Handling quotes in strings

NeoTechni

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• Apr 2, 2012

• #1

In VB, it let you set strings with quotes in them by replacing double quotes with a single quote instead of using it to end the string

ie:

tempstr = "Hello ""world"", how it it?"
text value is Hello "world", how it it?

or

tempstr = "Hello ""world"""
text value is Hello "world"

 

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Jost aus Soest

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• Apr 2, 2012

• #2

I miss the double quotes, too!

 

specci48

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• Apr 3, 2012

• #3

B4X:

Label1.Text = "Hello " & Chr(34) & "world" & Chr(34)

specci48

 

klaus

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• Apr 3, 2012

• #4

This works too:

B4X:

Label1.Text = "Hello " & Quote & "world" & Quote

Best regards.

 

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rgately

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• Apr 3, 2012

• #5

I miss the double quotes too. Far more compact and easier to code than & chr(34) & or & quote &. But at least there's a way.

 

Erel

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• Apr 4, 2012

• #6

I hope that this feature will be added in one of the next versions.
In the meantime you can also use a workaround such as:

B4X:

Label1.Text = "Hello ~world~".Replace("~", QUOTE)

This is useful in longer strings.