CorLib

CorLib


VB.EXT: CorLib 3.0 Version: 3.0.0  (VB.EXT Core Class Library 3.0)
Copyright Kelly Ethridge


VB.EXT Core Class Library

CorLib

Classes:

 ApplicationException Defines the base class for predefined exceptions in the user program.  
 ArgumentException The exception that is thrown when one of the arguments provided to a method is not valid.  
 ArgumentNullException The exception that is thrown when a null reference is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.  
 ArgumentOutOfRangeException The exception that is thrown when the value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.  
 ArithmeticException This exception is used when a mathematical error has occurred.  
 ArrayList A list that dynamically increases in size to hold a number of items.  
 ArrayListStatic Represents the static methods of the ArrayList class.  
 ArrayTypeMismatchException Represents an exception caused by two arrays not being compatible.  
 ASCIIEncoding Provides a set of methods used to encode and decode chars to and from bytes in ASCII format.  
 AsymmetricAlgorithm Provides a common interface to be implemented by all Asymmetrical algorithm classes.  
 AsyncCallback Used as a means for asynchronous operations to notify when a procedure is finished.  
 BigInteger Represents an unlimited size signed integer value.  
 BigIntegerStatic Provides methods used to manipulate BigInteger objects.  
 BinaryReader Provides a set of methods to read typed information from a Stream.  
 BinaryResourceEncoder This will accept a byte array to be encoded into a .RES file.  
 BinaryWriter Provides methods to write typed information to a stream.  
 BitArray Manages a compact array of bit values. Each bit represents a boolean, where True = 1, and False = 0.  
 BitArrayStatic Provides creation methods from various types of arrays.  
 BitConverter Converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types.  
 BitMapResourceDecoder Decodes bitmap byte data from a byte array and produces a StdPicture. Usually the byte array comes from a .RES file file.  
 BitMapResourceEncoder This encodes a multiple StdPicture bitmaps into individual arrays of bytes.  
 Buffer This class provides methods for copying manipulating arrays as byte arrays.  
 Calendar Represents various systems of time in which the beginning, length, and divisions of a year are defined.  
 CalendarStatic Provides static methods for the Calendar class.  
 CaseInsensitiveComparer Provides a comparer that is case-insensitive when comparing strings.  
 CaseInsensitiveComparerStatic Provides access to default culture-sensitive CaseInsensitiveComparer objects.  
 Char Provides methods for inspecting and manipulating Unicode characters.  
 CharEnumerator Used to enumerate the characters in a string from start to end.  
 Comparer Compares two values for equivalence, where string comparisons are case-sensitive.  
 ComparerStatic Provides static functions to access the default comparer.  
 Console Provides a mechanism for handling input and output for either a screen or Stream.  
 ConsoleKeyInfo Describes the console key that was pressed, including the character represented by the console key and the state of the SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL modifier keys.  
 Constructors Functions used to create fully inititalized objects.  
 Conversion Provides methods to convert to specified data-types.  
 Convert Provides methods used to encode and decode byte arrays to and from base-64 encoded characters.  
 CorArray Provides methods for creating, manipulating, searching, and sorting arrays.  
 CorDateTime Represents a point in time.  
 CorDateTimeStatic Represents methods to create CorDateTime objects from various data sources.  
 CorMath Provides extended math functionality.  
 CorString Provides static functions to format and manipulate string values.  
 CryptoAPIHash Wraps the CryptoAPI hash functions to be used in the HashAlgorithmBase callback methods.  
 CryptoAPITransform Utilizes the Windows CryptoAPI cryptography services to perform data transformations.  
 CryptoConfig Accesses the cryptography configuration information.  
 CryptographicException An exception that represents an error occuring during some form of cryptographic operation.  
 CryptoStream Provides a streaming mechanism for ciphering data.  
 CspKeyContainerInfo Represents information about a Crypto Service Providers Key Container.  
 CspParameters Contains parameter values that can be passed on to cryptography providers.  
 CultureInfo Represents information about a culture, such as number and date formatting.  
