C# Escape Sequence Listing

What is an escape sequence? Well, put simply, an escape sequence is a series of special characters which are interpreted by the compiler as a command. In other words, they suspend the normal processing to perform some special function.

In C#, escape sequences are represented by a ‘\’ (backslash) followed by a letter or a combination of digits.

The following table represents the most common escape sequences used in C#.

Examples

1. In the below code we are escaping the backslash in the path string.

   string path = "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft";

   The result would look like this: C:\Program Files\Microsoft

2. In the below code we are adding a carriage return and a new line by using the \r\n escape sequences together.

   MessageBox.Show("Hello from...\r\nhttp://www.daveoncsharp.com", 
                   "Escape Sequences", 
                   MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
                   MessageBoxIcon.Information);

   The result will be a message box with the message string split on two lines as shown below.

   

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Dave.

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