C# String.Format with '{' character

Question

Can we do a String.Format in a string that contains the '{' character?

Example: String.Format("a{a}a {0} bbb {1}", "val1", "val2");

The a{a}a should be interpreted as part of the string, not as a formatter...

Thanks in advance

jason · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16 20:31:41Z

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Use: {{. By the way, this is answerable from the documentation:

To specify a single literal brace character in format, specify two leading or trailing brace characters; that is, "{{" or "}}".

answered Apr 16, 2012 at 20:31

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{{{? What do you mean? The escape is {{.

@Kendall Frey: It was a typo.

Jacob · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16 21:08:52Z

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Yes. Use two {s, like this:

String.Format("a{{a}}a {0} bbb {1}", "val1", "val2");

answered Apr 16, 2012 at 20:31

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Matthew · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16 20:31:47Z

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You should escape { and } with {{ and }}

answered Apr 16, 2012 at 20:31

Matthew

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