ExpressionUtilitiesUnescapeIdentifier Method

Spotfire 14.3 API Reference
Unescape an identifier (a column/hierarchy/view name).

Removes the '[' and ']' characters at the beginning and end of the string and replaces all occurrences of ']]' with a single ']' character.

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 UnescapeIdentifier(
	string identifier
)

Parameters

identifier
Type: SystemString
The escaped identifier.

Return Value

Type: String
The unescaped identifier.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentExceptionThrown if the identifier does not start with '[' and ends with ']'.
Remarks
The identifier must start with the '[' character and end with the ']' character.
Examples
UnescapeIdentifier("[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