The <char> literals in the table that are marked with an asterisk (*) may contain a special escape code
Character |
Description |
Character that does NOT start with a backslash |
Normal character |
\\ |
Backslash |
\" |
Double quote |
\' |
Single quote |
\0 |
0 character |
\a |
Alert |
\b |
Backspace |
\f |
Form feed |
\n |
Line feed |
\r |
New Line |
\t |
Tab |
\v |
Vertical tab |
\x HEXDIGIT(1-4) |
Hex number of character. 1-4 hex digits |
\u HEXGDIGIT (4 or 8) |
Unicode number of character. 4 or 8 hex digits |