Put text as string strictly

Question

Hi simple question: How to make below text whole as string?

Recorded by" & vbLf & "FO Staff

Answer 1

Hello,

Try this, which literally is the method to do the operation. 

Dim value As String = "Recorded by""" & vbLf & """FO Staff"

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Answer 2

Can you elaborate more.

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Rohit Arora

Answer 3

Something wrong, let me explain, i am taking columns names from excel. In our example i received that value:

"Recorded by" & vbLf & "FO Staff "

So i have to prapre same string from my program to validate, you example giving me this below so not exactly the same:

"Recorded by""" & vbLf & """FO Staff"

Answer 4

you need to add escape character like 

string st = "abc" + "\"1\"";

* This is a C# example you need to use `&` in place of '+' and ofcouse no ';' at the end.

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Rohit Arora

Answer 5

Still got problems can you show how this has to be done on my example?

Answer 6

you need to add escape character like 

string st = "abc" + "\"1\"";

* This is a C# example you need to use `&` in place of '+' and ofcouse no ';' at the end.

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Rohit Arora

VB.NET please, remember this is a forum for VB. This is not the first time you have done this.

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Answer 7

So the string looks slightly different in your current reply. To replicate this without me using Excel I place the string into My.Settings.

Dim cellValue As String = My.Settings.ValueFromExcel.Replace("& vbLf &", Environment.NewLine)

Or

Dim cellValue As String = My.Settings.ValueFromExcel.Replace("& vbLf &", vbLf)

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Answer 8

Watch the parentheses in this code

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Answer 9

Something wrong, let me explain, i am taking columns names from excel. In our example i received that value:

"Recorded by" & vbLf & "FO Staff "

So i have to prapre same string from my program to validate...

That is the answer to your question...

Dim validationString As String = "Recorded by" & vbLf & "FO Staff "

or in VS2015+

Dim validationString As String = $"Recorded by{vbLf}FO Staff "

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Answer 10

Hi JimmyJimm,

Please try this:

TextBox1.Text = "Recorded by "" & vbLf & ""FO Staff"

Hope it is helpful to you.

Best Regards,

Cherry Bu

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Answer 11

Hi JimmyJimm,

Have you solved your issue now, If yes, please remember to close your thread by marking helpful post as answer, it is very beneficial to the other communities who face the same issue.

Best regards,

Cherry Bu

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