ExpressionUtilities.UnescapeIdentifier Method

ExpressionUtilities UnescapeIdentifier Method

TIBCO Spotfire 6.0 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: 13.19.7018.3940 (13.19.7018.3940)

Syntax

public static string UnescapeIdentifier(
	string identifier
)

public static string UnescapeIdentifier(
	string identifier
)

Type: String
The unescaped identifier.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System ArgumentException	Thrown 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]"