Converts the specified string into a syntax that allows the MSBuild engine to interpret the character literally.
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.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Escape ( _
unescapedExpression As String _
) As String
public static string Escape(
string unescapedExpression
)
public:
static String^ Escape(
String^ unescapedExpression
)
static member Escape :
unescapedExpression:string -> string
public static function Escape(
unescapedExpression : String
) : String
Parameters
unescapedExpression
Type: System.StringThe string to convert.
Return Value
Type: System.String
The converted value of the specified string.
Remarks
Certain characters have special meaning in MSBuild project files. Examples of the characters include semicolons (;) and asterisks (*). In order to use these special characters as literals, they must be specified with the syntax %nn, where nn represents the ASCII hexadecimal value of the character. This method performs that conversion.
.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.