ToUrlString
takes a string, replacing special characters and spaces with - (one dash per one or many contiguous special charachters or spaces). makes lower-case and trims. good for seo.
Source
public static string ToUrlString(this string str) {
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(str)) return "";
// Unicode Character Handling: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2007/05/14/2629747.aspx
string stFormD = str.Trim().ToLowerInvariant().Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD);
var sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (char t in
from t in stFormD
let uc = CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(t)
where uc != UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark
select t) {
sb.Append(t);
}
return Regex.Replace(sb.ToString().Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC), "[\\W\\s]{1,}", "-").Trim('-');
}Example
MyWebItem.Name.ToUrlString()