what is this used for --> @

[karanba]

In some codes I saw @ character before string. I here that it is used in php sytax for breaking loops, but could not found any clue what it does in c#

karanba

[eggsovereasy]

Makes it so escape characters are skipped.

string x = "What now man? \nWe are going to the store";
Console.WriteLine(x);

will output:

What now man?
We are going to the store

whereas this:

string x = @"What now man? \nWe are going to the store";
Console.WriteLine(x);

will output:

What now man? \nWe are going to the store

[karanba]

:-O thaks much.

karanba

[Guffa]

A @ delimited string has the double quote as only escape code. These declarations are equivalent: string a = "A string with \"quotes\" and a backslash: \\ in it."; string b = @"A string with ""quotes"" and a backslash: \ in it.";

--- b { font-weight: normal; }

[WILLIAM MAIN]

I also use it for creating multiline strings string sql = @" SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE THIS=@THAT ";