How to append a C# variable to a string

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Here's my code:

string abc = "hello welcome!!";
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***"<%= i want to pass abc here %>"***</nobr></B></span></td>");

sb.Append("</tr></table>");

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– V4Vendetta, Commented May 10, 2011 at 9:39

Ruben · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-16 10:23:23Z

These days i would recommend you use the interpolated string(this is available since C# 6) :

string abc = "hello welcome!!";

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append($"<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***{abc}***</nobr></B></span></td>");

sb.Append("</tr></table>");

If you use the interpolated string it is also still possible to use the @ symbol(verbatim identifier) to escape characters. You can do this by adding the @ in front or behind the $.

Alternatively you could use the + operator like this :

string abc = "hello welcome!!";

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***" + abc + "***</nobr></B></span></td>");

sb.Append("</tr></table>");

Or you could also use string.Format :

string abc = "hello welcome!!";

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

sb.Append(string.Format("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***{0}***</nobr></B></span></td>", abc));

sb.Append("</tr></table>");

V4Vendetta · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-10 07:50:51Z

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sb.Append("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***"+ abc +"***</nobr></B></span></td>");
sb.Append("</tr></table>");

answered May 10, 2011 at 7:50

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Guffa · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-10 08:01:59Z

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Use the Append method:

    string abc = "hello welcome!!";

    StringBuilder sb =
      new StringBuilder();
      .Append("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***")
      .Append(abc)
      .Append("***</nobr></B></span></td>")
      .Append("</tr></table>");

If the string can contain anything that needs encoding:

      .Append(HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(abc))

answered May 10, 2011 at 8:01

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Nathan · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-10 07:55:40Z

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As follows:

sb.Append("<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>***"+ HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(abc) +"***</nobr></B></span></td>");
sb.Append("</tr></table>");

Notice the call to HtmlEncode - that's rather important if your string is from an untrusted source.

answered May 10, 2011 at 7:55

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Matías Fidemraizer · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-10 08:09:06Z

You can use an XML writer instead which is more cleaner:

StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(builder))
{
    string abc = "hello welcome!!";

    writer.WriteStartElement("td");
    writer.WriteAttributeString("style", "padding-left:30px;width:100%");
    {
        writer.WriteStartElement("span");
        writer.WriteAttributeString("id", "AnnMsg");
        writer.WriteAttributeString("target", "_top");
        writer.WriteAttributeString("style", "text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer");
        {
            writer.WriteStartElement("B");
            {
                writer.WriteStartElement("nobr");
                {
                    writer.WriteString(abc); // Here's where your variable is rendered as text
                }
                writer.WriteEndElement();
            }
            writer.WriteEndElement();
        }
        writer.WriteEndElement();
    }
    writer.WriteEndElement();
}

That's XmlWriter will write XML text to your StringBuilder.

Another approach would be using StringBuilder.AppendFormat:

    string abc = "hello welcome!!";

    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

    sb.AppendFormat
    (
        "<td style='padding-left:30px;width:100%'><span style='text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer' id='AnnMsg' target='_top' ><B><nobr>{0}</nobr></B></span></td></tr></table>",
        arg0: abc
    );

StringBuilder.AppendFormat is like String.Format:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.text.stringbuilder.appendformat.aspx

For me, the main benefit of using XML writer is you avoid human errors and your (X)HTML will be well-formed with no doubt.

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