How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.

Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
Date.Now)

Thanks.

-Jason Kendall
(E-Mail Removed)

Jason Kendall wrote:
> How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
> I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
> brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.
>
> Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
> Date.Now)

From the docs for String.Format:
"To specify a single literal brace character in format, specify two leading
or trailing brace characters; that is, "{{" or "}}"."

--
Sven Groot

http://unforgiven.bloghorn.com

I know your first thought must have been "Jeez! RTFM."
Let me assure you that I did, but didn't see this reference. I shall
now go back and see what I missed.

Thanks!



On Wed, 19 May 2004 19:18:43 +0200, "Sven Groot" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Jason Kendall wrote:
>> How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
>> I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
>> brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.
>>
>> Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
>> Date.Now)
>
>From the docs for String.Format:
>"To specify a single literal brace character in format, specify two leading
>or trailing brace characters; that is, "{{" or "}}"."

* Jason Kendall <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
> I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
> brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.
>
> Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
> Date.Now)

Enter "String.Format", place the caret on "Format" and press F1. Select
one of the overloaded versions of this method (for example, the fist in
the list) and read the documentation.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

Jason,
Its not obvious where {{ & }} are documented...

A good reference on what is allowed in String.Format & other format
parameters is:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ttingtypes.asp

For {{ & }} specifically:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...formatting.asp

The first link includes numeric, DateTime, Enumeration & customizing...

Hope this helps
Jay

"Jason Kendall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I know your first thought must have been "Jeez! RTFM."
> Let me assure you that I did, but didn't see this reference. I shall
> now go back and see what I missed.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> On Wed, 19 May 2004 19:18:43 +0200, "Sven Groot" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Jason Kendall wrote:
> >> How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
> >> I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
> >> brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.
> >>
> >> Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
> >> Date.Now)
> >
> >From the docs for String.Format:
> >"To specify a single literal brace character in format, specify two
leading
> >or trailing brace characters; that is, "{{" or "}}"."
>