Character Escape Sequences

written by: Gabriela C. Perez; article published: year 2007, month 12;


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Character escape sequences allow for a character to be interpreted differently than its literal value. Character escape sequences are defined using the backslash (\) character, followed by the escape sequence code. The following table shows a list of character escape sequences with a description of what they do.

Character Escape Sequence Description
\b Backspace
\f Form feed
\n New line
\r Carriage return
\t Tab
\u{hex} Unicode escape sequence
\\ Backslash character. This is how a backslash can be treated as just an actual backslash character.
\' Single quote. Define a single quote character so it is not treated as a character delimiter.
\" Double quote. Define a double quote character so it is not treated as a string delimiter.

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