Backslash () is used in PHP as escaping character. Escape sequences are started with escaping character backslash ().
List of widely used escape sequences in PHP:
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”
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Print the next character as a double quote
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‘
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Print the next character as a single quote
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n
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Print a new line character
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t
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Print a tab character
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r
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Print a carriage return
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$
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Print the next character as a dollar
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Escape Sequence Examples :
Here is a code example of these escape sequences in action:
<?php
echo“This is an “escaped double quote” string”;
echo “Naman’s photo”;
echo “I have $100 in my pocket”;
echo “This ends with a line returnn”;
echo “c:\Download\myfile.txt”;
?>
echo“This is an “escaped double quote” string”;
echo “Naman’s photo”;
echo “I have $100 in my pocket”;
echo “This ends with a line returnn”;
echo “c:\Download\myfile.txt”;
?>
Output :
This is an “escaped double quote” string;
Naman’s photo
I have $100 in my pocket
This ends with a line return
c:Downloadmyfile.txt