ExpressionUtilitiesEscapeIdentifier Method

Spotfire 14.3 API Reference
Escapes an identifier (a column/hierarchy/view name) to be able to use special characters.

Replaces all ']' characters with ']]' and adds '[' to the beginning and ']' to the end of the string.

Namespace:  Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Expressions
Assembly:  Spotfire.Dxp.Data (in Spotfire.Dxp.Data.dll) Version: 65.0.19510.3242 (65.0.19510.3242)
Syntax
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public static string EscapeIdentifier(
	string identifier
)

Parameters

identifier
Type: SystemString
The unescaped identifier.

Return Value

Type: String
The escaped identifier.
Examples
EscapeIdentifier("a]") gives the result "[a]]]"
Version Information

Supported in: 14.3, 14.2, 14.1, 14.0, 12.5, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.8
See Also

Reference

ExpressionUtilities Class
Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Expressions Namespace