// strip leading chars if it is a punctuation
public static string StripLeadChars(string inTerm, string specChars)
{
string outStrLead = inTerm;
int index = 0;
while ((index < outStrLead.Length) && (CharUtil.IsSpecifiedChar(outStrLead[index], specChars) == true))
{
index++;
}
if ((index > 0) && (index < outStrLead.Length))
{
outStrLead = outStrLead.Substring(index);
}
return(outStrLead);
}
// strip ending chars if it is a punctuation
public static string StripEndChars(string inTerm, string specChars)
{
string outStrEnd = inTerm;
int length = outStrEnd.Length;
int index = length - 1;
while ((index > -1) && (CharUtil.IsSpecifiedChar(outStrEnd[index], specChars) == true))
{
index--;
}
if ((index < length - 1) && (index > -1))
{
outStrEnd = outStrEnd.Substring(0, index + 1);
}
return(outStrEnd);
}