private static string formatSpecialNote(string text)
{
// 0. Prerequisite check
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
{
return(String.Empty);
}
// 1. Replace commas with spaces and trim extra spaces
string trimmed = text.Replace(" ,", " ").Replace(", ", " ").Replace(",", " ").Trim();
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(trimmed))
{
return(String.Empty);
}
// 2. Trim prefix
trimmed = trimmed.StartsWith(Program.ServiceManager.GetSpecialNotePrefix())
? trimmed.Substring(Program.ServiceManager.GetSpecialNotePrefix().Length)
: trimmed;
// 3. Split in words and convert them to names
var names = trimmed.Split(' ').Select(word => StringUtils.AddAtSignToLetterSubstring(word));
// 4. Combine names into a string
return(String.Join(" ", names));
}