A string value is a sequence of zero or more text characters.
GCScript supports two ways of specifying string values, Pascal style (which uses apostrophes) and C style (which uses quotation marks). (The styles are named after the programming languages Pascal and C.) We recommend using Pascal style because it's usually cleaner; however, either style is equally acceptable, and strings written in either style may be freely intermixed.
Pascal style strings (apostrophes)
To specify a string value, enclose the text characters within apostrophes.
Examples
'I think, therefore I am!'
'12.34'
'' // An empty string.
To include an apostrophe character, itself, within a string, specify two apostrophes in a row.
Example
"She said, "It''s nice to meet you."'
Backslash characters (\), which often appear in file paths, don't require any special processing.
Example
'C:\My Files\Survey Data.xls'
C style strings (quotation marks)
To specify a string value, enclose the text characters within quotation marks.
Examples
"I think, therefore I am!"
"12.34"
"" // An empty string.
To include a quotation character, itself, within a string, preface it with a backslash character (\).
Example
"She said, \"It's nice to meet you.\""
To include a backslash character, itself, within a string, specify two backslashes in a row.
Example
"C:\\My Files\\Survey Data.xls"
