", "AR", "ARG", "032", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Armenia", "AM", "ARM", "051", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Aruba", "AW", "ABW", "533", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Australia", "AU", "AUS", "036", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Austria", "AT", "AUT", "040", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Azerbaijan", "AZ", "AZE", "031", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bahamas", "BS", "BHS", "044", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bahrain", "BH", "BHR", "048", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bangladesh", "BD", "BGD", "050", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Barbados", "BB", "BRB", "052", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Belarus", "BY", "BLR", "112", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Belgium", "BE", "BEL", "056", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Belize", "BZ", "BLZ", "084", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Benin", "BJ", "BEN", "204", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bermuda", "BM", "BMU", "060", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bhutan", "BT", "BTN", "064", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bolivia, Plurinational State of", "BO", "BOL", "068", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba", "BQ", "BES", "535", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bosnia and Herzegovina", "BA", "BIH", "070", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Botswana", "BW", "BWA", "072", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bouvet Island", "BV", "BVT", "074", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Brazil", "BR", "BRA", "076", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("British Indian Ocean Territory", "IO", "IOT", "086", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Brunei Darussalam", "BN", "BRN", "096", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Bulgaria", "BG", "BGR", "100", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Burkina Faso", "BF", "BFA", "854", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Burundi", "BI", "BDI", "108", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cambodia", "KH", "KHM", "116", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cameroon", "CM", "CMR", "120", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Canada", "CA", "CAN", "124", true));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cape Verde", "CV", "CPV", "132", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cayman Islands", "KY", "CYM", "136", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Central African Republic", "CF", "CAF", "140", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Chad", "TD", "TCD", "148", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Chile", "CL", "CHL", "152", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("China", "CN", "CHN", "156", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Christmas Island", "CX", "CXR", "162", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "CC", "CCK", "166", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Colombia", "CO", "COL", "170", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Comoros", "KM", "COM", "174", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Congo", "CG", "COG", "178", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Congo, the Democratic Republic of the", "CD", "COD", "180", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cook Islands", "CK", "COK", "184", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Costa Rica", "CR", "CRI", "188", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cote d'Ivoire", "CI", "CIV", "384", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Croatia", "HR", "HRV", "191", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cuba", "CU", "CUB", "192", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Curacao", "CW", "CUW", "531", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Cyprus", "CY", "CYP", "196", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Czech Republic", "CZ", "CZE", "203", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Denmark", "DK", "DNK", "208", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Djibouti", "DJ", "DJI", "262", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Dominica", "DM", "DMA", "212", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Dominican Republic", "DO", "DOM", "214", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Ecuador", "EC", "ECU", "218", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Egypt", "EG", "EGY", "818", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("El Salvador", "SV", "SLV", "222", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Equatorial Guinea", "GQ", "GNQ", "226", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Eritrea", "ER", "ERI", "232", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Estonia", "EE", "EST", "233", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Ethiopia", "ET", "ETH", "231", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Falkland Islands (Malvinas)", "FK", "FLK", "238", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Faroe Islands", "FO", "FRO", "234", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Fiji", "FJ", "FJI", "242", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Finland", "FI", "FIN", "246", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("France", "FR", "FRA", "250", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("French Guiana", "GF", "GUF", "254", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("French Polynesia", "PF", "PYF", "258", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("French Southern Territories", "TF", "ATF", "260", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Gabon", "GA", "GAB", "266", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Gambia", "GM", "GMB", "270", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Georgia", "GE", "GEO", "268", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Germany", "DE", "DEU", "276", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Ghana", "GH", "GHA", "288", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Gibraltar", "GI", "GIB", "292", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Greece", "GR", "GRC", "300", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Greenland", "GL", "GRL", "304", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Grenada", "GD", "GRD", "308", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guadeloupe", "GP", "GLP", "312", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guam", "GU", "GUM", "316", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guatemala", "GT", "GTM", "320", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guernsey", "GG", "GGY", "831", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guinea", "GN", "GIN", "324", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guinea-Bissau", "GW", "GNB", "624", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Guyana", "GY", "GUY", "328", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Haiti", "HT", "HTI", "332", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "HM", "HMD", "334", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Holy See (Vatican City State)", "VA", "VAT", "336", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Honduras", "HN", "HND", "340", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Hong