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Thanks. &nbsp;Looks like a nice little improvement from my old Java world...<br />
--BrianMc1958<br />

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Thanks.  Looks like a nice little improvement from my old Java world...
--BrianMc1958


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Dear Experts:<br />
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I'm just learning C#. &nbsp;I found this example on the web:<br />
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&nbsp;string updateString = @&quot;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;update Categories<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;set CategoryName = 'Other'<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;where CategoryName = 'Miscellaneous'&quot;;<br />
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What's the &quot;@&quot; for? &nbsp;(It's part of an ADO.NET explanation, if that helps.) &nbsp;It's not a typo, as it appears in the same position in similar statements...<br />
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Thanks!<br />
--BrianMc1958
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Dear Experts:

I'm just learning C#.  I found this example on the web:

 string updateString = @"
     update Categories
     set CategoryName = 'Other'
     where CategoryName = 'Miscellaneous'";

What's the "@" for?  (It's part of an ADO.NET explanation, if that helps.)  It's not a typo, as it appears in the same position in similar statements...

Thanks!
--BrianMc1958

NEWBIE QUICKIE: Why the @ ?

C# is an object-oriented programming language created in conjunction with Microsoft’s .NET framework. Compilation is usually done into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is then JIT-compiled to native code (and cached) during execution in the Common Language Runtime (CLR).