Regex in c# to replace \" with "

Question

I have a string

string str = "\"PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2\"\" BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900\"";

I need the output in this format

"PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2"" BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900"

I tried this regex

Regex re = new Regex("[\"]");
str = str.Replace(re, " ").Trim();

But the str returns in output as "PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2 BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900" the quotes are missing next to 1/2. How to solve this?? Any leads appreciated

But `"PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2"" BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900"` is an invalid string...? — Liam, Jul 30 '18 at 09:34
@Liam wrong duplicate. There's nothing to replace in this string, the OP mistook the escaped debugger view for a non-existent `\ ` — Panagiotis Kanavos, Jul 30 '18 at 09:37
OP wants a string with quotation marks `2""` in it. So he needs the `\ ` or else it won't work. Either way... — Liam, Jul 30 '18 at 09:38
@user2990856 there's nothing to replace. In most languages you have to *escape* double quotes. In most of them the escape character is `\ ` — Panagiotis Kanavos, Jul 30 '18 at 09:38
@Liam the OP is asking how to replace the non-existent `\ ` character. By doing so the regex *removed* the quotes. The OP should do *nothing* to the string — Panagiotis Kanavos, Jul 30 '18 at 09:39
I mean I have to deserialize str by removing "\" and get the data in the required format — user2990856, Jul 30 '18 at 10:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 30 '18 at 09:33

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Your string already has the format you want.

string str = "\"PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2\"\" BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900\"";

Means that str holds the value "PDORB9-AG, 16 1/2"" BIAS UNIT ASSY, ORBIT 900"

answered Jul 30 '18 at 09:33

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