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Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String?

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From	Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String?
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On Tuesday, February 7, 2012 3:14:32 AM UTC-8, Mausam wrote:
> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/lexical.doc.html#101089

That's the wrong document! Why are you citing ancient information? Get current.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/j3TOC.html

> defines escape character for single character as well.
> 
> But single quote works fine in String without any escape character.
> 
> public class Class1 {
> 
>     private static String str = "I have a single quote. That's it";
>     private static String str1 = "I have a single quote. That\'s it";
>     public static void main(String[] args) {
>         System.out.println(str);
>         System.out.println(str1);
>     }
> }
> 
> How the two string is different?

Why do you claim that they're different?

> And when should I use escape character for single quote?

When you need to in order to make the expression mean what you intend.

-- 
Lew

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Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Mausam <mausamhere@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 03:14 -0800
  Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Mausam <mausamhere@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 03:18 -0800
  Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-02-07 05:30 -0600
    Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Mausam <mausamhere@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 04:29 -0800
      Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2012-02-07 10:28 -0800
  Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-07 11:11 -0800

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