/// <summary>
/// Method to make sure that user's inputs are not malicious
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">User's Input</param>
/// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of input</param>
/// <returns>The cleaned up version of the input</returns>
public static string InputText(string text, int maxLength)
{
text = text.Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
return string.Empty;
if (text.Length > maxLength)
text = text.Substring(0, maxLength);
text = Regex.Replace(text, "[\\s]{2,}", " "); //two or more spaces
text = Regex.Replace(text, "(<[b|B][r|R]/*>)+|(<[p|P](.|\\n)*?>)", "\n"); //<br>
text = Regex.Replace(text, "(\\s*&[n|N][b|B][s|S][p|P];\\s*)+", " "); //
text = Regex.Replace(text, "<(.|\\n)*?>", string.Empty); //any other tags
text = text.Replace("'", "''");
return text;
}
/// Method to make sure that user's inputs are not malicious
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">User's Input</param>
/// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of input</param>
/// <returns>The cleaned up version of the input</returns>
public static string InputText(string text, int maxLength)
{
text = text.Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
return string.Empty;
if (text.Length > maxLength)
text = text.Substring(0, maxLength);
text = Regex.Replace(text, "[\\s]{2,}", " "); //two or more spaces
text = Regex.Replace(text, "(<[b|B][r|R]/*>)+|(<[p|P](.|\\n)*?>)", "\n"); //<br>
text = Regex.Replace(text, "(\\s*&[n|N][b|B][s|S][p|P];\\s*)+", " "); //
text = Regex.Replace(text, "<(.|\\n)*?>", string.Empty); //any other tags
text = text.Replace("'", "''");
return text;
}