Strings - Special Characters

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

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

The solution to avoid 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.";

 

The sequence '  inserts a single quote in a string:

Example

String txt = "It's alright.";

The sequence \  inserts a single backslash in a string:

Example

String txt = "The character \ is called backslash.";

Other common escape sequences that are valid in Java are:

Code

Result

 

n

New Line

 

r

Carriage Return

 

t

Tab

 

b

Backspace

 

f

Form Feed

 

 


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