C# Version Of SQL LIKE

Question

Is there any way to search patterns in strings in C#?

Something like Sql LIKE would be very useful.

Answer 1

public static class StringsEx
{
    public static IEnumerable Like(this IEnumerable input, String pattern)
    {
        var dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("Search");
        foreach (String str in input)
        {
            dt.Rows.Add(str);
        }
        dt.DefaultView.RowFilter = String.Format("Search LIKE '{0}'", pattern);
        return dt.DefaultView.ToTable()
            .AsEnumerable()
            .Select(r => r.Field("Search"));
    }
}

The only disadvantage is following: "Wildcard characters are not allowed in the middle of a string. For example, 'te*xt' is not allowed."©