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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.
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Character Escape Sequence |
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\b |
Backspace |
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\f |
Form feed |
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\n |
New line |
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\r |
Carriage return |
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\t |
Tab |
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\u{hex} |
Unicode escape sequence (see the next section for details) |
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\\ |
Backslash character. This is how a backslash can be treated as just an actual backslash character. |
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\' |
Single quote. Define a single quote character so it is not treated as a character delimiter. |
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\" |
Double quote. Define a double quote character so it is not treated as a string delimiter. |
The aforementioned escape sequences are used with string notations and will be discussed in more detail in the "Strings" section of .
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