Printing Literals and Escape Sequences

Most literal characters to be printed in a printf statement can simply be included in the format string. However, there are several "problem" characters, such as the quotation mark (") that delimits the format string itself. Various control characters, such as newline and tab, must be represented by escape sequences. An escape sequence is represented by a backslash (), followed by an escape character. Figure 28.23 lists the escape sequences and the actions they cause.

Figure 28.23. Escape sequences.

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Escape sequence

Description

' (single quote)

Output the single quote (') character.

" (double quote)

Output the double quote (") character.

\ (backslash)

Output the backslash () character.

 (backspace)

Move the cursor back one position on the current line.

f (new page or form feed)

Move the cursor to the start of the next logical page.

(newline)

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next line.

(carriage return)

Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

(horizontal tab)

Move the cursor to the next horizontal tab position.

Common Programming Error 28.4

Attempting to print as literal data in a printf statement a double quote or backslash character without preceding that character with a backslash to form a proper escape sequence might result in a syntax error.


Introduction to Computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web

Introduction to Java Applications

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Methods: A Deeper Look

Arrays

Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look

Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance

Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism

GUI Components: Part 1

Graphics and Java 2D™

Exception Handling

Files and Streams

Recursion

Searching and Sorting

Data Structures

Generics

Collections

Introduction to Java Applets

Multimedia: Applets and Applications

GUI Components: Part 2

Multithreading

Networking

Accessing Databases with JDBC

Servlets

JavaServer Pages (JSP)

Formatted Output

Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions

Appendix A. Operator Precedence Chart

Appendix B. ASCII Character Set

Appendix C. Keywords and Reserved Words

Appendix D. Primitive Types

Appendix E. (On CD) Number Systems

Appendix F. (On CD) Unicode®

Appendix G. Using the Java API Documentation

Appendix H. (On CD) Creating Documentation with javadoc

Appendix I. (On CD) Bit Manipulation

Appendix J. (On CD) ATM Case Study Code

Appendix K. (On CD) Labeled break and continue Statements

Appendix L. (On CD) UML 2: Additional Diagram Types

Appendix M. (On CD) Design Patterns

Appendix N. Using the Debugger

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