22 November 2014
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On our e-commerce shop, we needed to be able to format customer addresses in the correct format and layout for the destination countries, to do this I have written a simple C# postal address parser to format the input address in international formats for postal labels.
I have included 3 different formatting modes in the class but it is simple to add extra formats and countries if needed.
Usage:
ParseAddress(string CustomerName, string Organisation, string address1, string address2, string address3, string address4, string address5, string town, string county, string postcode, string country, bool returnhtml)
Returns a string containing the formatted address
The C# class can be downloaded from GitHub or copied from the listing below:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace AddressFormater
{
public class AddressParser
{
public string ParseAddress(string CustomerName, string Organisation, string address1, string address2, string address3, string address4, string address5, string town, string county, string postcode, string country, bool returnhtml)
{
// create postal address object with address info
PostalAddress deladdress = new PostalAddress(CustomerName, Organisation, address1, address2, address3, address4, address5, town, county, postcode, country);
// select formatting mode from country name
int switchmode = 0;
switch (country)
{
case "Albania":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Algeria":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "American Samoa":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Andorra":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Angola":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Anguilla":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Antarctica":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Antigua and Barbuda":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Aruba":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Australia":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Austria":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bahamas":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bahrain":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bangladesh":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Barbados":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Belarus":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Belgium":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Belize":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bermuda":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bhutan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bolivia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Botswana":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bouvet Island":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Brazil":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "British Indian Ocean Territory":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "British Virgin Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Brunei":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Bulgaria":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Burundi":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cambodia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cameroon":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Canada":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Cayman Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Central African Republic":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Chad":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Channel Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Chile":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Christmas Island":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cocos (Keeling) Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Colombia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Comoros":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cook Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Costa Rica":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Croatia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cuba":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Cyprus":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Czech Republic":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Denmark":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Djibouti":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Dominica":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Dominican Republic":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "East Timor":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Ecuador":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Egypt":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "El Salvador":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Equatorial Guinea":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Estonia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Ethiopia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Faroe Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Federated States of Micronesia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Fiji":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Finland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "France":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "French Guiana":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "French Polynesia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "French Southern Territories":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Gabon":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Georgia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Germany":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Gibraltar":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Greece":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Greenland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Grenada":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Guadeloupe":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Guam":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Guatemala":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Guyana":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Heard Island and McDonald Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Honduras":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Hungary":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Iceland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "India":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Indonesia":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Ireland":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Israel":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Italy":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Jamaica":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Japan":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Jordan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Kazakhstan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Kenya":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Kiribati":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Kuwait":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Kyrgyzstan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Laos":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Latvia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Lesotho":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Liechtenstein":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Lithuania":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Luxembourg":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Macedonia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Madagascar":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Malawi":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Malaysia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Maldives":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Malta":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Marshall Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Martinique":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mauritania":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mauritius":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mayotte":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Metropolitan France":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mexico":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Monaco":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mongolia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Montserrat":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Morocco":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Mozambique":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Myanmar":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Namibia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Nauru":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Nepal":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Netherlands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Netherlands Antilles":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "New Caledonia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "New Zealand":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Nicaragua":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Niue":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Norfolk Island":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Northern Mariana Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Norway":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Oman":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Palau":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Panama":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Papua New Guinea":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Paraguay":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Peru":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Philippines":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Pitcairn":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Poland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Portugal":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Puerto Rico":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Qatar":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Reunion":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Romania":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Russia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Rwanda":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Samoa":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "San Marino":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Sao Tome and Principe":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Saudia Arabia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Seychelles":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Singapore":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Slovakia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Slovenia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Solomon Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "South Africa":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "South Korea":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "Spain":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Sri Lanka":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "St. Helena":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "St. Kitts and Nevis":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "St. Lucia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "St. Pierre and Miquelon":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "St. Vincent and the Grenadines":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Suriname":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Swaziland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Sweden":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Switzerland":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Syria":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tajikistan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tanzania":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Thailand":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tokelau":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tonga":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Trinidad and Tobago":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tunisia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Turkey":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Turkmenistan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Turks and Caicos Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Tuvalu":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "U.S. Virgin Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Uganda":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Ukraine":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "United Arab Emirates":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "United Kingdom":
switchmode = 0;
break;
case "United States":
switchmode = 2;
break;
case "United States Minor Outlying Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Uruguay":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Uzbekistan":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Vanuatu":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Vatican City":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Venezuela":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Vietnam":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Wallis and Futuna Islands":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Western Sahara":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Yemen":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Yugoslavia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
case "Zambia":
switchmode = 1;
break;
default:
break;
}
if (switchmode == 0)
{
return FormatUK(deladdress, returnhtml);
}
if (switchmode == 1)
{
return FormatPostCodeFirst(deladdress, returnhtml);
}
if (switchmode == 2)
{
return FormatPostCodeLast(deladdress, returnhtml);
}
return "";
}
string FormatUK(PostalAddress deladdress, bool returnhtml)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
if (deladdress.CustomerName.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.CustomerName + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Organisation.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Organisation + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address1.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address1 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address2.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address2 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address3.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address3 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address4.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address4 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address5.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address5 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Town.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Town.ToUpper() + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.County.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.County.ToUpper() + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Postcode.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Postcode.ToUpper());
}
if (returnhtml)
{
return sb.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "
").ToString();
}
else
{
return sb.ToString();
}
}
string FormatPostCodeLast(PostalAddress deladdress, bool returnhtml)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
if (deladdress.CustomerName.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.CustomerName + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Organisation.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Organisation + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address1.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address1 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address2.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address2 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address3.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address3 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address4.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address4 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address5.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address5 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Town.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Town.ToUpper() + " " );
}
if (deladdress.County.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.County.ToUpper() + " " );
}
if (deladdress.Postcode.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Postcode.ToUpper() + " " );
}
sb.Append(Environment.NewLine + deladdress.Country.ToUpper().ToString());
if (returnhtml)
{
return sb.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "
").ToString();
}
else
{
return sb.ToString();
}
}
string FormatPostCodeFirst(PostalAddress deladdress, bool returnhtml)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
if (deladdress.CustomerName.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.CustomerName + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Organisation.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Organisation + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address1.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address1 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address2.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address2 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address3.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address3 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address4.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address4 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Address5.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Address5 + Environment.NewLine);
}
if (deladdress.Postcode.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Postcode.ToUpper() + " ");
}
if (deladdress.Town.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.Town.ToUpper() + " ");
}
if (deladdress.County.ToString().Trim().Length > 0)
{
sb.Append(deladdress.County.ToUpper() + " ");
}
sb.Append(Environment.NewLine + deladdress.Country.ToUpper().ToString() + Environment.NewLine);
if (returnhtml)
{
return sb.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "
").ToString();
}
else
{
return sb.ToString();
}
}
}
public class PostalAddress
{
// PostalAddress object getters and setters
public string CustomerName { get; set; }
public string Organisation { get; set; }
public string Address1 { get; set; }
public string Address2 { get; set; }
public string Address3 { get; set; }
public string Address4 { get; set; }
public string Address5 { get; set; }
public string Town { get; set; }
public string County { get; set; }
public string Postcode { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
public PostalAddress(string customername, string organisation, string address1, string address2, string address3, string address4, string address5, string town, string county, string postcode, string country)
{
CustomerName = customername;
Organisation = organisation;
Address1 = address1;
Address2 = address2;
Address3 = address3;
Address4 = address4;
Address5 = address5;
Town = town;
County = county;
Postcode = postcode;
Country = country;
}
}
}
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