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.
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