Multiline string literal in C#

Question

Is there an easy way to create a multiline string literal in C#?

Here\'s what I have now:

string query = \"SELECT foo, bar\"
+ \" FROM table\"
+ \" W         


        

Answer 1

You can use the @ symbol in front of a string to form a verbatim string literal:

string query = @"SELECT foo, bar
FROM table
WHERE id = 42";

You also do not have to escape special characters when you use this method, except for double quotes as shown in Jon Skeet's answer.