Escape Sequence:
Escape Sequences are the non—printing characters used in C programming.
- It is a character combination consisting of a backslash (\) which is followed by a character.
- It is used to specify actions such as carriage returns and tab movements.
Some example of Escape Sequences:
|
Escape Sequence |
Meaning |
|
\a |
Alarm or Beep |
|
\b |
Backspace |
|
\f |
Form Feed |
|
\n |
New Line |
|
\r |
Carriage Return |
|
\t |
Tab (Horizontal) |
|
\v |
Vertical Tab |
|
\\ |
Backslash |
|
\' |
Single Quote |
|
\" |
Double Quote |
|
\? |
Question Mark |
|
\0 |
Null |