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Replace letters and numbers with RANDOM letters and numbers, respectively. Good for obfuscating senstive data before logging.
public static class StringExtensions
{
// Consecutive runs for "Foo Bar 0123456789" generated:
// xuc iih 3156679205
// lzr xai 1153091860
// xxm uoy 5532413549
public static string Obfuscate(this string input)
{
if (input == null) return null;
var obfuscated = new char[input.Length];
var random = new Random();
for (var i = 0; i < input.Length; i++)
{
if (Char.IsLetter(input[i]))
{
obfuscated[i] = (char)random.Next(97, 123);
continue;
}
if (Char.IsNumber(input[i]))
{
obfuscated[i] = (char)random.Next(48, 58);
continue;
}
obfuscated[i] = input[i];
}
return new String(obfuscated);
}
}
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