Path.GetInvalidPathChars Method

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace PathExample
{
    class GetCharExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            // Get a list of invalid path characters.
            char[] invalidPathChars = Path.GetInvalidPathChars();

            Console.WriteLine("The following characters are invalid in a path:");
            ShowChars(invalidPathChars);
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Get a list of invalid file characters.
            char[] invalidFileChars = Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars();

            Console.WriteLine("The following characters are invalid in a filename:");
            ShowChars(invalidFileChars);
        }

        public static void ShowChars(char[] charArray)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Char\tHex Value");
            // Display each invalid character to the console.
            foreach (char someChar in charArray)
            {
                if (Char.IsWhiteSpace(someChar))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(",\t{0:X4}", (int)someChar);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0:c},\t{1:X4}", someChar, (int)someChar);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
// Note: Some characters may not be displayable on the console.
// The output will look something like:
//
// The following characters are invalid in a path:
// Char    Hex Value
// ",      0022
// <,      003C
// >,      003E
// |,      007C
// ...
//
// The following characters are invalid in a filename:
// Char    Hex Value
// ",      0022
// <,      003C
// >,      003E
// |,      007C
// ...