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(C++) character literal

A character literal is a single character enclosed in single quotes [1]. A character sequence enclosed with double quotes is called a string literal.

Examples

• Character literal example 1: basics

References

1. Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 7.2.3.2. Character Literals, page 143
2. Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 7.3.2. String Literals, page 176

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