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Gibraltar Namespace / FileSystemTools Class / SanitizeDirectoryName Method
The name of the directory to sanitize.
When true, treat whitespace as an illegal value
When true, ensure the final name is lower case.
The character to substitute for illegal values, must be legal.

SanitizeDirectoryName Method
Sanitize the provided directory name by substituting a specified character for illegal values.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function SanitizeDirectoryName( _
   ByVal directoryName As String, _
   Optional ByVal eliminateSpaces As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal lowerCaseOnly As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal replaceChar As Char _
) As String
 

Parameters

directoryName
The name of the directory to sanitize.
eliminateSpaces
When true, treat whitespace as an illegal value
lowerCaseOnly
When true, ensure the final name is lower case.
replaceChar
The character to substitute for illegal values, must be legal.

Return Value

The sanitized directory name.
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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