Exception in String.Format "Input string was not in a correct format"

[The Crow]

if the reason for error is simple, excuse me. but i cant find what the
reason is. Here is the snippet :

string script = String.Format(@ "<script src='common.js'
type='text/javascript'></script>

<script language='javas cript' type='text/javascript'>

addLoadEvent(in itialize);

var {0}_aryInitialV alues = new Array();

var {1};

var {2};

var {3};

var {4};

function initialize()

{

{1} = document.getEle mentById('{1}') ;

{2} = document.getEle mentById('{2}') ;

{3} = document.getEle mentById('{3}') ;

{4} = document.getEle mentById('{4}') ;

{0}_aryInitialV alues = loadOptionValue sToArray({2});

addSubmitEvent( finish);

}

function finish()

{

debugger;

{0}_aryFinalVal ues = loadOptionValue sToArray({2});

var {0}_aryAddedVal ues = getNotContained ItemsAsArray({0 }_aryFinalValue s,
{0}_aryInitialV alues);

var {0}_aryDeletedV alues = getNotContained ItemsAsArray({0 }_aryInitialVal ues,
{0}_aryFinalVal ues);

{3}.value = {0}_aryAddedVal ues.join('|');

{4}.value = {0}_aryDeletedV alues.join('|') ;

}

</script>", this.ClientID, lbLeft.ClientID , lbRight.ClientI D,
hdnAddedValues. ClientID, hdnDeletedValue s.ClientID);

[Maqsood Ahmed]

Hello,
Yes the reason is very simple. You are using braces ('{','}') in the
string to mark the functions' boundries. string.Format method tries to
parse the braces as place holders for the specified strings and fails,
which leads to a FormatException . Try to use {{ and }} when you want to
define the function scope. It will ultimately transform it into single
brace.

HTH. Cheers.

Maqsood Ahmed - MCAD.net
Kolachi Advanced Technologies
http://www.kolachi.net

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