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what does “@” means in c#

What does the sign @ mean in the following:

Class.Field = @”your text here”;

I came across this in a piece of code, the compiler does not seem to complain… I’ve searched around to no avail…

What does the @ mean?

Answer 1

It indicates a verbatim string literal. You can use it so escapes aren’t treated as such:

string path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\UserName\\My Documents";

Becomes:

string path = @"C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents";