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Flash / Flex / ActionScript » String » Escape

The backslash character has a special function when used in a string literal


 



package{

  import flash.display.Sprite;

  

  public class Main extends Sprite{

    public function Main(){

        trace("\\");  // displays: \



    }

  }

}

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