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Validates a folder name to ensure it does not contain invalid characters and that any colon (:) appears only at the second position.

The folder name is considered invalid if it contains any of the following characters: * ? " < > |, or if a colon (:) appears anywhere other than the second character (e.g., C:\ is valid).

Namespace: MwPDMApi
Assembly: MwPDMApi (in MwPDMApi.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function IsValidFolderName ( _ fn As String _ ) As Boolean

Visual Basic

Public Function IsValidFolderName ( _

fn As String _
) As Boolean

C#
public bool IsValidFolderName( string fn )

public bool IsValidFolderName(

string fn
)

Visual C++
public: bool IsValidFolderName( String^ fn )

Visual C++

public:

bool IsValidFolderName(
String^ fn
)

JavaScript
function isValidFolderName(fn);

Parameters

Type: System.String
The folder name to validate.

Return Value

True if the folder name is valid; otherwise, False.