Whenever the format string comes from code, by default the compiler will take care of converting the character literals into their Unicode representation:
Example:
string.Format("\t")
Smart.Format("\t")
Things are different, when the format string is read from a file or resource. Example:
string.Format(@"Read from file \t")
There is a property ConvertCharacterStringLiterals
in SmartSettings
. This setting is relevant for interpreting character literals. If true (the default), character string literals will be treated just like the compiler would do.
ConvertCharacterStringLiterals = true
string.Format("\t")
and Smart.Format(@"\t")
will return a "TAB" character
Character literals are allowed in all formatters.
ConvertCharacterStringLiterals = false
Character string literals are not converted.
string.Format(@"\t")
and SmartFormat(@"\t")
will return the 2 characters "\" and "t"
Note:
This is a breaking change to Smart.Format versions prior to 2.1. Users may notice this e.g., when the format string contains file system paths. In order to achieve the "old" behavior, ConvertCharacterStringLiterals
in SmartSettings
must be set to false
or the backslashes must be escaped.
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