How to include double quote(") in regular expression

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Does any one know how to include double quote in regular expression.I wrote this regex but unable to include the double quote

<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="KeywordsRegex" runat="server" 
 ValidationExpression="^[+\-\!\(\)\:\^\[\]\{\}\~\*\?\&&\||].*$" 
 ControlToValidate="Keywords" ErrorMessage="Search keyword is not valid." 
 Text="*"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator>

this solve it definitelly \22\42. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1616190/quotes-inside-validationexpression-for-regularexpressionvalidator — Martin Matuska, Jan 19 '15 at 19:28

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:47

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Try putting a backslash (\) followed by ". That would be proper XML.

answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:47

Oscar Broman

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thanks Oscar broman your trick is working now it look like this – Asp.Net Dev Mar 22 '12 at 10:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:44

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have you tried escaping the double quote with a backslash?

answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:44

Peter Perháč

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:46

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you may need to double escape, eg \\\"

answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:46

scibuff

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 21 '12 at 16:47

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Try to escape it : Replace each " by \"

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How to include double quote(") in regular expression

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