A string literal is a sequence of characters surrounded by double quotation marks (“).
Here are some usage:
// basic usage
let someString = "Some string literal value"
// multiline
let multilineString = """
These are the same.
"""
// line break in multiline ( use \ )
let softWrappedQuotation = """
The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. "Where shall I begin, \
please your Majesty?" he asked.
"Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go on \
till you come to the end; then stop."
"""
// line feed in multiline (empty line before and end )
let lineBreaks = """
This string starts with a line break.
It also ends with a line break.
"""
// whitespace at begin of one line in multiline
let linesWithIndention = """
This line doesn't begin with whitespace.
This line begin with 4 whitespace.
This line doesn't begin with whitespace.
"""
Special char in String Literal
String literals can include the following special characters:
- The escaped special characters \0 (null character), \ (backslash), \t (horizontal tab), \n (line feed), \r (carriage return), " (double quotation mark) and ' (single quotation mark)
- An arbitrary Unicode scalar value, written as \u{n}, where n is a 1–8 digit hexadecimal number (Unicode is discussed in Unicode below)
Some example:
let wiseWords = "\"Imagination is more important than knowledge\" - Einstein"
// "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Einstein
let dollarSign = "\u{24}" // $, Unicode scalar U+0024
let blackHeart = "\u{2665}" // ♥, Unicode scalar U+2665
let sparklingHeart = "\u{1F496}" // 💖, Unicode scalar U+1F496
// include """ in multiline string (escape at least one quotation mark)
let threeDoubleQuotationMarks = """
Escaping the first quotation mark \"""
Escaping all three quotation marks \"\"\"
"""
Extended String Delimiters
place a string literal within
extended delimiters
to include special characters in a string without invoking their effect.
Some examples:
let str = #"Line 1\nLine 2"#
// prints the line feed escape sequence (\n) rather than printing the string across two lines.
// want to break line in extended delimiters
let str = #"Line 1\#nLine 2"#
// or
let str = ###"Line1\###nLine2"###
// extended delimiters in multiline
// include the text """ in a multiline string
let threeMoreDoubleQuotationMarks = #"""
Here are three more double quotes: """
"""#
// use string interpolation inside a string that uses extended delimiters
print(#"6 times 7 is \#(6 * 7)."#)
// Prints "6 times 7 is 42."
print(#"Write an interpolated string in Swift using \(multiplier)."#)
// Prints "Write an interpolated string in Swift using \(multiplier)."
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