Find Any Character in String1 in String2

[Charles Law]

I'm sure I will kick myself when you tell me, but is there a simple way to
test for the existence of any character in string1 being present in string2?
For example, if s1 = "abracadabr a" and s2 = "synonym" the result is false,
but if s2 = "pelican" the answer is true.

TIA

Charles

[Charles Law]

Re: Find Any Character in String1 in String2

No matter, I have it: IndexOfAny

I do have another question though: why is InvalidPathChar s incomplete under
Windows? For example, it does not contain \ or /.

Charles


"Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> wrote in message
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> I'm sure I will kick myself when you tell me, but is there a simple way to
> test for the existence of any character in string1 being present in
> string2? For example, if s1 = "abracadabr a" and s2 = "synonym" the result
> is false, but if s2 = "pelican" the answer is true.
>
> TIA
>
> Charles
>
>[/color]

[Dragon]

Re: Find Any Character in String1 in String2

Hi,
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> I do have another question though: why is InvalidPathChar s incomplete[/color]
under[color=blue]
> Windows? For example, it does not contain \ or /.
>
> Charles[/color]

Because "\" and "/" are valid path characters. 8=]

"C:\TEMP\"

Roman

[Dennis]

Re: Find Any Character in String1 in String2

It's too bad (or at least I can't find it) an invalid chars for a file name
within a path.
--
Dennis in Houston


"Dragon" wrote:
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> Hi,
>[color=green]
> > I do have another question though: why is InvalidPathChar s incomplete[/color]
> under[color=green]
> > Windows? For example, it does not contain \ or /.
> >
> > Charles[/color]
>
> Because "\" and "/" are valid path characters. 8=]
>
> "C:\TEMP\"
>
> Roman
>
>
>[/color]

[Charles Law]

Re: Find Any Character in String1 in String2

Hmm...

As Dennis says later, I too could not find a File.InvalidCha rs or
Path.InvalidFil eChars method, so assumed that InvalidPathChar s must do the
job. But, as you observe, it does not because \ and / are actually valid in
a path.

Notably, InvalidPathChar s also does not include * or ?, and yet these are
not valid in a path. Perhaps that would have been a better example :-)

Charles


"Dragon" <no@spam.please > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>[color=green]
>> I do have another question though: why is InvalidPathChar s incomplete[/color]
> under[color=green]
>> Windows? For example, it does not contain \ or /.
>>
>> Charles[/color]
>
> Because "\" and "/" are valid path characters. 8=]
>
> "C:\TEMP\"
>
> Roman
>
>[/color]