How to escape % in String.Format?
android, java, string, syntax
Solution
To escape `%`, you will need to double it up: `%%`.
Problem
I am storing a SQL query in my strings.xml file and I want to use `String.Format` to build the final string in code. The `SELECT` statement uses a like, something like this: ``` SELECT Field1, Field2 FROM mytable WHERE Field1 LIKE '%something%' ``` In order to format that I replace 'something' with %1$s so it becomes: ``` SELECT Field1, Field2 FROM mytable WHERE Field1 LIKE \'%%1$s%\' ``` I escape the single quotes with the backslash. However I am not able to escape the % sign. How can I include a like statement in my strings.xml file?