Escape sequences are basically control characters used for formatting the output. These are combinations of a backslash and a character in lowercase. We have already used “\n”, which shifts the curser to the next line. Table lists the escape sequences defined in C language.
Illustrates application of some escape characters.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | #include<stdio.h>int main () { printf("\a Hello!\nHow are you?\n"); printf("I am learning C.\n"); printf("\tAm I physically fit?"); printf("\nAm\tI physically" " fit?\n"); return 0; } |
The output of this program is as given below. Because of code “\a” you will hear a beep sound. Compare the spaces specified in the code with those obtained in the output.
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