asked on 2/26/2007

Unrecognized escape sequence error in my Regex method

I'm getting an "unrecognized escape sequence error", mostly likely I think because of my quotes. I'm not sure how to escape the quotes properly here:

MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(ProductDescription,"<a href=\"ProductInfo\.aspx\?ProductID=([\d]+)\">(sss|here)</a>");

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dba123

2/26/2007

Brett Crawley

2/26/2007

You need a double backslash infront of the ? and the . because they were to escape the . and ? in the regex not in the C#. I should have pointed this out earlier. Sorry about that.

If you put a double backslash C# will escape the second backslash with the first allowing it to go in the string

Brett Crawley

2/26/2007

Your quotes are fine

dba123

2/26/2007

ASKER

thanks. I tried this but it is still complaining

<a href=\"ProductInfo\\.aspx\\?ProductID=([\d]+)\">(WAV|here)</a>

also tried:

<a href=\"ProductInfo\.\aspx\?\ProductID=([\d]+)\">(WAV|here)</a>

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dba123

2/26/2007

ASKER

thanks!