Escaping RegEx in c#

Question

I am trying to use the following regex in c#

<asp:(\w+)\s+.*?id="(\w+)"

I cannot seem to store it as a string without corrupting it.

How can I escape the expression and maintain its integrity?

Thanks

related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/399078/what-special-characters-must-be-escaped-in-regular-expressions or even better: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4275904/c-sharp-regex-escape-sequences — Vogel612, Sep 09 '13 at 13:46

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '13 at 13:46

5

string pattern = @"<asp:(\w+)\s+.*?id=""(\w+)""";

answered Sep 09 '13 at 13:46

I4V

Perfect .... will accept answer when it lets me (in 7 minutes ) :) – spanout Sep 09 '13 at 13:52
Also known as [verbatim strings](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa691090(v=vs.71).aspx) – Msonic Sep 09 '13 at 14:08

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 09 '13 at 13:45

-1

Use this Regex.Escape() method.

Regex.Escape("<asp:(\w+)\s+.*?id=""(\w+)""");

answered Sep 09 '13 at 13:45

Bibhu

2 Answers2