C# storing XML into string

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I have a situation where I'm storing some XML into a string like so:

string searchXML = @"<Search order=""name""><Group conditions_operand=""all""><Condition model=""Company""><Attribute>id</Attribute><Operator>equals</Operator><Values><Value>" + variablenamehere + "</Value></Values></Condition></Group></Search>";

and I've noticed that it's storing this into the string with several escape characters included, for example if i inspect the string I see:

<Search order=\"name\"><Group conditions_operand=\"all\">

Is it actually storing the \ character in there? If so how can I get rid of it as I do not think this is properly formatted XML. I am using double quotes in the first place because I need to do that as an escape sequence.

Dave Zych · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-04 15:35:16Z

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No, it's not storing the escape characters. That's just the way the debugger displays the string. If you type searchXML in the Immediate Window in Visual Studio, it should print out without the escape characters.

answered Sep 4, 2015 at 15:35

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testercoder1 Over a year ago

this is interesting, i checked the immediate window and still see <Search order=\"name\"><Group conditions_operand=\"all\"><Condition model=\"Company\"><Attribute>id</Attribute><Operator>equals</Operator><Values><Value>0000000015</Value></Values></Condition></Group></Search>"

Dave Zych Over a year ago

@testercoder1 interesting. You're right. Either way it's not storing the escape characters, it's just a debugger display thing.

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