// replace punctuation with space in a string
public static string ReplacePuncWithSpaceThenTrim(string inTerm)
{
char[] temp = inTerm.ToCharArray();
for (int i = 0; i < temp.Length; i++)
{
if (CharUtil.IsPunctuation(temp[i]) == true)
{
temp[i] = ' ';
}
}
string @out = Trim(new string(temp));
return(@out);
}
// strip leading chars if it is a punctuation
public static string StripLeadPuncSpace(string inTerm)
{
string outStrLead = inTerm;
int index = 0;
while ((index < outStrLead.Length) && ((CharUtil.IsPunctuation(outStrLead[index]) == true) || (outStrLead[index] == ' ')))
{
index++;
}
if ((index > 0) && (index < outStrLead.Length))
{
outStrLead = outStrLead.Substring(index);
}
return(outStrLead);
}
// strip ending chars if it is a punctuation
public static string StripEndPuncSpace(string inTerm)
{
string outStrEnd = inTerm;
int length = outStrEnd.Length;
int index = length - 1;
while ((index > -1) && ((CharUtil.IsPunctuation(outStrEnd[index]) == true) || (outStrEnd[index] == ' ')))
{
index--;
}
if ((index < length - 1) && (index > -1))
{
outStrEnd = outStrEnd.Substring(0, index + 1);
}
return(outStrEnd);
}
// strip punctuaction, then trim
public static string StripPunctuation(string inTerm)
{
int length = inTerm.Length;
char[] temp = new char[length];
int index = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
char tempChar = inTerm[i];
if (CharUtil.IsPunctuation(tempChar) == false)
{
temp[index] = tempChar;
index++;
}
}
string @out = new string(temp);
return(@out.Trim(new char[] { ' ', '\x00' })); // must be trimmed
}