create some strings

   
 

using System;

class MainClass {

    public static void Main() {
        
        string myString = "To be or not to be";
        string myString2 = "...	 that is the question";
        string myString3 = @"	 Friends, Romans, countrymen,
lend me your ears";

        // display the strings and their Length properties
        Console.WriteLine("myString = " + myString);
        Console.WriteLine("myString.Length = "
          + myString.Length);
        Console.WriteLine("myString2 = " + myString2);
        Console.WriteLine
         ("myString2.Length = " + myString2.Length);
        Console.WriteLine("myString3 = " + myString3);
        Console.WriteLine
          ("myString3.Length = " + myString3.Length);    
    }
}

    


Is Palindrome

using System;
using System.Text;

public class MainClass {
public static bool IsPalindrome(string s) {
int iLength, iHalfLen;
iLength = s.Length – 1;
iHalfLen = iLength / 2;
for (int i = 0; i <= iHalfLen; i++) { if (s.Substring(i, 1) != s.Substring(iLength - i, 1)) { return false; } } return true; } static void Main(string[] args) { string[] sa = new string[]{"level", "minim", "radar"}; foreach (string v in sa) Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}",v, IsPalindrome(v)); } } [/csharp]

Use HttpUtility.HtmlEncode to encode the input string

   
 

using System;
using System.Web;
using System.IO;

   class MyNewClass
   {
      public static void Main()
      {
         String myString;
         Console.WriteLine("Enter a string having &#039;&amp;&#039; or &#039;"&#039;  in it: ");
         myString=Console.ReadLine();
         String myEncodedString;
         // Encode the string.
         myEncodedString = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(myString);
         Console.WriteLine("HTML Encoded string is "+myEncodedString);
         StringWriter myWriter = new StringWriter();
         // Decode the encoded string.
         HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(myEncodedString, myWriter);
         Console.Write("Decoded string of the above encoded string is "+myWriter.ToString());
      }
   }

   
     


Returns a string with non alphanumeric chars converted to the substitute character.

//
// (C) Copyright 2009 Irantha Suwandarathna (irantha@gmail.com)
// All rights reserved.
//

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* this list of conditions and the following disclaimer _in the documentation
* and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
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* contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
* software without specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS”
* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL HSQL DEVELOPMENT GROUP, HSQLDB.ORG,
* OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
* EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
* PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
* ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
* SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace EffiProz.Core.Lib
{

/** Provides a collection of convenience methods for processing and
* creating objects with String value components.
*
* @author fredt@users
* @author boucherb@users
* @version 1.7.2
* @since 1.7.0
*/
public class StringUtil
{
/**
* Returns a string with non alphanumeric chars converted to the
* substitute character. A digit first character is also converted.
* By sqlbob@users
* @param source string to convert
* @param substitute character to use
* @return converted string
*/
public static string toLowerSubset(string source, char substitute)
{

int len = source.Length;
StringBuilder src = new StringBuilder(len);
char ch;

for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { ch = source[(i)]; if (!Char.IsLetterOrDigit(ch)) { src.Append(substitute); } else if ((i == 0) && Char.IsDigit(ch)) { src.Append(substitute); } else { src.Append(Char.ToLower(ch)); } } return src.ToString(); } } } [/csharp]

Select Single Inner Text

   
 
//http://isotopescreencapture.codeplex.com/
//The MIT License (MIT)
namespace Isotope.Xml.Extensions
{
    public static class XmlNodeExtensions
    {
        public static string SelectSingleInnerText(this System.Xml.XmlNode node, string xpath )
        {
            return node.SelectSingleInnerText(xpath, null);
        }

        public static string SelectSingleInnerText(this System.Xml.XmlNode node, string xpath, System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr)
        {
            System.Xml.XmlNode tnode = node.SelectSingleNode(xpath,nsmgr);
            if (tnode == null)
            {
                return null;
            }
            return tnode.InnerText;
        }
    }
}