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