Note that the quoted multi-line string definition included a \n at the point where the string
broke between lines. This is called an escape
character (sometimes also called an "escape
Escape sequences are special combinations of characters that consist
of a backslash \ followed by another character that defines the meaning of the escape. In this
case, \n presents a newline character, which defined the point at which a string continues on
the next line.
Lua strings support a variety of
| Escape Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| \a | bell |
| \b | back space |
| \f | form feed |
| \n | newline |
| \r | carriage return |
| \t | horizontal tab |
| \v | vertical tab |
| \ | backslash |
| \" | double quote |
| \' | single quote |
| \[ | left square bracket |
| \] | right square bracket |