Validation; new Business Layer function to return a String with all non-printable ASCII characters removed

A new Business Layer function to return a String with all non-printable ASCII characters removed has been added.

The function is finBL.Runtime.Validation.ValidateStringAsciiPrintable as has the parameters:

• value As String
• The raw String.
• Optional maxLength As Integer = -1
• Maximum number of characters, -1 = any
• Optional allowNewLines As Boolean = False
• Option to allow New Line characters.

Notes:

• Diacritical characters are replaced with their equivalent upper/ lower case character.
• ASCII values 32 to 126 are allowed, all other characters are removed (except newlines if allowed).
• Trailing whitespace, i.e. spaces and new lines, are always removed.