Using Extension methods with Static methods and Callbacks

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Consider using Extension Methods as Functions which wrap other code, here’s a great example that uses both a static method and and extension method to wrap the Try Catch construct

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Samples
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Wraps a try catch statement as a static helper which uses 
    /// Extension methods for the exception
    /// </summary>
    public static class Bullet
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Wrapper for Try Catch Statement
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="code">Call back for code</param>
        /// <param name="error">Already handled and logged exception</param>
        public static void Proof(Action code, Action<Exception> error)
        {
            try
            {
                code();
            }
            catch (Exception iox)
            {
                //extension method used here
                iox.Log("BP2200-ERR-Unexpected Error");
                //callback, exception already handled and logged
                error(iox);
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Example of a logging method helper, this is the extension method
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="error">The Exception to log</param>
        /// <param name="messageID">A unique error ID header</param>
        public static void Log(this Exception error, string messageID)
        {
            Trace.WriteLine(messageID);
            Trace.WriteLine(error.Message);
            Trace.WriteLine(error.StackTrace);
            Trace.WriteLine("");
        }
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Shows how to use both the wrapper and extension methods.
    /// </summary>
    public class UseBulletProofing
    {
        public UseBulletProofing()
        {
            var ok = false;
            var result = DoSomething();
            if (!result.Contains("ERR"))
            {
                ok = true;
                DoSomethingElse();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// How to use Bullet Proofing in your code.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A string</returns>
        public string DoSomething()
        {
            string result = string.Empty;
            //Note that the Bullet.Proof method forces this construct.
            Bullet.Proof(() =>
            {
                //this is the code callback
                result = "DST5900-INF-No Exceptions in this code";
            }, error =>
            {
                //error is the already logged and handled exception
                //determine the base result
                result = "DTS6200-ERR-An exception happened look at console log";
                if (error.Message.Contains("SomeMarker"))
                {
                    //filter the result for Something within the exception message
                    result = "DST6500-ERR-Some marker was found in the exception";
                }
            });
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Next step in workflow
        /// </summary>
        public void DoSomethingElse()
        {
            //Only called if no exception was thrown before
        }
    }
}

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