ProjectCollection.Escape Method
Converts special characters in a string to MSBuild escape format.
MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly: Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Escape ( _
unescapedString As String _
) As String
public static string Escape(
string unescapedString
)
public:
static String^ Escape(
String^ unescapedString
)
static member Escape :
unescapedString:string -> string
public static function Escape(
unescapedString : String
) : String
Parameters
unescapedString
Type: System.StringThe string to be converted.
Return Value
Type: System.String
Returns the converted string.
Remarks
For example, "%3b" for ";". Only characters that are especially significant to MSBuild parsing are converted. Callers can use this method to make a string safe to be parsed by other methods that would otherwise expand it. Callers can also use this method to make a string safe to be written to a project file.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.