/// <summary>
/// Tries to remove as many unwanted characters as possible for a good compaison. Allows for markdown, char faces, emojis, punctuation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="comment"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
string GeneralString(string comment)
{
string originalString = comment;
//Allow comparison with certain markdown formatting
comment = MessageModifier.RemoveMarkdownCharacters(comment);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(comment))
{
return(comment);
}
string[] specificChars = new string[] { ";)", ";(", ";)", ":(", ":D", ";D" };
for (int i = 0; i < specificChars.Length; i++)
{
comment = comment.Replace(specificChars[i], "");
}
//Allow comparison with other symbols
comment = comment.Replace("!", "");
comment = comment.Replace("?", "");
comment = comment.Replace("'", "");
comment = comment.Replace("?", "");
comment = comment.Replace("\"", "");
comment = comment.Replace(",", "");
comment = MessageModifier.RemoveUnicodeCharacters(comment);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(comment))
{
return(comment);
}
//Remove white space last
comment = MessageModifier.RemoveWhiteSpaceAtStartAndEnd(comment);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(comment))
{
return(comment);
}
return(comment.ToLower());
}
/// <summary>
/// Method for an accurate comparison. Ie: The comment was wrote with the intention of a reply
/// </summary>
/// <param name="comment"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
string AccurateString(string comment)
{
comment = MessageModifier.RemoveWhiteSpaceAtStartAndEnd(comment);
return(comment.ToLower());
}
