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Quotes within quotes!

Author:  Geminias [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:46 pm ]
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how can you use quotes in a string?

for instance if you needed to write " People who call themselves "artists" are gay"

forget single quotes.. how can you get double quotes to work inside the string?

Author:  beard0 [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:48 pm ]
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I don't program c, but I can all but guarantee that you use \"
i.e. "Those that think that people who call themselves \"artists\" are gay, are homophobes."

Author:  Tony [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:48 pm ]
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that's... an example Confused

anyways, escape characters.. such as \"

Author:  Geminias [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:25 pm ]
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yay! thanks all

Author:  md [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:35 pm ]
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you should really use a less provocative example... I mean really how hard would it have been...

Author:  beard0 [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:42 pm ]
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Cornflake wrote:
you should really use a less provocative example... I mean really how hard would it have been...


Yeah, I don't think he picked up on my comment.


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