Replace /v in C# string

Question

I'm trying to replace "\v" in the string "Lapensee\v" with ""

string a = "Lapensee\v";
string b = a.Replace("\\v", "");
Console.WriteLine(b);

Output: Lapensee\v

Can anyone explain why this doesn't work?

Answer 1

\v in your string 'a', needs to be escaped too. Else it will be interpreted as a vertical tab.

Answer 2

I think you meant either:

string a = "Lapensee\\v";

or

string b = a.Replace("\v", "");

Answer 3

string a = "Lapensee\v";
string b = a.Replace("\v", ""); // You don't want the double \\ 
Console.WriteLine(b);

Since you have \v in the string a, you should also replace it with \v.