ExpressionUtilitiesUnescapeIdentifier Method TIBCO Spotfire 7.12 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: 30.0.11525.4184 (30.0.11525.4184)
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: 7.9, 7.8, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.12, 7.11, 7.10, 7.0
See Also

Reference

ExpressionUtilities Class
Spotfire.Dxp.Data.Expressions Namespace