Verbatim string literals v escape sequences

Question

Is there any difference in how the C# compiler or .NET run-time handles verbatim string literals versus using escape sequences (i.e. performance) or is it just a matter of d

Answer 1

The @ sign in front of a string tells the compiler to ignore any embeded escape sequences.

string "\"" would yield a single double quote. string "\" would yield a single back slash string @"\" would yield two backslashes