Special character
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Special character
Special character are characters that have a special meaning in C++. These characters are used to represent things like newlines, tabs, and other non-printable characters. Here are some of the most commonly used special characters in C++:
- \n: This represents a newline character. It is used to move the cursor to the beginning of the next line.
- \t: This represents a tab character. It is used to move the cursor to the next tab stop.
- \\: This represents a backslash character. It is used to escape special characters that have a different meaning in C++, such as double quotes and single quotes.
- \”: This represents a double quote character. It is used to include double quotes within a string that is enclosed in double quotes.
- \’: This represents a single quote character. It is used to include single quotes within a string that is enclosed in single quotes.
- \r: This represents a carriage return character. It is used to move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
- \b: This represents a backspace character. It is used to move the cursor back one space.
Here is an example of using some of these special characters in a C++ program:
#include<iostream>
int main() {
std::cout <<"Hello\tworld!\n";
std::cout << "This is a backslash: \\";
std::cout << "This is a double quote: \"";
std::cout << "This is a single quote: \'\n";
std::cout << "This is a carriage return: \r";
std::cout << "This is a backspace: abc\bdef\n";
return 0;
}
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