 CultureInfoStatic Provides a set of static methods retrieve CultureInfo objects.  
 CursorResourceDecoder Decodes cursor byte data from a .RES formatted byte array.  
 CursorResourceEncoder Encodes a StdPicture Cursor to byte data used in .RES files.  
 CursorResourceGroupDecoder Decodes a CursorGroup resource.  
 CursorResourceGroupEncoder Encodes a PictureResourceGroup object to a .RES byte array.  
 DateTimeFormatInfo Provides a repository of formatting information to be used in formatting CorDateTime and Date values to match that of a specific locale.  
 DateTimeFormatInfoStatic Provides static methods to retrieve various DateTimeFormatInfo objects.  
 DayLightTime Represents the start and end times for a daylight saving period, and the difference between daylight saving time and standard time.  
 Decoder Provides an interface to be used in converting blocks of bytes into unicode characters.  
 DecoderExceptionFallback Provides a failure-handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an encoded input byte sequence that cannot be converted to an input character. The fallback throws an exception instead of decoding the input byte sequence.  
 DecoderExceptionFallbackBuffer Throws DecoderFallbackException when an encoded input byte sequence cannot be converted to a decoded output character.  
 DecoderFallback Provides a failure-handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an encoded input byte sequence that cannot be converted to an output character.  
 DecoderFallbackBuffer Provides a buffer that allows a fallback handler to return an alternate string to a decoder when it cannot decode an input byte sequence.  
 DecoderFallbackException The exception that is thrown when a decoder fallback operation fails.  
 DecoderFallbackStatic Gets an object that outputs a substitute string in place of an input byte sequence that cannot be decoded.  
 DecoderReplacementFallback Provides a failure-handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an encoded input byte sequence that cannot be converted to an output character. The fallback emits a user-specified replacement string instead of a decoded input byte sequence.  
 DecoderReplacementFallbackBuffer Represents a substitute output string that is emitted when the original input byte sequence cannot be decoded. This class cannot be inherited.  
 DES Represents a base interface that all DES algorithms should implement.  
 DESCryptoServiceProvider Defines a wrapper class around a DES cryptographic service provider.  
 DESStatic Provides static methods relating to the DES crypto service provider.  
 DictionaryEntry A DictionaryEntry is used to contain a key/value pair. This enables collections to keep the two values together throughout an operation.  
 Directory Provides a set of static methods for manipulating and retrieving directory information.  
 DirectoryInfo Represents a directory to modify and retrieve information about.  
 DirectoryNotFoundException An exception that is thrown when a specified directory was not found.  
 DivideByZeroException The exception that is thrown when there is an attempt to divide an integral or decimal value by zero.  
 DriveInfo Provides methods to access information about a drive.  
 DriveInfoStatic Provides static methods for manipulating DriveInfo objects.  
 DriveNotFoundException The exception that is thrown when trying to access a drive or share that is not available.  
 DSA Represents a base interface all DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) implementations must implement.  
 DSACryptoServiceProvider Provides a wrapper to access a DSA crypto service provider.  
 DSAParameters Represents the DSA key parameters.  
 Encoder Provides an interface for encoding unicode characters into bytes.  
 EncoderExceptionFallback Returns an encoder fallback buffer that throws an exception if it cannot convert a character sequence to a byte sequence.  
 EncoderExceptionFallbackBuffer Throws EncoderFallbackException when an input character cannot be converted to an encoded output byte sequence.  
 EncoderFallback Provides a failure-handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an input character that cannot be converted to an encoded output byte sequence.  
 EncoderFallbackBuffer Provides a buffer that allows a fallback handler to return an alternate string to an encoder when it cannot encode an input character.  
 EncoderFallbackException The exception that is thrown when an encoder fallback operation fails. This class cannot be inherited.  
 EncoderFallbackStatic Provides a failure-handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an input character that cannot be converted to an encoded output byte sequence.  
 EncoderReplacementFallback Provides a failure handling mechanism, called a fallback, for an input character that cannot be converted to an output byte sequence. The fallback uses a user-specified replacement string instead of the original input character.  
