mask all digits except first 6 and last 4 digits of a string( length varies )

Question

I have a card number as a string, for example:

string  ClsCommon.str_CardNumbe r = \"3456123434561234\";

The length of this card number can

Answer 1

Possible implementation (acccepts varios formats e.g. numbers can be divided into groups etc.):

private static String MaskedNumber(String source) {
  StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(source);

  const int skipLeft = 6;
  const int skipRight = 4;

  int left = -1;

  for (int i = 0, c = 0; i < sb.Length; ++i) {
    if (Char.IsDigit(sb[i])) {
      c += 1;

      if (c > skipLeft) {
        left = i;

        break;
      }
    }
  }

  for (int i = sb.Length - 1, c = 0; i >= left; --i)
    if (Char.IsDigit(sb[i])) {
      c += 1;

      if (c > skipRight)
        sb[i] = 'X';
    }

  return sb.ToString();
}

// Tests 

  // 3456-12XX-XXXX-1234
  Console.Write(MaskedNumber("3456-1234-3456-1234"));
  // 3456123XXXXX1234
  Console.Write(MaskedNumber("3456123434561234"));

this implementation just masks the digits and preserve the format.