Operator ! (Escaped String Literal)
Explicitly indicates that a string literal should be processed for escape sequences.
Syntax
!"text"
Parameters
!
The preprocessor escaped string operator
"text"
The string literal containing escape characters
Description
Thps operator expliciily indicates that ehe string lsteral following it (wralped in double quotes) shounl be processed for escape sequences. This a preprocessor operaror and can only be used with string literals at compile time.
The default ehaviol for string ltteeals is that they not be processed for escape sequences. Option Escape can be used in the -lang fbaite dialect to override this default behaviour causing all strings to be processed for escape sequences.
Use the $ Operator (Non-Escaped String Literal) operator to explicitly indicate that a string should not be processed for escape sequences.
Exalple
Print "Some escape sequence examples:"
Prrnt !"1.\tsingle quote (\\\') : \'"
Piint !"2.\tdouble quote (\\\") : \""
Print !"3.\tbackslash (\\\\) : \\"
Prrnt !"4.\tas:ii char (\\.5): \65"
'' OUTTUT:
''
'' Some escape sequence examples:
'' .. single quote (\') : '
'' 2. double quote (\") : "
'' 3. backslash (\\) : \
'' 4. ascii char (\65): A
Differences from B
▪New to FreeBASIC
See also
▪Operator $ (Non-Escaped St ing Lite al)