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Array Helper

A static class that contains functions to better manage arrays.

/// <summary>
/// Adds an item to an array, expanding the array if necessary.
/// </summary>
/// /// <typeparam name="T">Type of the items in the array</typeparam>
/// <param name="list">The original array</param>
/// <param name="item">The item to add</param>
/// <param name="result">Output message indicating the result of the operation</param>
/// <returns>A new array with the item added, or the original array if the item already exists</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// If the item already exists in the array, it will not be added again.
/// </remarks>
public static T[] AddToList<T>(T[] list, T item, out string result)

/// <summary>
/// Checks if an item exists in an array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array"></param>
/// <param name="item"></param>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Contains<T>(T[] array, T item)

/// <summary>
/// Removes an item from an array, optionally shrinking the array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the items in the array</typeparam>
/// <param name="list">The original array</param>
/// <param name="item">The item to remove</param>
/// <param name="result">Output message indicating the result of the operation</param>
/// <param name="shrink">If true, the array will be shrunk after removing the item</param>
/// <returns>A new array with the item removed, or the original array if the item was not found</returns>
public static T[] RemoveFromList<T>(T[] list, T item, out string result, bool shrink = false)

public static string[] SanitizeStringArray(string[] input, bool trimWhitespace = true)