Escape & character in string

Question

I want to set value appconfig key,but value contains & character.I tried double && like this "8L&&L26X0s8@P" but dont working.Can you help me please?

 <add key="SAP_PASS" value="8L&L26X0s8@P"/>

Zbynek Vyskovsky - kvr000 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-28 12:15:49Z

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As app.config is xml file, use XML entities for this.

Specifically & is coded as & (including the semicolon) in XML.

answered Jan 28, 2016 at 12:05

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Akash · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-28 12:12:32Z

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You can escape any character using Regex.Escape(string)

answered Jan 28, 2016 at 12:12

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hevans900 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-28 12:07:25Z

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have you tried &amp ? This is the usual escape

answered Jan 28, 2016 at 12:07

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