<doc>
  <legacy_id>2094</legacy_id>
  <name>\</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <operator tag="&amp;">&amp; Operator</operator>
    <operator tag="&amp;&amp;">&amp;&amp; Operator</operator>
    <keyword tag=";">; Keyword</keyword>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>The <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> <b>\</b> is used to break a <keyword tag="line">line</keyword> in a <property tag="script">script</property> for display, while still having it treated as a single <glossary tag="statement">statement</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>answer "You've been waiting for"  numberOfMinutes \</p><p>    "minutes." with "Keep Waiting" or "Cancel"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>If a line is too long to fit conveniently in the script window, use the <b>\</b> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> to break it into two (or more) <keyword tag="lines">lines</keyword> for viewing.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>A line that is split with <b>\</b> is shown in the <glossary tag="script editor">script editor</glossary> as more than one <keyword tag="line">line</keyword>, but when it's <glossary tag="execute">executed</glossary>, it is treated as a single <keyword tag="line">line</keyword> of code.</p><p/><p>The script editor automatically indents continued lines, as shown in the example above.</p><p>A <b>\</b> character which is used within a <glossary tag="literal string">literal string</glossary> does not break the line, because the <b>\</b> is treated as part of the <glossary tag="quoted">quoted</glossary> <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> instead of being treated as a line continuation. For example, the following <glossary tag="statement">statement</glossary> causes a <glossary tag="compile error">compile error</glossary> because the <b>\</b> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> is inside the quotes:</p><p>  answer "This is a test. This is only a test. \</p><p>     Had this been an actual life..." with "OK" -- <b>BAD EXAMPLE</b></p><p>The above bad example can be corrected by using the <b/> <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> to break up the long <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>:</p><p>  answer "This is a test. This is only a test." \</p><p>      "Had this been an actual life..." with "OK" <i>-- good example</i></p><p/><p>The string has been broken into two substrings, so the <b>\</b> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> is no longer within a <glossary tag="literal string">literal string</glossary>. This second example does not cause an <glossary tag="error">error</glossary>.</p><p/>
  </description>
</doc>