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Asked: 2026-05-15T11:15:07+00:00

While searching on how to escape a single quote in String.Format, I found the

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While searching on how to escape a single quote in String.Format, I found the answer at SO: Escaping single quote in String.Format()

It seems to be different for VB though. I tested it, and indeed C# needs

string s = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMM d \\'yy 'at' H:mmm");

while VB needs

Dim s As String = Now.ToString("MMM d \'yy 'at' H:mmm")

Why does C# need a double backslash, and VB a single backslash? This might be a bit of a silly question to C# users, but while I can read C#, I’m not used to writing it.

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    In C#, string literals can contain escape sequences such as \n for a new line or \t for a tab or \” for a quote. If you do not need the escaping, you can prefix the literal with @ (eg: @"MMM ...") and get the same string a VB.

    In VB, escaping is never allowed, so there is no need to escape the backslash.

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