Kong", "HK", "HKG", "344", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Hungary", "HU", "HUN", "348", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Iceland", "IS", "ISL", "352", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("India", "IN", "IND", "356", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Indonesia", "ID", "IDN", "360", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Iran, Islamic Republic of", "IR", "IRN", "364", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Iraq", "IQ", "IRQ", "368", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Ireland", "IE", "IRL", "372", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Isle of Man", "IM", "IMN", "833", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Israel", "IL", "ISR", "376", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Italy", "IT", "ITA", "380", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Jamaica", "JM", "JAM", "388", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Japan", "JP", "JPN", "392", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Jersey", "JE", "JEY", "832", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Jordan", "JO", "JOR", "400", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Kazakhstan", "KZ", "KAZ", "398", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Kenya", "KE", "KEN", "404", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Kiribati", "KI", "KIR", "296", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Korea, Democratic People's Republic of", "KP", "PRK", "408", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Korea, Republic of", "KR", "KOR", "410", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Kuwait", "KW", "KWT", "414", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Kyrgyzstan", "KG", "KGZ", "417", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Lao People's Democratic Republic", "LA", "LAO", "418", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Latvia", "LV", "LVA", "428", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Lebanon", "LB", "LBN", "422", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Lesotho", "LS", "LSO", "426", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Liberia", "LR", "LBR", "430", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Libya", "LY", "LBY", "434", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Liechtenstein", "LI", "LIE", "438", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Lithuania", "LT", "LTU", "440", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Luxembourg", "LU", "LUX", "442", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Macao", "MO", "MAC", "446", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of", "MK", "MKD", "807", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Madagascar", "MG", "MDG", "450", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Malawi", "MW", "MWI", "454", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Malaysia", "MY", "MYS", "458", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Maldives", "MV", "MDV", "462", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mali", "ML", "MLI", "466", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Malta", "MT", "MLT", "470", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Marshall Islands", "MH", "MHL", "584", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Martinique", "MQ", "MTQ", "474", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mauritania", "MR", "MRT", "478", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mauritius", "MU", "MUS", "480", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mayotte", "YT", "MYT", "175", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mexico", "MX", "MEX", "484", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Micronesia, Federated States of", "FM", "FSM", "583", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Moldova, Republic of", "MD", "MDA", "498", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Monaco", "MC", "MCO", "492", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mongolia", "MN", "MNG", "496", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Montenegro", "ME", "MNE", "499", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Montserrat", "MS", "MSR", "500", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Morocco", "MA", "MAR", "504", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Mozambique", "MZ", "MOZ", "508", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Myanmar", "MM", "MMR", "104", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Namibia", "NA", "NAM", "516", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Nauru", "NR", "NRU", "520", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Nepal", "NP", "NPL", "524", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Netherlands", "NL", "NLD", "528", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("New Caledonia", "NC", "NCL", "540", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("New Zealand", "NZ", "NZL", "554", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Nicaragua", "NI", "NIC", "558", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Niger", "NE", "NER", "562", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Nigeria", "NG", "NGA", "566", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Niue", "NU", "NIU", "570", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Norfolk Island", "NF", "NFK", "574", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Northern Mariana Islands", "MP", "MNP", "580", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Norway", "NO", "NOR", "578", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Oman", "OM", "OMN", "512", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Pakistan", "PK", "PAK", "586", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Palau", "PW", "PLW", "585", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Palestine, State of", "PS", "PSE", "275", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Panama", "PA", "PAN", "591", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Papua New Guinea", "PG", "PNG", "598", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Paraguay", "PY", "PRY", "600", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Peru", "PE", "PER", "604", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Philippines", "PH", "PHL", "608", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Pitcairn", "PN", "PCN", "612", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Poland", "PL", "POL", "616", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Portugal", "PT", "PRT", "620", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Puerto Rico", "PR", "PRI", "630", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Qatar", "QA", "QAT", "634", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Reunion", "RE", "REU", "638", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Romania", "RO", "ROU", "642", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Russian Federation", "RU", "RUS", "643", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Rwanda", "RW", "RWA", "646", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Barthélemy", "BL", "BLM", "652", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha", "SH", "SHN", "654", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Kitts and Nevis", "KN", "KNA", "659", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Lucia", "LC", "LCA", "662", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Martin (French