Displaying ampersand in form label - C#

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)

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 &?

@Szymon thanks, I missed that one due to my last minute change I made in searching. — Automate This, Dec 08 '13 at 07:41
Don't worry, it will be put on hold soon. You don't need to remove it. — Szymon, Dec 08 '13 at 07:43

Sudhakar Tillapudi · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-08T07:50:29.073

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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.

edited Dec 08 '13 at 07:50

answered Dec 08 '13 at 07:39

Sudhakar Tillapudi

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so why does this happen? – jgon Dec 08 '13 at 07:39
This solves the problem in the form but it alters the actual string in code. Is there away around this? – Automate This Dec 08 '13 at 07:40
single `&` has different meaning you need to escape it with another – Sudhakar Tillapudi Dec 08 '13 at 07:40
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set `UseMnemonic` to false for label, and try giving only one ampersand. – Sudhakar Tillapudi Dec 08 '13 at 07:42

Displaying ampersand in form label - C#

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