VB.net escape character

ASP and VB.net

How would i put an inverted comma (") in a string? is there an escape character like in java? (\")

Say i want to put the following in a string:
"This is in inverted commas" and this isn't.

Something like:
Dim str as String = "\"This is in inverted commas\" and this isn't."

??? :confused: :confused:

Double-double quotes :)

strString="""This is in double quotes"" and this isn't"

I think...

Dim s As String = chr(34) + "your string"

or

Dim s As String = """your string"

3 time " for the second version

but you can do a function if you have often this problem

Public Function myDoubleQ(ByVal myText As String) As String
Return myText.Replace(Chr(34), Chr(34) + Chr(34))
End Function

Originally posted by angiras
Dim s As String = chr(34) + "your string"

or

Dim s As String = """your string"

3 time " for the second version

but you can do a function if you have often this problem

Public Function myDoubleQ(ByVal myText As String) As String
Return myText.Replace(Chr(34), Chr(34) + Chr(34))
End Function

That's an awful practice, use what spudhead posted it's much simpler.

I use only one function and overloads fir all my replacements
something like :

public Module myReplace

Public Enum types As Byte
one
two
three
End Enum

Public Function [do](ByVal text As String, ByVal type As types) As String
Select Case type
Case types.one
Return text.Replace(Chr(34), Chr(34) + Chr(34)) ' "
Case types.two
Return text.Replace(Chr(39), Chr(39) + Chr(39)) ' '
Case types.three
so on ...
End Select

End Function

End Module
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and you use it :


Dim mytext As String = myReplace.do(mytext, types.one)

just give to the enums explicit values to recognize them

Thanx a ton everyone!! :thumbsup: :D