Process string to replace escaped characters with literals.
Number | Type | Compulsory | Default | Description |
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1 |
string |
Yes |
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input string |
2 |
string |
Yes |
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options |
Input string
Set to 'replacespaces' to enable \ s which is substituted with a single space
Return type: string
Returns the input string but with the following character sequences substituted with their literal values as follows:
\ t | Replaced with a tab character. (ASCII code 9) |
\ n | Replaced with a new line character. (ASCII code 10) |
\ r | Replaced with a carriage return character. (ASCII code 13) |
\ f | Replaced with a form feed character. (ASCII code 12) |
\ s | Replaced with a single space. Enabled is arg2 set to 'replacespaces'. Can be used to create strings that contain no spaces. |
\ \ | Replaced by a single '\' |
'\' followed by any other character | Replaced by the character following the '\'. The '\' itself is omitted. |
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