 EncoderReplacementFallbackBuffer Represents a substitute input string that is used when the original input character cannot be encoded. This class cannot be inherited.  
 Encoding Provides an interface for a provider to encode and decode unicode characters to and from bytes. Also contains information on the ability to use the encoded characters in certain situations without integerity loss.  
 EncodingInfo Contains information about a specific encoding.  
 EncodingStatic Provides static methods used to retrieve existing encodings and convert between encodings.  
 EndOfStreamException An exception that is thrown when an attempt to read passed the end of a stream occurs.  
 EnumeratorBase Used to manage an enumeration index into a set of items.  
 Environment The Environment class provides functions for retrieving information about the local machine  
 EqualityComparerStatic Provides static methods to support IEqualityComparer interface.  
 EventArgs Represents the base class for classes that contain event data, and provides a value to use for events that do not include event data.  
 EventArgsStatic Represents an event with no data.  
 Exception This is the base class from which all exception derive their interface.  
 ExceptionBase This is a helper class to easily manage an exception type class.  
 ExceptionMethods Defines public exception management functions Throw and Catch.  
 ExternalException Returns a key/value collection used to contain user-defined specific information about the exception.  
 File Provides static methods for the creation, copying, deletion, moving, and opening of files, and aids in the creation of FileStream objects.  
 FileInfo Provides methods for manipulating, setting and retrieving information for the specified file.  
 FileNotFoundException An exception thrown when a specified file was not found.  
 FileStream Represents a file as a Stream.  
 FileSystemInfo The FileSystemInfo interface is used to access both FileInfo and DirectoryInfo objects using the same code. This allows for similar properties and methods to be used on both files and directories with a single routine.  
 FormatException The exception that is thrown when the format of an argument does not meet the parameter specifications of the invoked method.  
 FromBase64Transform Transforms data from base-64 to plain text.  
 GregorianCalendar Provides methods for manipulating dates using the Gregorian calendar mathematics.  
 GregorianCalendarStatic Provides static methods for the GregorianCalendar class.  
 Guid Represents a globally unique identifier (GUID).  
 GuidStatic Provides static methods used to create and manipulate Guid objects.  
 HashAlgorithm Represents a common interface implemented by all hashing algorithms.  
 HashAlgorithmBase Provides a base implementation for implementing hash algorithms.  
 Hashtable Represents a collection of key/value pairs that are organized based on the hash code of the key.  
 HebrewCalendar Provides methods for manipulating Hebrew (Jewish) dates.  
 HebrewCalendarStatic Provides static methods for the HebrewCalendar class.  
 HijriCalendar Provides methods for manipulating Hijri dates.  
 HijriCalendarStatic Provides static methods to support the Hijri calendar.  
 HMAC Provides a common Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) interface to be implemented by all HMAC classes.  
 HMACBase Provides the base functionality to perfrom Hash Message Authentication Code operations.  
 HMACMD5 Represents an MD5 implementation of an HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACRIPEMD160 Represents a RIPEMD160 hash impelemntation of the HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACSHA1 Represents an SHA-1 implementation of the HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACSHA256 Represents an SHA-256 implementation of the HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACSHA384 Represents an SHA-384 implementation of the HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACSHA512 Represents an SHA-512 implementation of the HMAC algorithm.  
 HMACStatic Provides static methods associated to the HMAC class.  
 IAsyncResult 
 ICloneable Supports cloning, which creates a new instance of a class with the same value as an existing instance.  
 ICollection Provides an interface to access size and enumeration capabilities of collections.  
 IComparable Defines a generalized type-specific comparison method that a value type or class implements to order or sort its instances.  
 IComparer Exposes a method that compares two values.  
 IconResourceDecoder Decodes an icon from a .RES formatted byte array.  
 IconResourceEncoder Encodes the StdPicture icon.  
 IconResourceGroupDecoder Decodes an IconGroup resource.  
 IconResourceGroupEncoder Encodes a PictureResourceGroup object to a .RES byte array.  
