Introduction
Text inside quotation marks allows practically all characters except the same double quotation mark symbol inside the text. If this is needed, you put the text inside double quotation marks instead.
Spaces
The text may contain any number of leading, trailing and inside spaces.
"Hello World" differs from "Hello World".
Uses
Text inside double quotation marks can be used for
- String values
- Variable names
- Table names
Rules
- Use double quotation marks " ... " to enclose the text.
- Inside the quotation marks, all characters are fine, except the double quotation mark which delimits the text.
- All white spaces inside the text inside quoatation marks are preserved.
- Example 1: "Hello World" is not equal to "Hello World"
- Example 2: "Hello World" is not equal to " Hello World "
- The text must fit on the same line.
- Exception: Use Multi-line text using 3 consecutive quotation marks """ as delimiatersto formulate a text requiring multiple lines.
- Reserved keywords inside quotation marks are treated as text, e.g. "true".
- No interpretation of selected characters as wildcard symbols when comparing, e.g. ABC = "A*" returns false.
- Character entities are not supported in texts inside double quotation marks. Any such specification is part of the quoted text.
- If the text is assigned to B4P variables or used inside expressions, then the variable assumes the type string and subtype quoted string.
| Good Examples | Interpretation | Bad Examples | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hello World" | Text | "Hello World | Delimits with wrong quotation mark |
| "123" | Text | "123 | Not properly delimited |
| "Hello World" | Text (2 spaces inside) | "100 €" | Entity will not be decoded into € |
| "" | Text (blank value) | ||
| "+" | Text | ||
| "true" | Text | ||
| "'Hi!'" | Text, 'Hi!' |
Examples
echo( "Hello World" );
echo( " Hello World " );
echo( "One + One" );
echo( "'single quotation Marks'" );
echo( "Price tags: € 10.00, € 10.00, € 10.00"); // No translation of entities here
echo( "3 * 2 = 6" );
echo( "A cheap way to continue on the next line" ); // No translation of entitites here
echo( new line, "Line 1", new line, "Line 2" ); Hello World
Hello World
One + One
'single quotation Marks'
Price tags: € 10.00, € 10.00, € 10.00
3 * 2 = 6
A cheap way to continue on the next line
Line 1
Line 2
See also
softquoted strings
Plain text
Text inside single quotation marks
Multi-line text