Having trouble while adding double quotes to a string that is inside a variable in C#?

Question

I am trying to pass a filepath to xcopy command for copying a folder from one location to another( CodedUI using C#). While doing the same the problems is, I am trying to add double quotes around the path but it's not taking the correct path format.

Code: 
string Path = "Some path to folder location";

// Tried all these solutions

Path = '\"' + Path + '\"';
Path = '\"' + Path + '\"';
Path = string.Format("\"{0}\"", Path );

Expected: ""Some path to folder location"" Actual:"\"Some path to folder location"\"

Please help.

your expected output is "Some path to folder location". am i right ? — Doruk, May 30 '18 at 05:04

Amit · Answer 1 · 2018-05-30T05:15:42.540

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To add double quote, you need to add '\' before ' " '.

Note that : if you are having '\' in path, you have to take care of it like below.

if path is "D:\AmitFolder"

string path = @"D:\AmitFolder"; 
//Or
path = "D:\\AmitFolder"
string str = "\"" + path + "\"";
Console.WriteLine(str);

here str will be "Some path to folder location"

Output:

as in above line we are adding "\"" string as prefix and "\"" as post fix of the main string.

edited May 30 '18 at 05:15

answered May 30 '18 at 05:05

Amit

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Not working means ? what output you are getting out of it. – Amit May 30 '18 at 05:08
@bankarpit I have made some changes in my answer. Have a look , if it may help you – Amit May 30 '18 at 05:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '18 at 05:06

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In debugger you will see the backslash.

Sent your output to Console and you will see the result is good.

 string Path = "Some path to folder location";

 Path = "\"" + Path + "\"";
 Console.WriteLine(Path);

answered May 30 '18 at 05:06

PepitoSh

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '18 at 05:07

From what i understand, you want to see

"Some path to folder location"

when you print it. If so, do:

string path = "\"Some path to folder location\"";

or

string path = "Some path to folder location";
var finalString = string.Format("\"{0}\"", path);

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 30 '18 at 05:15

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Maybe you should try verbatim strings like @"the\path\to\another\location".
This is the best way to write paths without having to struggle with escape codes.

EDIT:
You can use double quotes in a verbatim string:
@"""the\path\to\another\location"""

answered May 30 '18 at 05:15

Adam Calvet Bohl

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 30 '18 at 05:15

If you're trying to preserve two sets of double quotes, try building the string like so:

var path = "hello";
var doubleQuotes = "\"\"";
var sb = new StringBuilder(doubleQuotes)
    .Append(path)
    .Append(doubleQuotes);
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString()); // ""hello""

Of course, if you want single quotes you simply swap doubleQuotes for singleQuotes = "\""; and get "hello".

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 30 '18 at 06:00

While storing string values if any double quotes are to be added they need to be escaped using backshlash(\). Single quotes are used for character data. The following code should get the output needed.

Path = string.Format("\"{0}\"", Path);

Also I have created a small fiddle here.

Having trouble while adding double quotes to a string that is inside a variable in C#?

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