 ICryptoTransform A common interface implemented by all crypto transform classes.  
 ICspAsymmetricAlgorithm Provices methods to allow access to Key container information and Crypto API blob import/export ability for Asymmetric algorithmes.  
 ICustomFormatter The ICustomFormatter interface is used to allow user-defined classes to be the formatting service for values.  
 IDictionary This provides a standard interface to be impelments by key-value list collection.  
 IDictionaryEnumerator An interface used to enumerate a dictionary style collections (Hashtable.)  
 IEnumerable An interface that can be used to get an enumerator for an object.  
 IEnumerator Supports a simple iteration over a collection.  
 IEqualityComparer Defines methods to support the comparison of values for equality.  
 IFormatProvider Provides a mechanism for retrieving an object to control formatting.  
 IFormattable Provides functionality to format the value of an object into a string representation.  
 IHashAlgorithm Provides an interface all hash algorithm callbacks must implement.  
 IList An interface that provides methods for accessing and manipulating values at specified indexes within a list.  
 IndexOutOfRangeException The exception that is thrown when an attempt is made to access an element of an array with an index that is outside the bounds of the array.  
 IniFile Provides methods for manipulating an INI initialization file.  
 IniResourceWriter Creates an entire section at once in an INI file.  
 Int64Static Provides methods for manipulating a 64-bit signed integer.  
 InvalidCastException The exception that is thrown for invalid casting or explicit conversion.  
 InvalidOperationException The exception that is thrown when a method call is invalid for the objects current state.  
 IObject This is the base interface to allow objects to be utilized throughout most of VBCorLib.  
 IOException This exception is thrown when an I/O error occurs.  
 IResourceDecoder Provides an interface to allow a ResourceReader to decode resource types found within a .RES file.  
 IResourceEncoder Provides an interface for classes to be used to encode data into byte arrays used by the ResourceWriter.  
 IResourceReader Provides a standard interface for resource readers  
 IResourceWriter Provides an interface for resource writers.  
 IVersionable This interface is used to inspect classes that have changed, like a collection class.  
 JapaneseCalendar Provides functions for manipulating Japanese dates.  
 JulianCalendar Provides methods to manipulate Julian dates.  
 JulianCalendarStatic Provides static methods for the JulianCalendar class.  
 KeyedHashAlgorithm Provides a common interface to be implementated by all keyed hash implentations.  
 KeySizes Represents a set of key sizes.  
 KoreanCalendar Provides functions to manipulate Korean dates.  
 KoreanCalendarStatic Provides static methods for the KoreanCalendar class.  
 MACTripleDES Represents a TripleDES implementation of an HMAC algorithm.  
 MACTripleDESStatic Provides static methods associated with the MACTripleDES class.  
 MD5 Represents a base interface to be implemented by all MD5 hash algorithms.  
 MD5CryptoServiceProvider Provides MD5 hashing services through the CryptoAPI interface.  
 MD5Static Represents the abstract class from which all implementations of the MD5 hash algorithm inherit.  
 MemoryMappedFile Represents a simple file-to-memory mapping.  
 MemoryMappedFileStatic Represents a simple file-to-memory mapping.  
 MemoryMappedViewAccessor Represents a randomly accessed view of a memory-mapped file.  
 MemoryMappedViewStream Represents a view of a memory-mapped file as a sequentially accessed stream. 
 MemoryStream Provides an in-memory stream of data that can be read/written and modified using Stream methods.  
 NotSupportedException The exception that is thrown when an invoked method is not supported.  
 NumberFormatInfo Provides numeric formatting information.  
 NumberFormatInfoStatic Provides methods to retrieve the various types of NumberFormatInfo objects.  
 ObjectBase This class represent a proxy as a base class for those classes that implement IObject. It is intended to give default behavior for the three main methods of the Object class in .NET. The base class is accessed using the MyBase global static property.

This class is not intended to be used by code other than in the methods of the IObject interface implementations.  

 ObjectDisposedException This exception is thrown when an operation is attempted on a disposed object.  
