How to make an NSString path (file name) safe

Question

I\'m using very tricky fighting methods :) to make a string like Fi?le*/ Name safe for using as a file name like File_Name. I\'m sure there is a cocoa

Answer 1

Solution in Swift 4

extension String {
    var sanitizedFileName: String {
        return components(separatedBy: .init(charactersIn: "/\:\?%*|\"<>")).joined()
    }
}

Usage:

"https://myurl.com".sanitizedFileName // = httpsmyurl.com