SymbolDisplay.FormatLiteral Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp

Assembly:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.dll

Package:

Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp v4.7.0

Overloads

FormatLiteral(Char, Boolean)	Returns a C# character literal with the given value.
FormatLiteral(String, Boolean)	Returns a C# string literal with the given value.

FormatLiteral(Char, Boolean)

Source:

SymbolDisplay.cs

Returns a C# character literal with the given value.

public:
 static System::String ^ FormatLiteral(char c, bool quote);

public static string FormatLiteral (char c, bool quote);

static member FormatLiteral : char * bool -> string

Public Shared Function FormatLiteral (c As Char, quote As Boolean) As String

Parameters

c

Char

The value that the resulting character literal should have.

quote

Boolean

True to put (single) quotes around the character literal.

Returns

String

A character literal with the given value.

Remarks

Escapes non-printable characters.

FormatLiteral(String, Boolean)

Source:

SymbolDisplay.cs

Returns a C# string literal with the given value.

public:
 static System::String ^ FormatLiteral(System::String ^ value, bool quote);

public static string FormatLiteral (string value, bool quote);

static member FormatLiteral : string * bool -> string

Public Shared Function FormatLiteral (value As String, quote As Boolean) As String

Parameters

value

String

The value that the resulting string literal should have.

quote

Boolean

True to put (double) quotes around the string literal.

Returns

String

A string literal with the given value.

Remarks

Escapes non-printable characters.