Question

I would like to replace a straight quotation mark (“) using C#.

I might be missing something small, but I can’t get it with a normal string.Replace();

someWord.Replace(@""", "&");

Can I do it with a normal string.Replace(); or do I need to use Regex? If the latter, what would the Regex replace look like?

Answer 1

I agree with Heinzi, you should use " instead of &， and & means “&”
Btw, after invoking the Replace method, don’t forget to set the value to someWord again:

someWord = someWord.Replace("\"", """);

And there is another way to do it. Add the reference System.Web, and using System.Web;
then:

someWord = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode（someWord);