The following escape sequences can be used to define certain special characters within strings:
Escape Sequence
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Description
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\'
|
Single quote
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\"
|
Double quote
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\\
|
Backslash
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\nnn
|
Octal number (nnn)
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\0
|
Null character (really just the octal number zero)
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\a
|
Audible bell
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\b
|
Backspace
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\f
|
Formfeed
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\n
|
Newline
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\r
|
Carriage return
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\t
|
Horizontal tab
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\v
|
Vertical tab
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\xnnn
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Hexadecimal number (nnn)
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An example of this is contained in the following code:
printf( "This\nis\na\ntest\n\nShe said, \"How are you?\"\n" );
which would display
This
is
a
test
She said, "How are you?"
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