Escape sequences

Text literals can include the following escape sequences:

  • \0 = null character
  • \a = alert (bell)
  • \b = backspace
  • \f = form feed
  • \n = new line
  • \r = carriage return
  • \t = horizontal tab
  • \v = vertical tab
  • \s = space
  • \\ = literal \ character
  • \' = literal ' character
  • \" = literal " character