What's the best way to parse a string for "bad" words in C#?

Asked 2010-07-09T03:20:46.807

I'm thinking of something like:

foreach (var word in paragraph.split(' ')) {
  if (badWordArray.Contains(word) {
    // do something about it
  }
}

but I'm sure there's a better way.

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE I'm not looking to remove obscenities automatically... for my web app, I want to be notified if a word I deem "bad" is used. Then I'll review it myself to make sure it's legit. An auto flagging system of sorts.

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You could consider using the HashKey objects or Dictionary<T1, T2> instead of the array as using a Dictionary for example can make code more efficient, because the .Contains() method becomes .Keys.Contains() which is way more efficient. This is especially true if you have a large list of profanities (not sure how many there are! :)

answered 2010-07-09T03:30:34.540

What's the best way to parse a string for "bad" words in C#?

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