Built-in string equates

The compiler also provides a set of built-in string equates. These offer convenience as well as self-documentation.

The following table shows the ANSI form, each of which begins with a single dollar-sign ($). The compiler also includes and offers a wide Unicode version of each of them, identified by a double dollar-sign ($$). For example, $NUL returns a byte with the character code zero (0), while $$NUL returns a word with the character code zero (0).

ANSI | Character(s) | Definition
$NUL | CHR$(0) | Null
$BEL | CHR$(7) | Bell
$BS | CHR$(8) | Back Space
$TAB | CHR$(9) | Horizontal Tab
$LF | CHR$(10) | Line Feed
$VT | CHR$(11) | Vertical Tab
$FF | CHR$(12) | Form Feed
$CR | CHR$(13) | Carriage Return
$CRLF | CHR$(13,10) | CR and LF
$EOF | CHR$(26) | End-of-File
$ESC | CHR$(27) | Escape
$SPC | CHR$(32) | Space
$DQ | CHR$(34) | Double-Quote
$DQ2 | CHR$(34,34) | Two Double-Quotes ("")
$SQ | CHR$(39) | Single-Quote
$SQ2 | CHR$(39,39) | Two Single-Quotes ('')
$QCQ | CHR$(34, 44, 34) | Double-Quote, Comma, Double-Quote
$WHITESPACE | CHR$(32, 9, 13, 10) | Space, Tab, CR, LF

See Also

Constants and Literals

Numeric Equates

Built-in numeric equates

Built-in string equates

String Equates

Built-in Interfaces

Built-in User Defined Types

Built-in RGB Color Equates