escape

escape given string

Parameters

escape string :string :literal :pathliteral

Attributes

jsonfor literal use in JSON strings
regexfor literal use in regular expression
shellfor use in a shell command
xmlfor use in an XML document

Returns

  • :string
  • or  :nothing

Examples

copy
str: {a long "string" + with \diffe\rent symbols.}

print escape str
; "a long \"string\" + with \\diffe\\rent symbols."

print escape.json str
; a long \"string\" + with \\diffe\\rent symbols.

print escape.regex str
; a\x20long\x20\x22string\x22\x20\x2B\x20with\x20\x5Cdiffe\x5Crent\x20symbols\x2E

print escape.shell str
; 'a long "string" + with \diffe\rent symbols.'

print escape.xml str
; a long "string" + with \diffe\rent symbols.

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