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A string literal is delimited with the double quotation mark ''"'' | A string literal is delimited with the double quotation mark ''"'' | ||
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Please note that in the VO dialect a string can also be delimited with the quotation mark '' | Please note that in the VO dialect a string can also be delimited with the quotation mark '' | ||
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If you need to specify special characters or single quotation marks in a string, you need an '' | If you need to specify special characters or single quotation marks in a string, you need an '' | ||
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There are also interpolated strings that can contain variables: | There are also interpolated strings that can contain variables: | ||
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Console.WriteLine( i"Hi {cValue}" | Console.WriteLine( i"Hi {cValue}" | ||
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For more details please see [[strings|Strings and their prefixes]] and [[string_char_byte|String, | For more details please see [[strings|Strings and their prefixes]] and [[string_char_byte|String, | ||
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You can also use a prefix of '' | You can also use a prefix of '' | ||
Sample code: | Sample code: | ||
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Console.WriteLine( " | Console.WriteLine( " | ||
Console.WriteLine( " | Console.WriteLine( " |
literals.txt · Last modified: 2018/08/20 04:05 by wolfgangriedmann