C# Special Characters

Strings - Special Characters

Because strings must be written within quotes, C# will misunderstand this string, and generate an error:

string txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north.";

The solution to avoid this problem, is to use the backslash escape character.

The backslash () escape character turns special characters into string characters:

The sequence "  inserts a double quote in a string:

string txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north.";

The sequence '  inserts a single quote in a string:

string txt = "It's alright.";

The sequence \  inserts a single backslash in a string:

string txt = "The character \ is called backslash.";

Other useful escape characters in C# are:

  = ;