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Asked: 2026-05-26T06:02:22+00:00

When I change the following C# string string xml=xmlns:qtpRep=\http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository\ into string xml=@xmlns:qtpRep=\http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository\ I get

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When I change the following C# string

string xml="xmlns:qtpRep=\"http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository\""

into

string xml=@"xmlns:qtpRep=\"http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository\""

I get compiler error: ;expected
How can I express the literal double quotes inside a string starting with @ ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You double the double quotes instead of using a backslash:

    string xml = @"xmlns:qtpRep=""http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository""";

    (See MSDN for more details.)

    Although in this case it’s not clear why you want a verbatim string literal anyway… and for XML attributes it’s generally simpler just to use single quotes:

    string xml = @"xmlns:qtpRep='http://www.mercury.com/qtp/ObjectRepository'";

    I’m also bound to say that if you’re creating XML strings yourself, you’re probably Doing It WrongTM. Use an XML API instead 🙂

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