System.StringComparer that supports wildcard (*)

Question

I\'m looking for a fast .NET class/library that has a StringComparer that supports wildcard (*) AND incase-sensitivity. Any Ideas?

Answer 1

alternatively you can try following

class Wildcard : Regex
    {
        public Wildcard() { }
        public Wildcard(string pattern) : base(WildcardToRegex(pattern)) { }
        public Wildcard(string pattern, RegexOptions options) : base(WildcardToRegex(pattern), options) { }
        public static string WildcardToRegex(string pattern)
        {
            return "^" + Regex.Escape(pattern).
            Replace("\\*", ".*").
            Replace("\\?", ".") + "$";
        }
    }