string.format format string containing {

Question

Is there a way for the format string used in a call to string.format to contain a { character that is not used for substring insertion?

For example how could I do th

Answer 1

Yup, you just need to double it:

string.Format("my format has this {{ in it {0}", abc);

See the "escaping braces" section on the MSDN page for Composite Formatting for more details.

Answer 2

Here's an article that explains how to escape the curly brace in string.format with a few examples and some good reading.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569608#Question2

EDIT: Adding useful text to accompany link :)

Answer 3

Double it up to escape it. So "{{" will work properly and will output from the string.format as a single "{"

Answer 4

it is called escaping. mostly you do a \ in front of the odd char

Answer 5

Use double {{ brace in your format string.