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Re:Escape Character

Posted by Matt Gerrans on October 25, 2001 at 10:49 PM

> Use the plus(+) sign instead of the backslash
...
> > String strTest = "First Line \
> > sdfsdfsdf";

Well, you'll also need to add a couple more quote marks, like so:

   String strTest = "'Twas brillig " +
                    " and the slithy toves...";

- mfg