在C＃NameValueCollection中将串联的逐字字符串用作键

Question

I have been trying to use verbatim strings to create a string that I will be using as a key to reference value in a NameValueCollection.

The string I want is this \\\\storage\\local So I create a verbatim string

string key = @"\\storage\local";

Later I use it as a key in on a NameValue collection Like this

string value = Settings[key];

When I debug the above code and look at the key, it shows \\\\\\\\storage\\\\local with the escape sequence format. Since this is not the key that is in my settings, I am not getting a value. Please help me understand how I can use the \\\\storage\\local as the key on my collection.

Answer 1

The \\\\\\\\ is just a debugger representation (with escaped backslashes). This is the expected behaviour. You can test it works by using the following sample:

string value = "Some value";
Settings[@"\\storage\local"] = value;
string value1 = Settings[@"\\storage\local"];
string value2 = Settings["\\\\storage\\local"];

Both value1 and value2 will have the same result which is "Some value"