Is there a way to check if a String meant for a path has invalid characters, in .Net? I know I could iterate over each character in Path.InvalidPathChars to see if my String contained one, but I'd prefer a simple, perhaps more formal, solution.
Is there one?
I've found I still get an exception if I only check against Get
Update:
I've found GetInvalidPathChars does not cover every invalid path character. GetInvalidFileNameChars has 5 more, including '?', which I've come across. I'm going to switch to that, and I'll report back if it, too, proves to be inadequate.
Update 2:
GetInvalidFileNameChars is definitely not what I want. It contains ':', which any absolute path is going to contain ("C:\whatever"). I think I'm just going to have to use GetInvalidPathChars after all, and add in '?' and any other characters that cause me problems as they come up. Better solutions welcome.