DequotedString- MaxBasic Function

DequotedString(QuotedText: String[,Character:String]): String

Returns dequoted string version of the given QuotedText.

DequotedString function has these named arguments:

Parameter	Description
QuotedText	Required. Text string to be dequoted.
Character	Quoting character, default value "

Sample code:

S = "8" & """" & " pipe"

Quoted = QuotedString(S)

Dequoted = DequotedString(Quoted)

Print "S: " & S

Print "Quoted: " & Quoted

Print "Dequoted: " & Dequoted

Returns:

S: 8" pipe
Quoted: "8"" pipe"
Dequoted: 8" pipe

Sample code using character:

S = "8" & "'" & " pipe"

Quoted = QuotedString(S,"'")

Dequoted = DequotedString(Quoted,"'")

Print "S: " & S

Print "Quoted: " & Quoted

Print "Dequoted: " & Dequoted

Returns:

S: 8' pipe
Quoted: '8'' pipe'
Dequoted: 8' pipe