Use Replace function to remove "{ characters from string

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I would like to remove "{ and replace it with {. The following is the line of code that I'm currently using.

var MyString = DataString.Replace(@""{", "");

The following is the error message I'm getting

Please advise

Thanks

I believe this is not just any string but a Json response from somewhere. So it this really what you want? Or it is just a quick fix — Bosco
– Bosco, Commented Aug 24, 2019 at 18:12

user7217806 · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-24 14:25:07Z

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You need to escape the quote that you want to replace using two quotes, so for your example:

    var MyString = DataString.Replace(@"""{", "{");

Also see How to include quotes in a string for alternatives to use quotes in strings.

answered Aug 24, 2019 at 14:25

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Jamshaid K. · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-25 00:55:57Z

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If you are expecting JSON data then what you really need is a JSON Parser for that. And if you just want to replace "{ to { then you simply need to escape and replace the string like below:

// Suppose the variable named str has a value of Hello"{ wrapped in double quotes
var strReplaced = str.Replace("\"{", "{");
Console.WriteLine($"strReplaced: {strReplaced}");
// This will result in strReplaced: Hello{

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 0:55

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