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Lone Nielsen
13,764 PointsCan find the right answer Can anyone help?
"C:\Users\Admin\Documents"
The highlighted portion of the string is called an sequence.
1 Answer
Calin Bogdan
14,921 PointsHi! It's an escape sequence.
This is the Wikipedia definition:
An escape sequence is a sequence of characters that does not represent itself when used inside a character or string literal, but is translated into another character or a sequence of characters that may be difficult or impossible to represent directly.
Robert Gayo
2,525 PointsRobert Gayo
2,525 PointsI think the confusing part of this question was "highlighted portion" There was nothing highlighted.
James Churchill
Treehouse TeacherJames Churchill
Treehouse TeacherSorry for the confusion with this question. I've updated the question to read:
The "\\" portion of the above string is called an ____ sequence.