Re(3): Explanation of complicated line?

Um, no. At least on gcc 2.9.3:

char* foo = "This\
is\
rather\
tedious";
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produces the string "Thisisrathertedious", and:

char* foo = "This
is
rather
poetic";
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produces what you're getting from your Perl example.

Don't knock C for the wrong reasons.

-- :wq

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Re^4: Explanation of complicated line? by tadman (Prior) on Apr 02, 2002 at 23:16 UTC
I'm sure it's a historical artifact more than a requirement, especially considering how some improvements made to C++ are trickling back into C (i.e. '//'-style comments) if only because of popular demand. The "correct" C example, using backslashes, is reasonably: `char *foo = "This\n\ Is\n\ Rather\n\ Tedious";` [download] I suppose that earlier and/or less robust C compilers would not comprehend the concept of a string being continued onto a second line. I'm sorry if you mistook my unfortunate "ignorance" as being anti-C. I meant nothing of the sort. I'm rather a fan of C++.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^4: Explanation of complicated line?
by tadman (Prior) on Apr 02, 2002 at 23:16 UTC

char *foo = "This\n\
Is\n\
Rather\n\
Tedious";
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