part)", "MF", "MAF", "663", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "PM", "SPM", "666", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "VC", "VCT", "670", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Samoa", "WS", "WSM", "882", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("San Marino", "SM", "SMR", "674", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sao Tome and Principe", "ST", "STP", "678", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Saudi Arabia", "SA", "SAU", "682", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Senegal", "SN", "SEN", "686", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Serbia", "RS", "SRB", "688", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Seychelles", "SC", "SYC", "690", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sierra Leone", "SL", "SLE", "694", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Singapore", "SG", "SGP", "702", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sint Maarten (Dutch part)", "SX", "SXM", "534", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Slovakia", "SK", "SVK", "703", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Slovenia", "SI", "SVN", "705", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Solomon Islands", "SB", "SLB", "090", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Somalia", "SO", "SOM", "706", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("South Africa", "ZA", "ZAF", "710", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands", "GS", "SGS", "239", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("South Sudan", "SS", "SSD", "728", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Spain", "ES", "ESP", "724", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sri Lanka", "LK", "LKA", "144", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sudan", "SD", "SDN", "729", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Suriname", "SR", "SUR", "740", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Svalbard and Jan Mayen", "SJ", "SJM", "744", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Swaziland", "SZ", "SWZ", "748", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Sweden", "SE", "SWE", "752", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Switzerland", "CH", "CHE", "756", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Syrian Arab Republic", "SY", "SYR", "760", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Taiwan, Province of China", "TW", "TWN", "158", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tajikistan", "TJ", "TJK", "762", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tanzania, United Republic of", "TZ", "TZA", "834", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Thailand", "TH", "THA", "764", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Timor-Leste", "TL", "TLS", "626", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Togo", "TG", "TGO", "768", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tokelau", "TK", "TKL", "772", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tonga", "TO", "TON", "776", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Trinidad and Tobago", "TT", "TTO", "780", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tunisia", "TN", "TUN", "788", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Turkey", "TR", "TUR", "792", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Turkmenistan", "TM", "TKM", "795", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Turks and Caicos Islands", "TC", "TCA", "796", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Tuvalu", "TV", "TUV", "798", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Uganda", "UG", "UGA", "800", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Ukraine", "UA", "UKR", "804", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("United Arab Emirates", "AE", "ARE", "784", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("United Kingdom", "GB", "GBR", "826", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("United States", "US", "USA", "840", true));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("United States Minor Outlying Islands", "UM", "UMI", "581", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Uruguay", "UY", "URY", "858", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Uzbekistan", "UZ", "UZB", "860", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Vanuatu", "VU", "VUT", "548", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of", "VE", "VEN", "862", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Viet Nam", "VN", "VNM", "704", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Virgin Islands, British", "VG", "VGB", "092", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Virgin Islands, U.S.", "VI", "VIR", "850", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Wallis and Futuna", "WF", "WLF", "876", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Western Sahara", "EH", "ESH", "732", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Yemen", "YE", "YEM", "887", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Zambia", "ZM", "ZMB", "894", false));
countries.Add(new WorldCountry("Zimbabwe", "ZW", "ZWE", "716", false));
}
/// <summary>
/// List of 3 digit abbreviated country codes
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string[] Alpha3Codes()
{
List<string> abbrevList = new List<string>(countries.Count);
foreach (var country in countries)
{
if (country.Enabled)
abbrevList.Add(country.Alpha3Code);
}
return abbrevList.ToArray();
}
/// <summary>
/// List of 2 digit abbreviated country codes
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string[] Alpha2Codes()
{
List<string> abbrevList = new List<string>(countries.Count);
foreach (var country in countries)
{
if (country.Enabled)
abbrevList.Add(country.Alpha2Code);
}
return abbrevList.ToArray();
}
/// <summary>
/// List of Country names
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string[] Names()
{
List<string> nameList = new List<string>(countries.Count);
foreach (var country in countries)
{
if (country.Enabled)
nameList.Add(country.Name);
}
return nameList.ToArray();
}
/// <summary>
/// List of Countries
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public WorldCountry[] Countries()
{
return countries.Where(c => c.Enabled == true).ToArray();
}
}
Shouldn’t this code: countries = new List(50); be rewritten like this: countries = new List();
The List() can be instantiated both ways such a new List() or new List(int32). http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6sh2ey19(v=vs.110).aspx
stupid thing won’t let me post the actual code because of the angle brackets. Shouldn’t line 39 read () instead of (50);?
Having trouble with this class in an MVC4 application. Can’t build a dropdown using this code:
@Html.DropDownList(“b_phonectry”, new SelectList(carr, “Alpha2Code”, “Name”), new { name = “b_phonectry” });
I created a ViewModel class that returns a List. Here is a method from my new ViewModel class:
public List GetCounties(string country, string state)
{
//Get the counties for the chosen country/state(province)
var Counties = Geography.GetCountyList(country, state);
List CountyList = new List ();
foreach (string loc in Counties)
{
SelectListItem item = new SelectListItem();
item.Text = loc;
item.Value = loc;
CountyList.Add(item);
}
CountyList.Insert(0, new SelectListItem() { Text = “Select County”, Value = “” });
return CountyList;
}
Actually, I was able to square things out. Thanks for the class!
Hi,
I’m a newbie here, can you please give me a hint about how I could use this in a controller to get the Numericcode for a certain country when needed?