Add double quotes to the datatable column

Question

In one of my datatable column, I want the value to be shown in double quotes

AS:- "My value"

Below is my code:-

 string StrPriBody = "Dear User, <br><br> The Number of days revised by you from " +
     " " + table.Rows[0]["LAST_ACTION_DAYS"] + " days to " +
     " " + table.Rows[0]["CURRENT_ACTION_DAYS"] + " days. <br /> " +
     " with Remark <b> " + table.Rows[0]["REMARKS"] + "</b><br /><br />";

I want to show REMARK value in double quotes.

How to achieve that ?

You can use escape sequence to display double quote. Use \" within string — INDIA IT TECH, Mar 30 '16 at 11:17
@PiyushKhatri: can you show it with some code, so that I can get an idea of it ? — Nad, Mar 30 '16 at 11:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '16 at 11:19

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Add extra quotes with backslash:

string StrPriBody = "Dear User, <br><br> The Number of days revised by you from " +
     " " + table.Rows[0]["LAST_ACTION_DAYS"] + " days to " +
     " " + table.Rows[0]["CURRENT_ACTION_DAYS"] + " days. <br /> " +
     " with Remark <b> \"" + table.Rows[0]["REMARKS"] + "\"</b><br /><br />";

answered Mar 30 '16 at 11:19

Orkun Bekar

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It just ignores the next character. – Orkun Bekar Mar 30 '16 at 11:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 30 '16 at 11:21

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Use \ to print the escape sequence characters in a string

 " with Remark <b> \"" + table.Rows[0]["REMARKS"] + "\" </b><br /><br />";

answered Mar 30 '16 at 11:21

M.S.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

For better readability I would use verbatim string literal, as it allows to avoid concatenation and easily expand on multiple lines. Also, String.Format would make your string more readable:

string StrPriBody = String.Format(@"
Dear User, 
<br><br> 
The Number of days revised by you from {0} days to {1} days. <br />
with Remark <b> ""{2}""</b>
<br /><br />",
   table.Rows[0]["LAST_ACTION_DAYS"],
   table.Rows[0]["CURRENT_ACTION_DAYS"],
   table.Rows[0]["REMARKS"]);

Also, C# 6.0 (Visual Studio 2015) has introduced interpolated strings, that makes string construction even more reader friendly:

string StrPriBody = $@"
Dear User, 
<br><br> 
The Number of days revised by you from {table.Rows[0]["LAST_ACTION_DAYS"]} days to {table.Rows[0]["CURRENT_ACTION_DAYS"]} days. <br />
with Remark <b> ""{table.Rows[0]["REMARKS"]}""</b>
<br /><br />";

Add double quotes to the datatable column

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