How to use escape character in a verbatim string?

Question

Can I use escape characters like \\r, \\n etc in verbatim string for example

string pattern = @"(?<!</institution>\r\n)(?<!<institution-wrap>\r\n)<institution type";

Now if I try to do a search or search and replace using the pattern will it work or will \\r\\n be treated as a normal string? How do I get around this?

Answer 1

In the pattern, yes, you can. See http://rextester.com/GHVMBZ97646 for an example. In a replacement, however, the backslash would be treated as a literal if you use a verbatim string, as in this question .