 ObjectStatic Provides default implementations of the IObject interface.  
 OperatingSystem Provides information about the currently running operating system.  
 OutOfMemoryException This the exception thrown when a memory error occurs.  
 OverflowException This exception is thrown when a mathimatical operation causes a value outside the valid range of values for the destination object.  
 Path Performs operations on String instances that contain file or directory path information.  
 PathTooLongException An exception that is caused by a path being longer than Windows can handle.  
 PictureResourceGroup This class represents a group of Icons or Cursors.  
 PictureResourceInfo Represents a picture resource that is part of a group of pictures.  
 PlatformNotSupportedException This exception is thrown when an operation is to be performed, but the current operating system does not support the action.  
 PublicFunctions Provides some helper functions.  
 Queue Represents a first-in, first-out collection of values.  
 Random Provides a sequence of pseudo-random generated numbers.  
 RandomNumberGenerator A common interface to be implemented by random number generators.  
 RandomNumberGeneratorStatic Provides static methods associated with the RandomNumberGenerator class.  
 RankException The exception that is thrown when an array with the wrong number of dimensions is passed to a method.  
 RC2 Represents a standard interface implemented by all RC2 crypto service providers.  
 RC2CryptoServiceProvider Provides cryptography services using the RC2 symmetric algorithm.  
 RC2Static Provides static methods associated with the RC2 algorithm.  
 Registry Supplies the base Registrykeys that access values and subkeys in the registry.  
 RegistryKey Represents a key level node inside the Windows Registry.  
 RegistryKeyStatic Provides static methods for the RegistryKey class.  
 ResourceKey This class represents a Resource key by containing the 3 primary identifiers for a Windows resource.  
 ResourceManager Provides convenient access to culture-specific resources at runtime.  
 ResourceManagerStatic Provides static methods for the ResourceManager object.  
 ResourceReader Provides a means to iterate through the resources in a .RES file.  
 ResourceSet Stores all the resources localized for one particular culture, ignoring all other cultures.  
 ResourceWriter Writes encoded resources out to a .RES file.  
 Rfc2898DeriveBytes Implements password-based key derivation functionality, PBKDF2, by using a pseudo-random number generator based on HMACSHA1.  
 Rijndael Provides a standard interface implemented by all Rijndael cryptographic service providers.  
 RijndaelManaged Represents an implementation of the Rijndael symmetric block cipher algorithm  
 RijndaelManagedTransform Performs cryptographic operations on data using the Rijndael algorithm.  
 RijndaelStatic Provides static methods associated with the Rijndael class.  
 RIPEMD160 Provides a common interface to be implemented by all RIPEMD160 implementations.  
 RIPEMD160Managed Represents an implementation of the RIPEMD160 hashing algorithm.  
 RNGCryptoServiceProvider Provides random number generation that is a bit more random than the regular Visual Basic method by using a Cryptographic Service Provider.  
 RSA Represents the base interface from which all RSA class implementations must implement.  
 RSACryptoServiceProvider Provides RSA encryption services using the Windows Crypto API methods.  
 RSACryptoServiceProviderStatic 
 RSAParameters Represents the Key information for an RSA implementation.  
 RSAStatic Represents methods associated with the RSA class.  
 SafeFileHandle Represents a wrapper class for a file handle.  
 SafeHandle Represents a wrapper class for operating system handles. This class must be implemented.  
 SafeMemoryMappedFileHandle Provides a safe handle that represents a memory-mapped file for sequential access.  
 SecurityElement Provides simple XML text management capabilities.  
 SecurityElementStatic Provides static functions associated to the SecurityElement class.  
 SerializationException This exception is thrown when an error occurs reading or writing a propertybag and a value cannot be serialized.  
 SHA1 Represents a standard interface for SHA-1 class implementations.  
 SHA1CryptoServiceProvider Provides services to compute the SHA-1 hash values of data.  
 SHA1Managed Provides services to compute the SHA-1 hash value.  
 SHA1Static Provides methods specific to the SHA-1 class.  
