VS Code snippet - escape ${file}

Question

I'd like to create a snippet in VS Code, which includes exact string ${code}. However, when I enter it in this form, VS Code tries to interpret it as snippet parameter. How should I escape it properly?

score 56 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '17 at 13:26

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"}" AND "$" can be escaped with "\\". Some cases "$" can be escaped with "$$" but not in your case.

Your snippet should look like this.

"Return Code With Squirly And Dollar": {
    "prefix": "code_snippet",
    "body" : [
        "\\${code\\}"
    ],
    "description": "Code Snippet"
}

This should help you

answered Mar 08 '17 at 13:26

Quentin

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And it definitely did. Thanks! – Spook Mar 09 '17 at 07:11
An ES6 string literal example: `"console.log(\`${1:debugEl}: \\${ ${1:debugEl} \\}\`)"` – Tom Jun 11 '17 at 10:01
it works!!! vscode version: September 2022 (version 1.72) – Renan Franca Nov 18 '22 at 19:29

VS Code snippet - escape ${file}

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