Custom Linq Range Class<\/p>\n\n\n\n
using System;\nusing System.Collections.Generic;\nusing System.Numerics;\npublic static class LinqHelper\n{\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of character values within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<char> Range(char from, char to, char step = '\\x0001')\n {\n var d = '\\x0';\n while((char) (from + (uint) d) < to)\n {\n yield return(char) (from + (uint) d);\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 8-bit signed numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<sbyte> Range(sbyte from, sbyte to, sbyte step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0;\n while((sbyte) (from + d) < to)\n {\n yield return(sbyte) (from + d);\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 8-bit unsigned numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<byte> Range(byte from, byte to, byte step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0;\n while((byte) (from + d) < to)\n {\n yield return(byte) (from + d);\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 16-bit signed numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<short> Range(short from, short to, short step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0;\n while((short) (from + d) < to)\n {\n yield return(short) (from + d);\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 16-bit unsigned numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<ushort> Range(ushort from, ushort to, ushort step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0;\n while((ushort) (from + d) < to)\n {\n yield return(ushort) (from + d);\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 32-bit signed numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<int> Range(int from, int to, int step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0;\n while(from + d < to)\n {\n yield return from + d;\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 32-bit unsigned numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<uint> Range(uint from, uint to, uint step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0u;\n while(from + d < to)\n {\n yield return from + d;\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 64-bit signed numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<long> Range(long from, long to, long step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0l;\n while(from + d < to)\n {\n yield return from + d;\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of 64-bit unsigned numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<ulong> Range(ulong from, ulong to, ulong step = 1)\n {\n var d = 0ul;\n while(from + d < to)\n {\n yield return from + d;\n d += step;\n }\n }\n \/\/\/ <summary>\n \/\/\/ Generates a sequence of arbitrarily large signed numbers within a specified range starting at\n \/\/\/ 'form' through 'to' with a given step value.\n \/\/\/ <\/summary>\n public static IEnumerable<BigInteger> Range(BigInteger from, BigInteger to, BigInteger step)\n {\n var count = to - from;\n for(var i = BigInteger.Zero; 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