.Net: How do I check for illegal characters in a path?

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Published on 2010-03-12T21:04:44Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 21:07 UTC
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Is there a way to check if a String meant for a path has invalid characters, in .Net? I know I could iterate over each character in Path.InvalidPathChars to see if my String contained one, but I'd prefer a simple, perhaps more formal, solution.

Is there one?

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