Escape curly brace '{' in String.Format [duplicate]

Question

How do I display a literal curly brace character when using the String.Format method?

Example:

sb.AppendLine(String.Format("public {0} {1} { get; private set; }",  prop.Type, prop.Name)); 

I would like the output to look like this:

public Int32 MyProperty { get; private set; } 

Answer 1

Use double braces {{ or }} so your code becomes:

sb.AppendLine(String.Format("public {0} {1} {{ get; private set; }}",  prop.Type, prop.Name));  // For prop.Type of "Foo" and prop.Name of "Bar", the result would be: // public Foo Bar { get; private set; }