Regexp - Backslash
Table of Contents
1 - About
Backslash is the general escape meta-character with several uses. It can:
- Stand for itself,
- Quote the next character,
- Introduce an operator,
- Do nothing
2 - Articles Related
3 - Use Case
3.1 - Escape Meta_character
3.2 - Non-printing characters
3.3 - