from param import Param
import re
import sys
class String(Param):
  def __init__(self, value, classname=""):
    super(String, self).__init__(classname=classname)
    if value:
      try:
        self.value = self.sanitize(value)
      except Exception as e:
        self.err_warn("Unable to sanitize: %s\nreason:%s" % (str(value), str(e)))
    else:
      self.value = ""
  def sanitize (self, s):
    return re.sub(r'\W+', '', s)