C# Sanitize File Name

Question

I recently have been moving a bunch of MP3s from various locations into a repository. I had been constructing the new file names using the ID3 tags (thanks, TagLib-Sharp!),

Answer 1

Here's an efficient lazy loading extension method based on Andre's code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace LT
{
    public static class Utility
    {
        static string invalidRegStr;

        public static string MakeValidFileName(this string name)
        {
            if (invalidRegStr == null)
            {
                var invalidChars = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Escape(new string(System.IO.Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()));
                invalidRegStr = string.Format(@"([{0}]*\.+$)|([{0}]+)", invalidChars);
            }

            return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(name, invalidRegStr, "_");
        }
    }
}