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Y comment gives error...!!!

Posted by ruchi and hema on November 10, 2000 at 1:25 AM

Hi..

u might be surprised to know this comment gives compilation error..

class a{
//char b='\u000a';
}

Also when we write as this...
//char b='\u000A';
This also gives error...

the same code if we write in multiline comments..it works
no compilation error..

/* char b='\u000A'; */

plz. anyone knowing the reason for such strange behaviour,explain
us in details.
Thanking you in anticipation ,
Ruchi and Hema

• I'm not surprised!!! Kishori Sharan November 10, 2000 at 2:57 PM (0)
• Becuase of wrong escape sequence.see in detail ketul(ruchi_ketu) November 10, 2000 at 12:02 PM (2)
  • problem vijay August 09, 2001 at 11:00 AM (0)
  • little change in my explaination ketul November 10, 2000 at 12:34 PM (0)
• Dont trust those unicode characters.......... Jody Brown November 10, 2000 at 5:01 AM (0)