Compiler Error in Commented Line. Why ?

[Srinu Nanduri]

public class ADirtyOne
{
//char a = '\u000A';
}

Why is this giving a compiler error

[Nila dhan]

'\u000A' is the escape sequence for carriage return.So what you have ultimately is

public class ADirtyOne
{
//char a =
;
}

Thats why you get the error.
[ April 10, 2006: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]

[Srinu Nanduri]

Thanks for the reply. So, do we need to remember all the escape sequences (in char) for the exam. If so, can you please give me all the values.

as you said

\n - \u000A
\b - ?
\f - ?
\r - ?
\t - ?
\' - ?
\" - ? and etc if any.

[Arno Reper]

Hi ,
At the examen, its written what \u000A or else is(means)...so you don't have to learn all of these things ( thx to God, lol )
arno

[siva prakash]

Hi Guys,

Adding some more to this , using '/u000d' while assigning throws compile time error , since is represents new line character.





Thanks,
Prakash

[Sandeep Singh Kunwar]

NOT CORRECT I THINK

'\u000A' is the escape sequence for carriage return.So what you have ultimately is

public class ADirtyOne
{
//char a =
;
}

Thats why you get the error.

I can use:
public class ADirtyOne
{
//char a =
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; //any number of ; as they are just null statements
}
[ April 10, 2006: Message edited by: Sandeep Singh Kunwar ]

[Keith Lynn]

I think he meant that you uncomment the line that is what it will look like.
[ April 10, 2006: Message edited by: Keith Lynn ]

[Sandeep Singh Kunwar]

Thats true.
Ofcourse we have to then assign some value.

[Mark Spritzler]

Actually I think the next line would be

';

and not just

;

Because of the single quote after the HEX

Mark

[Vishal Chawla]

// char c = '\\u000A';

this wont give any error.