The following escape sequences can be used to define certain special characters within strings:
Escape Sequence | Description |
---|---|
\' | Single quote |
\” | Double quote |
\\ | Backslash |
\nnn | Octal number (nnn) |
\0 | Null character (really just the octal number zero) |
\a | Audible bell |
\b | Backspace |
\f | Formfeed |
\n | Newline |
\r | Carriage return |
\t | Horizontal tab |
\v | Vertical tab |
\xnn | Hexadecimal number (nn) |
An example of this is contained in the following code (which assumes that the newline character generates complete newlines, i.e. on Unix systems):
printf( "This\nis\na\ntest\n\nShe said, \"How are you?\"\n" );
which would display
This is a test She said, "How are you?"