The question is in the title. I am trying to make an image that includes this character...
*typo in title. It should say 'do', not 'to'.*
restrictment 91 Posting Whiz in Training
rrvs331 0 Newbie Poster
its really simple just do this
cout<<"\\"<<endl;
you just have to use two backslashes, not one.
restrictment 91 Posting Whiz in Training
oh, wow..I feel dumb. Thanks for the comment.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Also, note that it is:
\a beep
\\ slash
\b backspace
\" speech mark
\f form feed
\t tab
etc....
rrvs331 0 Newbie Poster
whats a form feed?
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Its exactly what it says on the tin... its a form feed...
Remember, C was made a long time ago. It uses standard UNIX I/O. There isnt anything to say that the primary output cant be , say, a teleprinter, instead of a video display. In that case, it tells it to start a new page.
On a conventional display it has the effect of (in some OSes) cleaing the screen.
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