Various useful System.String extensions

StringExtensions.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace AutoAssemblyVersion
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Contains string extensions.
    /// </summary>
    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the beginning of this instance matches one of the specified chars.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="source">The source.</param>
        /// <param name="chars">The chars.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static bool StartsWithAny(this string source, IEnumerable<char> chars)
        {
            if (chars == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("chars");
            }

            return chars.Any(character => source.StartsWith(character.ToString()));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes provided string from source string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="source">The source.</param>
        /// <param name="stringToRemove">The string to remove.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string Remove(this string source, string stringToRemove)
        {
            if (stringToRemove == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("stringToRemove");
            }

            if (!source.Contains(stringToRemove))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Source string doesn't contain provided for removal string.");
            }

            return source.Replace(stringToRemove, string.Empty);
        }
    }
}