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Strings — Special Characters

Because strings must be written within quotes, C++ will misunderstand this string, and generate an error:

string txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north.";

The solution to avoiding this problem is to use the backslash escape character.

The backslash (\) escape character turns special characters into string characters:

Escape character Result Description
\' ' Single quote
\" " Double quote
\\ \ Backslash

The sequence \" inserts a double quote in a string:

Example

string txt = "We are the so-called \"Vikings\" from the north.";
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The sequence \' inserts a single quote in a string:

Example

string txt = "It\'s alright.";
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The sequence \\ inserts a single backslash in a string:

Example

string txt = "The character \\ is called backslash.";
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Other popular escape characters in C++ are:

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\n New Line Try it »
\t Tab Try it »
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