Add \ to a string with quotes in c#

Question

I need to add a '\' to a string

I try this

 var Filename = name.Replace("'", "\'");
 name = Filename ;

if name = he's here

name.Replace("'", "\'") will return : "he\\'s here"

what I need is: he\'s here

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18532691/how-do-i-write-a-backslash-in-a-string — , Apr 28 '17 at 17:58
You know wherever you use `"he\\'s here"` it's gonna come out as `he\'s here`. So I don't really understand your problem. — I.B, Apr 28 '17 at 18:11
Yeah, if it's debugger - then you're seeing the full string escaped. Nice Ed. — ShellNinja, Apr 28 '17 at 18:13
Possible duplicate of [How do I write a backslash (\‌) in a string?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18532691/how-do-i-write-a-backslash-in-a-string) — EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine, Apr 28 '17 at 19:13

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '17 at 18:13

First name.Replace("'", "\'") does nothing because "'" == "\'". So name.Replace("'", "\'") returns "he's here" (you can try it in https://dotnetfiddle.net/). What you want is: name.Replace("'", "\\'")

Second if you inspect name in the debugger (in watch window or immediate window) you will get "he\\'s here" because that is how you should write a string constant in c# to get he\'s here into a variable.

Add \ to a string with quotes in c#

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