Solutions

The following sections describe solutions to the preceding problems. You can download the example solutions to see additional details and to experiment with the programs at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Improving-your-C-Sharp-Skills/tree/master/Chapter19.

45. Caesar cipher

This problem is relatively straightforward. Simply loop through the message's letters and shift them by some amount.

 

 

The example solution uses the following string extension method to encrypt a string:

// Use a Caesar cipher to encrypt the plaintext.
public static string CaesarEncrypt(this string plaintext, int shift)
{
    plaintext = plaintext.StripText();

    // Encrypt.
    char[] chars = new char[plaintext.Length];
    for (int i = 0; i < plaintext.Length; i++)
    {
        int ch = plaintext[i] - 'A';
        ch = (ch + shift + 26) % 26;
        chars[i] = (char)('A' + ch);
    }
    return new string(chars).ToFiveGrams();
}

This method calls the StripText extension method described shortly to remove...