Using string.Join with Tab Delimiter?

Question

Is there a way to use string.Join to create a tab-delimited string and output that into a file?

I'm doing this:

string.Join(@"\t", array);

But in my file (I've tried .txt and .csv), the results are as such:

one\ttwo\tthree\tfour\tfive

I assume it's because the delimiter isn't a standard one-character delimiter because it works perfectly fine using pipes or commas.

I know there are many other ways this can be done but I was hoping to create a one-size-fits-all solution using string.Join which may just not be possible.

Thanks!

Remove the verbatim character literal @ – Steve Mar 31 '16 at 13:52 — Steve, Mar 31 '16 at 13:52

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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You are using verbatim string @"\t" instead of a regular string. Use "\t".

See MSDN and SO for reference.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Mar 31 '16 at 13:54

Piotr Falkowski

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Can't believe I missed that. I completely misread another SO users post saying not to use the @! Thank you. – Danny Lager Mar 31 '16 at 14:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 22 '21 at 12:55

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Just came across the same problem and string.Join("\t", array) didn't work for me.

string.Join(Constants.vbTab, array) did the job for me.

answered Mar 22 '21 at 12:55

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Using string.Join with Tab Delimiter?

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