Tuple.cs

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Tuple structs for use in .NET Not-Quite-3.5 (e.g. Unity3D).
//
// Used Chapter 3 in http://functional-programming.net/ as a starting point.
//
// Note: .NET 4.0 Tuples are immutable classes so they're *slightly* different.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;

namespace Binocle
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Utility class that simplifies cration of tuples by using
    /// method calls instead of constructor calls
    /// </summary>
    public static class Tuple
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new tuple value with the specified elements. The method
        /// can be used without specifying the generic parameters, because C#
        /// compiler can usually infer the actual types.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item1">First element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="second">Second element of the tuple</param>
        /// <returns>A newly created tuple</returns>
        public static Tuple<T1, T2> Create<T1, T2>(T1 item1, T2 second)
        {
            return new Tuple<T1, T2>(item1, second);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new tuple value with the specified elements. The method
        /// can be used without specifying the generic parameters, because C#
        /// compiler can usually infer the actual types.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item1">First element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="second">Second element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="third">Third element of the tuple</param>
        /// <returns>A newly created tuple</returns>
        public static Tuple<T1, T2, T3> Create<T1, T2, T3>(T1 item1, T2 second, T3 third)
        {
            return new Tuple<T1, T2, T3>(item1, second, third);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new tuple value with the specified elements. The method
        /// can be used without specifying the generic parameters, because C#
        /// compiler can usually infer the actual types.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item1">First element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="second">Second element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="third">Third element of the tuple</param>
        /// <param name="fourth">Fourth element of the tuple</param>
        /// <returns>A newly created tuple</returns>
        public static Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> Create<T1, T2, T3, T4>(T1 item1, T2 second, T3 third, T4 fourth)
        {
            return new Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4>(item1, second, third, fourth);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Extension method that provides a concise utility for unpacking
        /// tuple components into specific out parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tuple">the tuple to unpack from</param>
        /// <param name="ref1">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item1</param>
        /// <param name="ref2">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item2</param>
        public static void Unpack<T1, T2>(this Tuple<T1, T2> tuple, out T1 ref1, out T2 ref2)
        {
            ref1 = tuple.Item1;
            ref2 = tuple.Item2;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Extension method that provides a concise utility for unpacking
        /// tuple components into specific out parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tuple">the tuple to unpack from</param>
        /// <param name="ref1">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item1</param>
        /// <param name="ref2">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item2</param>
        /// <param name="ref3">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item3</param>
        public static void Unpack<T1, T2, T3>(this Tuple<T1, T2, T3> tuple, out T1 ref1, out T2 ref2, T3 ref3)
        {
            ref1 = tuple.Item1;
            ref2 = tuple.Item2;
            ref3 = tuple.Item3;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Extension method that provides a concise utility for unpacking
        /// tuple components into specific out parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tuple">the tuple to unpack from</param>
        /// <param name="ref1">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item1</param>
        /// <param name="ref2">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item2</param>
        /// <param name="ref3">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item3</param>
        /// <param name="ref4">the out parameter that will be assigned tuple.Item4</param>
        public static void Unpack<T1, T2, T3, T4>(this Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> tuple, out T1 ref1, out T2 ref2, T3 ref3, T4 ref4)
        {
            ref1 = tuple.Item1;
            ref2 = tuple.Item2;
            ref3 = tuple.Item3;
            ref4 = tuple.Item4;
        }
    }
}