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Escape Sequences The following is a table of escape sequences
to be used when printing in Java.
These statements are embedded within a literal print remark (they go
between the quotes):
|
Sequence |
Name |
Meaning |
| \n |
New line |
Moves to beginning of next line |
| \b |
Backspace |
Backs up one character |
| \t |
Horizontal tab |
Moves to next tab position
Tab spacing is every 8 columns
starting with 1.
(Columns 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57, 65, 73 ...) |
| \\ |
Backslash |
Displays an actual backslash |
| \' |
Single quote |
Displays an actual single quote |
| \" |
Double quote |
Displays an actual double quote |
System.out.println("\tGeorge\t\tPaul");
will tab, print George, tab twice more, and print Paul.
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