public static String squashSpaces(String s)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
{
return(null);
}
return(SQUASH_SPACES.Replace(s, " ")); // replace with single space
}
public static String stripGarminCodes(String s)
{
if (s == null)
{
return(null);
}
s = SHIELDS.Replace(s, ""); // remove
s = SEPARATORS.Replace(s, " "); // replace with a space
s = SQUASH_SPACES.Replace(s, " "); // replace with a space
// a leading separator would have turned into a space so trim it
return(s.Trim());
}