Strings

A string is a data type that can be used to store text, and it is used to represent a sequence of characters.

Syntax

A string is defined by a sequence of characters surrounded by double quotes "", and the characters can be any character except the double quote ", and the backslash \.

Escape Sequences

The backslash \ can be used to escape a character, and it can be used to escape the following characters:

": Escape the double quote.
\: Escape the backslash.
n: Escape the new line character.
t: Escape the tab character.
r: Escape the carriage return character.

Examples

~main<argc><argv>{<
    name = "Ahmed";
    address = "Cairo, Egypt";
    println<format<"His name is {}\nHe resides in in \"{}\""><name><address>>;
>}

Output:

His name is Ahmed
He resides in "Cairo, Egypt"

Muilti-line Strings

A string can be defined in multiple lines, just like this:

~main<argc><argv>{<
    name = "Ahmed";
    address = "Cairo, Egypt";
    println<format<"
        His name is {}
        He resides in in \"{}\"
    "><name><address>>;
>}