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Java - escape sequences
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In this article, we would like to show you escape sequences in Java.
| Escape sequence | Description |
|---|---|
| \n | Inserts a new line. |
| \t | Inserts a tab. |
| \b | Inserts a backspace. |
| \r | Inserts a carriage return. |
| \f | Inserts a form feed. |
| \" | Inserts a double quote character. |
| \\ | Inserts a backslash. |
In this example, we use \\ escape sequence to insert backslash into the path String.
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public class Example {2
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public static void main(String[] args) {4
String path = "C:\\projects\\example";5
System.out.println(path);6
}7
}8
Output:
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C:\projects\exampleIn this example, we use \n escape sequence to insert a new line between the words.
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public class Example {2
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public static void main(String[] args) {4
String text = "line1\nline2\nline3";5
System.out.println(text);6
}7
}Output:
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line12
line23
line3In this example, we use \" escape sequence to insert a double quote character.
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public class Example {2
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public static void main(String[] args) {4
String quote = "\"double-quoted text\"";5
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System.out.println(quote);7
}8
}Output:
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"double-quoted text"