I want to set flags which are given in string representation in any order. And it is intimidating, because you have to check like 2^3 possible options in my occassion. I was just wondering is there any better way to do that than just simple brute-force. Any optimization and readability improvment would be great. This is my code:
[Flags]
public enum salaryFeatures
{
Children = 1,
Graduate = 2,
Disability = 4
}
class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
string Employee = "10023 Mark Male 6.7 70 30 20 Children Graduate";
salaryFeatures f;
f = GetFeaturesByString(Employee);
}
public static salaryFeatures GetFeaturesByString(string fields)
{
bool children = false;
bool graduate = false;
bool disability = false;
salaryFeatures features = new salaryFeatures();
if (fields.ToLower().Contains("children")) children = true;
if (fields.ToLower().Contains("graduate")) graduate = true;
if (fields.ToLower().Contains("disability")) disability = true;
if (children && graduate && disability)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Children | salaryFeatures.Disability | salaryFeatures.Graduate;
}
if (children && graduate)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Children | salaryFeatures.Graduate;
}
if (children && disability)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Children | salaryFeatures.Disability;
}
if (children)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Children;
}
if (graduate && disability)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Graduate | salaryFeatures.Disability;
}
if (graduate)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Graduate;
}
if (disability)
{
return features = salaryFeatures.Disability;
}
return features;
}
}