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

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From	Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com>
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Subject	Re: Escape character for single quotes. Is it really required in String?
Date	Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:36 -0800
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On 2/7/2012 4:29 AM, Mausam wrote:
> On Tuesday, 7 February 2012 17:00:16 UTC+5:30, Leif Roar Moldskred  wrote:
>> Mausam<mausamhere@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> How the two string is different? And when should I use escape
>>> character for single quote?
>>
>> In character literals.
>>
>>    char apostrophe = '\'';
>
> Thanks. For char it makes sense. But then my understanding that this escape character does not make any difference when used in String is correct.
>
>
>>
>> --
>> Leif Roar Moldskred
>

and the Strings are equal;

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);
         System.out.println(str.equals(str1));
     }
}


C:\Documents and Settings\Knute Johnson>java Class1
I have a single quote. That's it
I have a single quote. That's it
true

-- 

Knute Johnson

Thread

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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