String Literals

A string is a sequence of bytes or characters, enclosed within either single quote (') or double quote (") characters. Examples:

nebula> YIELD 'a string'
nebula> YIELD "another string"

Certain backslash escapes (\) are supported (also known as the escape characters). They are shown in the following table:

Escape Sequence	Character Represented by Sequence
\'	A single quote (') character
\"	A double quote (") character
\t	A tab character
\n	A newline character
\b	A backspace character
\	A backslash (\) character

Here are some examples:

nebula> YIELD 'This\nIs\nFour\nLines'
========================
| "This
Is
Four
Lines" |
========================
| This
Is
Four
Lines   |
------------------------

nebula> YIELD 'disappearing\ backslash'  
============================
| "disappearing backslash" |
============================
| disappearing backslash   |
----------------------------