IsValid()

static Boolean IsValid ( [NotNull] String path )

static

Returns true if the provided path is valid.

If this returns false CodeSmileEditor.Asset.GetLastErrorMessage contains the error message.

Parameters

path	String representation of an absolute or relative path.

Returns

True if the string is a valid path and contains no illegal characters for a path or file, and isn't too long. False in all other cases.

See also

• CodeSmileEditor.Asset.GetLastErrorMessage

Definition at line 194 of file Asset.Path.Static.cs.

            {
                var isValid = true;
 
                try
                {
                    // System.IO will throw for most illegal chars, plus some extra checks
                    var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(path);
                    var folderName = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
 
                    // check folder name for some chars that System.IO allows in GetDirectoryName
                    var testIllegalChars = new Func<Char, Boolean>(c => c == '*' || c == '?' || c == ':');
                    isValid = folderName.Any(testIllegalChars) == false;
 
                    if (isValid)
                    {
                        // check filename for some chars that System.IO allows in GetFileName
                        fileName = path.Substring(folderName.Length, path.Length - folderName.Length);
                        isValid = fileName.Any(testIllegalChars) == false;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    SetLastErrorMessage($"{ex.Message} => \"{path}\"");
                    isValid = false;
                }
 
                return isValid;
            }