I have a string. I want to search for a single slash and then replace "\" (single slash) with a "\" (double slash).
string Method1(string s)
{
string upadtedString = s;
if (s.Contains("\\"))
{
//do nothing
}
else if(s.Contains("\"))
{
string s1 = "\";
string s2 = "\\";
upadtedString.Replace(s1,s2);
s = upadtedString;
}
return s;
}
`
You need to escape backslashes or use a verbatim string literal, and also understand that strings are immutable - Replace
doesn't change the existing string, it returns a new string:
// Escaping with an extra backslash
updatedString = s.Replace("\\", "\\\\");
// Using a verbatim string literal
updatedString = s.Replace(@"\", @"\\");
For more information on escaping and verbatim string literals, see my strings article.
You need to use the @
character in front of your string literals to ensure that they're taken as verbatim strings and your slashes not interpreted as escape characters. You can also "escape" the \
character but using an additional \
.
For example:
string s1 = @"\";
string s2 = @"\\";
string s3 = updatedString.Replace(s1,s2);
or
string s1 = "\\";
string s2 = "\\\\";
string s3 = updatedString.Replace(s1,s2);
You need to either escape your backslashes, or use string literals, so try:
string Method1(string s)
{
return s.Replace(@"\", @"\\");
}
or
string Method1(string s)
{
return s.Replace("\\", "\\\\");
}
There are also other problems with your code - you can initialise variables when you declare them:
string upadtedString = s;
The Replace
method will not change anything if there are no \
to be found, therefore there is no need for if (s.Contains("\"))
.
Strings are immutable (Do not change) so you need to use string replaced = original.Replace(...);
rather than expecting orginal.Replace(...)
to change original
in place.
You can declare strings directly into the method call rather than using s1
and s2
.
string Method1(string s)
{
return s.Replace(@"\", @"\\");
}