//Remove (default) or replace diacritics in the input string...
//Source: http://www.levibotelho.com/development/c-remove-diacritics-accents-from-a-string
public static string ProcessDiacritics(this string text, processDiacritics pd = processDiacritics.remove)
{
//Validate/initialize input parameters...
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || !Enum.IsDefined(typeof(processDiacritics), pd))
{
return(text);
}
//Normalize string using full canonical decomposition (no character in the resulting string can be decomposed further)...
var formdText = text.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD);
IEnumerable <char> processedChars;
switch (pd)
{
case processDiacritics.remove:
//Remove 'non-spacing-mark' characters...
processedChars = formdText.Where(c => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark).ToArray();
break;
case processDiacritics.replaceWithUnderscore:
//Replace 'non-spacing-mark characters with '_'
//Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13343885/how-to-replace-a-character-in-string-using-linq
processedChars = formdText.Select(c => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark ? c : '_').ToArray();
break;
default:
//Unknown enum value...
processedChars = null;
break;
}
if (null != processedChars)
{
//Replace fully normalized characters with their primary composites, if possible...
return(new string(processedChars.ToArray()).Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC));
}
//No character processing performed - return input text...
return(text);
}
//Remove (default) or replace diacritics in the input string...
//Source: http://www.levibotelho.com/development/c-remove-diacritics-accents-from-a-string
public static string ProcessDiacritics(this string text, processDiacritics pd = processDiacritics.remove)
{
//Validate/initialize input parameters...
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text) || !Enum.IsDefined(typeof(processDiacritics), pd))
{
return text;
}
//Normalize string using full canonical decomposition (no character in the resulting string can be decomposed further)...
var formdText = text.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD);
IEnumerable<char> processedChars;
switch (pd)
{
case processDiacritics.remove:
//Remove 'non-spacing-mark' characters...
processedChars = formdText.Where(c => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark).ToArray();
break;
case processDiacritics.replaceWithUnderscore:
//Replace 'non-spacing-mark characters with '_'
//Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13343885/how-to-replace-a-character-in-string-using-linq
processedChars = formdText.Select(c => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark ? c : '_').ToArray();
break;
default:
//Unknown enum value...
processedChars = null;
break;
}
if (null != processedChars)
{
//Replace fully normalized characters with their primary composites, if possible...
return new string(processedChars.ToArray()).Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC);
}
//No character processing performed - return input text...
return text;
}