C like escape sequenses for strings.

[Tipperton]

That way we could do something like

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msg.s = "Hello\nThere!"

instead of having to do

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msg.s = "Hello" + Chr(13) + Chr(10) + "There!"

[bembulak]

Yes, this would be good! I like those Escape squences, also for TABS, ....

[freak]

So all filenames must be written like this: "C:\\Program Files\\..." brrr!

[WishMaster]

I personally don't think that's a good idea.
For users, maybe. But not for programmers...

[gogo]

I like verbatim strings as found in C# ....

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string s=@"bla bla bla c:\folder\file.ext
and I can continue on next line 
and another line ";

Ok, the @ is used for getting the address. In PB we just need to find another character.

[ts-soft]

So all filenames must be written like this: "C:\\Program Files\\..." brrr!

and URL: "http:////www.purebasic.com//index.html"

[traumatic]

and URL: "http:////www.purebasic.com//index.html"

lol no, why do you think that?

[SCRJ]

msg.s = "This is useful\nPlease add this "

[Joakim Christiansen]

That way we could do something like

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msg.s = "Hello\nThere!"

instead of having to do

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msg.s = "Hello" + Chr(13) + Chr(10) + "There!"

Just do like me!

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msg.s = "Hello"+#LF$+"There!"

[Trond]

No I don't want it.

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msg.s = "Hello" + #CRLF$ + "There!"

[SCRJ]

Maybe as a compiler option?

[Clutch]

No I don't want it.

Agreed.

[Trond]

Maybe as a compiler option?

That's even worse! It should be EnableEscape and DisableEscape in the source file.

[Flype]

I must say that sometimes escape sequences are useful.

but a simple procedure do the trick.

pb team might include this function as an optimized one - something like that :

String$ = EscapeString(EscapedString$)

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Procedure.s EscapeString(string.s) ; purebasic function (in string library)
  string = ReplaceString(string, "\\", "\")
  string = ReplaceString(string, "\t", #TAB$)
  string = ReplaceString(string, "\n", #CRLF$)
  ProcedureReturn string
EndProcedure

Macro esc(string) ; user defined
  EscapeString(string)
EndMacro

MessageRequester("", esc("*\tHello\t\t*\n*\tThere!\t\t*"))
MessageRequester("", esc("C:\\Program Files\\PureBasic\\"))

[Chrono Syndrome]

2Flype: Khe-khm... Try this: "\\no problems ?"