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backslash specials in character strings and other basics
Strings and the String library. example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Strings and the String library. [link] Source code: qbs Module: U104
--[[ backslash specials in character strings ]] -- Single and double quote - take your pick! first = "this is some text" second = 'this is some more text' snibbo = "The cat sat on the mat\nHoping someone would give him a pat" stuff = 'French\t\tEnglish\t\tSwedish\t\tChinese' -- Some that you might expect ... are not available info = "A cheap\X08\x08\herful hotel" print (first) print (second) print (snibbo) print (stuff) print (info) -- Concatanate strings with the .. operator -- print comma separated for a tab between them London = "England" print ("We are running a Lua course in",London) Glasgow = "Scotland" print ("We are running a Lua course in"..Glasgow) --[[ ------------ Sample Output [trainee@easterton u104]$ lua qbs this is some text this is some more text The cat sat on the mat Hoping someone would give him a pat French English Swedish Chinese A cheapX08x08herful hotel We are running a Lua course in England We are running a Lua course inScotland [trainee@easterton u104]$ ]] Learn about this subject
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