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V25.1
  • CriteriaOperator.FormatPropertyName(String) Method

    Converts a property name to a string that can be used in criteria expressions.

    Namespace: DevExpress.Data.Filtering

    Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Data

    #Declaration

    public static string FormatPropertyName(
        string propertyName
    )

    #Parameters

    Name Type Description
    propertyName String

    A property name to convert.

    #Returns

    Type Description
    String

    A string that can be used in criteria expressions.

    #Remarks

    Use the FormatPropertyName static method to format property names used in criteria expressions.

    var propertyName = CriteriaOperator.FormatPropertyName(nameof(Customer.BirthDate));
    // "[BirthDate]"
    
    var propertyName = CriteriaOperator.FormatPropertyName("foo\u0009tab");
    // "[foo\\ttab]"
    
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