There are a couple of different string types inside X#. For normal strings the notation can be different for different dialects:
Literal |
VO, FoxPro & Harbour |
Vulcan & Core |
'<char>' |
String literal |
Char literal* |
'<char>...<char>' |
String literal |
Not Supported |
"<char>...<char>" |
String literal |
String literal |
e"<char>...<char>" |
Extended string literal* |
Extended string literal* |
i"<char>.. <char>{expression}" |
Interpolated string literal |
Interpolated string literal |
ei"<char>.. <char>{expression}" or ie"<char>.. <char>{expression}" |
Extended interpolated string literal* |
Extended interpolated string literal* |
The <char> literals in the table that are marked with an asterisk (*) may contain a special escape code
Character |
Description |
Character that does NOT start with a backslash |
Normal character |
\\ |
Backslash |
\" |
Double quote |
\' |
Single quote |
\0 |
0 character |
\a |
Alert |
\b |
Backspace |
\f |
Form feed |
\n |
Line feed |
\r |
New Line |
\t |
Tab |
\v |
Vertical tab |
\x HEXDIGIT(1-4) |
Hex number of character. 1-4 hex digits |
\u HEXGDIGIT (4 or 8) |
Unicode number of character. 4 or 8 hex digits |
