How to use \ in a string in C#

Question

I want to use \ in a string, like

string str="abc\xyz";

But this is giving me error.

I have also tried

string str="abc\\xyz";

But still it isnt working. Can anyone help me out?

Answer 1

You can either escape the character, like so:

string str="abc\\xyz";

or use a verbatim string literal like so:

string str=@"abc\xyz";

So your second example should work.

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