C# passing quotes in string

Question

I am trying to pass quotes in string. I am having a hard time formulating the code.

path = path.Insert(0, @"\\ffusvintranet02\picfiles\temp\");
string format = "Set-UserPhoto ";
format += "" + user + "";
format += " -PictureData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(";
format += "" + path + @"";
format += ")";

The user and path are variables that needs to be inside single quotes for the AD Command. command. What I have isn't working.

Possible Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3905946/how-to-add-doublequotes-to-a-string-that-is-inside-a-variable — Soundararajan, Feb 22 '16 at 18:30
your problem is that the @ sign stops \ meaning escape. Use "" — pm100, Feb 22 '16 at 19:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '16 at 18:28

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User \" for " symbol or \' for '

format += "\"" + user + "\"";

answered Feb 22 '16 at 18:28

Valentin

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vittore · Answer 2 · 2016-02-22T18:54:01.087

First of all , use string.format for such tasks. Second you have to escape quotes ( but you dont need to escape single quotes).

Double quotes can be escaped by double quote or by backslash based on type of string literal you are using:

var s = @"something "" somethin else ";  // double double quote here

var s2 = "something \" somethin else ";

Now, using string.format, your code will turn into:

 path = path.Insert(0, @"\\ffusvintranet02\picfiles\temp\");
 string format = string.format("Set-UserPhoto {0} -PictureData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(\"{1}\")", user, path);

or

 path = path.Insert(0, @"\\ffusvintranet02\picfiles\temp\");
 string format = string.format(@"Set-UserPhoto {0} -PictureData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(""{1}"")", user, path);

Muhammad Salman · Answer 3 · 2016-02-22T18:37:16.310

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 string format = "Set-UserPhoto "; format += "'" + user + "'"; format += " -PictureData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("; format += "'" + path + @"'"; format += ")";

edited Feb 22 '16 at 18:37

answered Feb 22 '16 at 18:29

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`'" + user + "'` doesn't compile – Valentin Feb 22 '16 at 18:30

Cobster · Answer 4 · 2016-02-22T19:15:43.527

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I would suggest using string interpolation within a here-string as follows, this will prevent you from having to use string concatenation and escaping.

$format = @"
Set-UserPhoto " + user + " -PictureData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes(" + path + ")"
"@

edited Feb 22 '16 at 19:15

answered Feb 22 '16 at 19:07

Cobster

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C# passing quotes in string

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