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Proffesore
Proffesore

Reputation: 412

replace string with double quotes

I want to replace, from a JSON file :"[" to :["

The below runs but without delivering the expected.Any clues?(I looked in similar questions, but I was more confused)

string contenty = contentx.Replace(":"["",":["");
return contentx;

Upvotes: 2

Views: 559

Answers (3)

iMad
iMad

Reputation: 346

First you have to escape the double quotes with \"

Then you have to return the "return value" of the expression in the same variable, or simply use one return statement:

return contentx.Replace(":\"[\"", ":[\"");

Upvotes: 1

Jurjen
Jurjen

Reputation: 1396

Try it like this (you have some issues with the double quotes in a string):

return contentx.Replace(@":""[""", @":[""");

Another option is:

return contentx.Replace(":\"[\"", ":[\"");

This will make sure that the character escaping goes well and your string is replaced properly. Moreover, as Equalsk showed in his comment, this will also solve the problem of returning the wrong variable and creating an unnecessary variable.

Upvotes: 0

itsme86
itsme86

Reputation: 19496

You're returning contentx instead of contenty. contenty is the variable that has the new string.

Upvotes: 9

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