diff --git a/examples/ida/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/ida/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index 665821fdd8..132ad66238 100644
--- a/examples/ida/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/ida/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,12 +132,9 @@ if(BUILD_SUNLINSOL_LAPACKBAND AND BUILD_SUNLINSOL_LAPACKDENSE)
       target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS} ${SUNLINSOLLAPACK_LIBS})
     endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -184,12 +181,9 @@ if(BUILD_SUNLINSOL_KLU)
       target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS} ${SUNLINSOLKLU_LIBS})
     endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -236,12 +230,9 @@ if(BUILD_SUNLINSOL_SUPERLUMT)
       target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS} ${SUNLINSOLSLUMT_LIBS})
     endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # Do not include SuperLUMT examples in testing when the indextype is int64_t.
     # Answer files were generated with int32_t and minor differences in output
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/band/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/band/CMakeLists.txt
index 307f54969a..3805ecf8aa 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/band/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/band/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,11 +84,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_band_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -127,11 +124,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_band_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/dense/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/dense/CMakeLists.txt
index f5e16cdac5..47e44a3470 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/dense/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/dense/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,11 +85,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_dense_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -127,12 +124,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_dense_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/pcg/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/pcg/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index a814cfb008..4602830965 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/pcg/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/pcg/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,11 +90,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_pcg_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -132,12 +129,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_pcg_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/spbcgs/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/spbcgs/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index ae48c2cdf7..81f676f90c 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/spbcgs/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/spbcgs/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spbcgs_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -132,12 +129,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spbcgs_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/spfgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/spfgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index f860c81af8..cb3e8d324d 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/spfgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/spfgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,11 +90,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spfgmr_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -132,12 +129,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spfgmr_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/spgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/spgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b3eef4460..209ad061dd 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/spgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/spgmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,11 +94,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spgmr_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -136,12 +133,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_spgmr_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunlinsol/sptfqmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunlinsol/sptfqmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f765c1440..c485890ec0 100644
--- a/examples/sunlinsol/sptfqmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunlinsol/sptfqmr/serial/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_sptfqmr_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
+
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -135,12 +133,9 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunlinsol_sptfqmr_fortran_examples})
     target_link_libraries(${example} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS})
   endif()
 
-    # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-    if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-      set(test_name ${example})
-    else()
-      string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-    endif()
+  # check if example args are provided and set the test name
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
     # add example to regression tests
     sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunmatrix/band/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunmatrix/band/CMakeLists.txt
index 834067efa3..a162da72ff 100644
--- a/examples/sunmatrix/band/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunmatrix/band/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,11 +85,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_band_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -128,11 +125,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_band_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunmatrix/dense/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunmatrix/dense/CMakeLists.txt
index 07cd2172cd..9266b9ecb7 100644
--- a/examples/sunmatrix/dense/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunmatrix/dense/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,11 +84,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_dense_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -124,11 +121,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_dense_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunmatrix/sparse/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunmatrix/sparse/CMakeLists.txt
index 79334176d4..bb22aaa690 100644
--- a/examples/sunmatrix/sparse/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunmatrix/sparse/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 # Examples using SUNDIALS sparse matrix
 set(sunmatrix_sparse_examples
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"400 400 0 0\" \;passfail"
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"450 450 1 0\" \;passfail"
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"200 1000 0 0\" \;passfail"
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"6000 350 0 0\" \;passfail"
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"500 5000 1 0\" \;passfail"
-  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\; \"4000 800 1 0\" \;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;400 400 0 0\;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;450 450 1 0\;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;200 1000 0 0\;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;6000 350 0 0\;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;500 5000 1 0\;passfail"
+  "test_sunmatrix_sparse.c\;4000 800 1 0\;passfail"
 )
 
 # Dependencies for sunmatrix examples
@@ -87,11 +87,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_sparse_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -127,11 +124,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunmatrix_sparse_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunnonlinsol/fixedpoint/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunnonlinsol/fixedpoint/CMakeLists.txt
index 73186257cd..898724b1c5 100644
--- a/examples/sunnonlinsol/fixedpoint/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunnonlinsol/fixedpoint/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,11 +69,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunnonlinsol_fixedpoint_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -108,11 +105,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunnonlinsol_fixedpoint_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
diff --git a/examples/sunnonlinsol/newton/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sunnonlinsol/newton/CMakeLists.txt
index 6353084cc7..df3d5bfd1f 100644
--- a/examples/sunnonlinsol/newton/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sunnonlinsol/newton/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,11 +70,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunnonlinsol_newton_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}
@@ -109,11 +106,8 @@ foreach(example_tuple ${sunnonlinsol_newton_fortran_examples})
   endif()
 
   # check if example args are provided and set the test name
-  if("${example_args}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(test_name ${example})
-  else()
-    string(REGEX REPLACE " " "_" test_name ${example}_${example_args})
-  endif()
+  sundials_create_test_name(${example} test_name
+    TEST_ARGS ${example_args})
 
   # add example to regression tests
   sundials_add_test(${test_name} ${example}