Escape Sequences

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Escape Sequences

Escape sequences can be used in string literals by using the operator ! .

Usage

result = !"text"

Description

The accepted escape sequences in text are:

\a	beep
\b	backspace
\f	formfeed
\l or \n	newline
\r	carriage return
\t	tab
\unnnn	unicode char in hex
\v	vertical tab
\nnn	ascii char in decimal
\&hnn	ascii char in hex
\&onnn	ascii char in octal
\&bnnnnnnnn	ascii char in binary
\\	backslash
\"	double quote
\'	single quote

Note: The zero-character (\000 = \&h00 = \&o000 = \&b00000000) is the null terminator. Only characters before the first null terminator can be seen when the literal is used as a String. To get a zero character in a string use Chr(0) instead.

See also

• Operator ! (Escaped String)
• Operator $ (Non-Escaped String)
• String
• Chr
• Literals

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