Unreconized escape sequence

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Well, to start with here is the code

config.Set("Silk", txt_silkdir.Text+"\silkroad.exe")

And the thing cause the UNRECONIZED ESCAPE SEQUENCE error is the part were it is like "\silkroad.exe"

The thing is i need it to have the \ infront of the filename because i do not know how to add a trailing \ to the folderBrowserDialog selectePath

Any help would be apreciated.

Posted 11-Oct-10 4:13am

Tunacha

Updated 11-Oct-10 4:22am

Abhinav S

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2010-10-11T04:21:00

Solution 1

Use the @ or \ escape sequence character.

config.Set("Silk", txt_silkdir.Text+ @"\silkroad.exe")

OR

config.Set("Silk", txt_silkdir.Text+ "\\silkroad.exe")

Posted 11-Oct-10 4:21am

Abhinav S

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2010-10-11T04:21:00

In a normal C# string, the '\' character introduces an Escape Sequence - a way of getting characters into a string that you either can't type (e.g. Newline: '\n') or which are part of the string syntax (e.e. double quotes '\"').
There are two ways around this:
1) Prefix your string with a '@' charcater, in which case '\' ceases to be an escape sequence introducer.

config.Set("Silk", txt_silkdir.Text+@"\silkroad.exe")

or

2) Use the escape squence '\\' instead which produces a single '\' as part of your string.

config.Set("Silk", txt_silkdir.Text+"\\silkroad.exe")