Displaying ampersand in form label - C# [duplicate]

Question

If I build a simple string like this:

string myStr = "Kayla & William";

And then simply set the label text on a form like this:

lbl_Phrase.Text = myStr;

The output in the form removes the ampersand (&)

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I've tried:

• escaping the &
• ASCII encoding
• char.ConvertFromUtf32(38)

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When I debug and step through the code the string includes the & just fine. Also, I can write the string to Debug.WriteLine(myStr); and it looks great.

Is the problem related to how the form displays the string? How can I get the label to display the &?

Answer 1

you need to escape it with use double ampersand && for displaying single ampersand &

Note : single & has different meaning that it will be treated as ACCESS KEY PREFIX character and you need to escape it with another &

Try This :

&&

OR

you can set UseMnemonic property of the label to false, and give only one ampersand & .when you set UseMnemonic to false ampersand will be treated as normal literal and displayed.