How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?

[Jason Kendall]

How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.

Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
Date.Now)

Thanks.

-Jason Kendall
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Sven Groot]

How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.

Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
Date.Now)

From the docs for String.Format:
"To specify a single literal brace character in format, specify two leading
or trailing brace characters; that is, "{{" or "}}"."

 

[Jason Kendall]

I know your first thought must have been "Jeez! RTFM."
Let me assure you that I did, but didn't see this reference. I shall
now go back and see what I missed.

Thanks!

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

How do I use a curly brace within a string passed to String.Format?
I want to pass a string that includes a curly brace, but that curly
brace is not being used to indicate a replacable format parameter.

Ex: Debug.Writeline(String.Format("{ts '{0:yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm}'}",
Date.Now)

Enter "String.Format", place the caret on "Format" and press F1. Select
one of the overloaded versions of this method (for example, the fist in
the list) and read the documentation.

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Jason,
Its not obvious where {{ & }} are documented...

A good reference on what is allowed in String.Format & other format
parameters is:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconformattingtypes.asp

For {{ & }} specifically:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...-us/cpguide/html/cpconcompositeformatting.asp

The first link includes numeric, DateTime, Enumeration & customizing...

Hope this helps
Jay