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1,939 PointsHow do you make these escape sequences work?
It keeps on saying Bummer: (eval):3: unterminated regexp meets end of file (eval):3: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_END, expecting tSTRING_CONTENT or tREGEXP_END or tSTRING_DBEG or tSTRING_DVAR
puts "cats/n"
puts "cats/t"
puts /"cats"
2 Answers
Rogier Nitschelm
iOS Development Techdegree Student 5,461 PointsHello there,
Two suggestions from me. Remember that an escape sequence uses a backslash:
puts "cats/n" # this does not work unfortunately.
puts "cats\n" # you should try something like this instead
The same goes for escaping a double quote:
puts /"cats" # this does not work
puts "\"cats" # this does however
So remember, always use a backslash when escaping \
.
Saadia Fattah
1,939 PointsThank you!