problem with string conversion CSharp

[Irfan]

hi,
I have a fileName stored as a string as shown:
String fn = @"C:\drawing\testdrawings\test;

which gives fn = "C:\\drawing\\testdrawings\\test;
however i dont want '\' to get converted to '\\'


The reason i need to remove one of the '\' is because, i have a dataTable
where I search for the files using
fn as a searach criteria. Since the two strings arent equal therfore it
doesnt retireve any data.

Can someone help me with this problem.

TIA
Irfan

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Irfan,

The "\" is the symbol for the escape sequence. If you can't have the single
"\" in your string.
Thing about the other way of comparing your strings, like comparing arrays
or smth else.
BTW, you can use Path.GetDirectoryName methods to get the stucture of you
path with the DirectorySeparatorChar symbol
which can help you compare your data

I> hi,
I> I have a fileName stored as a string as shown:
I> String fn = @"C:\drawing\testdrawings\test;
I> which gives fn = "C:\\drawing\\testdrawings\\test; however i dont
I> want '\' to get converted to '\\'
I>
I> The reason i need to remove one of the '\' is because, i have a
I> dataTable
I> where I search for the files using
I> fn as a searach criteria. Since the two strings arent equal
I> therfore it
I> doesnt retireve any data.
I> Can someone help me with this problem.
I>
I> TIA
I> Irfan
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WBR,
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cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsch

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I have a fileName stored as a string as shown:
String fn = @"C:\drawing\testdrawings\test;

which gives fn = "C:\\drawing\\testdrawings\\test;
however i dont want '\' to get converted to '\\'

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/strings.html#debugger

 

[Irfan]

thanks for your replies
irfan

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/strings.html#debugger