 SHA256 Represents a standard interface for SHA-256 class implementations.  
 SHA256Managed Provides services to compute the SHA-256 hash value.  
 SHA256Static Provides methods associated with the SHA-256 class.  
 SHA384 Represents a standard interface for SHA-384 class implementations.  
 SHA384Managed Provides services to compute the SHA-384 hash value.  
 SHA384Static Provides methods associated with the SHA-384 class.  
 SHA512 Represents a standard interface for SHA-512 class implementations.  
 SHA512Managed Provides services to compute the SHA-512 hash value.  
 SHA512Static Provides methods associated with the SHA-512 class.  
 SortedList Provides a means to maintain a list of sorted items based on an associated key.  
 Stack Represents a simple last-in-first-out (LIFO) non-generic collection of items.  
 StaticClasses Provides direct access to static class methods.  
 StopWatch Provides a timing mechanism using QueryPerformanceCounter if available, otherwise the system time is used.  
 StopWatchStatic Provides methods that are related to the StopWatch class.  
 Stream Provides a set of standard methods for using a Stream object.  
 StreamReader Reads characters from a byte array in a particular encoding.  
 StreamStatic Provides static methods for the Stream class.  
 StreamWriter Writes characters to a byte stream using the specific encoding.  
 StringBuilder Allows easy manipulation, concatenation and removal of strings and characters.  
 StringComparer Represents string comparison operations based on a specific case and culture-based or ordinal comparison rules.  
 StringComparerStatic Provides a set of StringComparer objects implementing different string comparison rules.  
 StringReader Provides methods to read portions of a string.  
 StringResourceDecoder Decodes a resource String table containing up to 16 strings.  
 StringResourceEncoder Encodes strings into string tables.  
 StringWriter Provides a set of functions for writing to a string.  
 SymmetricAlgorithm Provides a standard interface for utilizing symmetric algorithms.  
 SymmetricAlgorithmBase Provides a common base of functionality for SymmetricAlgorithm derived classes.  
 SystemException Defines the base class for predefined exceptions in the VBCorLib library.  
 TaiwanCalendar Provides functions for manipulating Taiwanese dates.  
 TextReader Provides an interface to read text characters from a stream.  
 TextReaderStatic Provides static methods and properties for the TextReader class.  
 TextWriter Provides an interface used to write text characters to a stream.  
 ThaiBuddhistCalendar Provides methods for manipulating ThaiBuddhist dates.  
 ThaiBuddhistCalendarStatic Provides static methods of the ThaiBuddhistCalendar class.  
 Thread Creates and controls a thread, sets its priority, and gets its status.  
 ThreadStatic Gets the currently running thread.  
 Ticker Provides a recurring timer event.  
 TimeSpan This class represents an amount of time.  
 TimeSpanStatic Provides severs static functions to help in creating TimeSpan objects.  
 TimeZone Represents a time zone.  
 TimeZoneStatic Represents static methods for the TimeZone class.  
 ToBase64Transform A class used to transform byte data to Base 64 data.  
 TripleDES Represents the interface for Triple Data Encryption Standard classes to implement.  
 TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider Provides cryptographic services using the TripleDES cryptographic service provider.  
 TripleDESStatic Provides static methods used with the Triple Data Encryption Standard algorithm.  
 UnauthorizedAccessException This exception is thrown when an operation attempted to access a secured value or location without proper authorization.  
 UnicodeEncoding A set of functions used to convert UTF-16 Unicode characters to and from byte arrays.  
 UTF32Encoding Represents a UTF-32 encoding of Unicode characters.  
 UTF7Encoding Represents a UTF-7 encoding of Unicode characters.  
 UTF8Encoding A set of functions to be used to convert character arrays to and from byte arrays.  
 Version Represents a version number in the format Major.Minor[.Build[.Revision]].  
 VersionStatic Provides static methods to help create Version objects.  
 WaitHandle 
 WinResourceReader A class that reads resources out of EXE and DLL files.  
 XmlSyntaxException Represents an exception caused by invalid XML syntax.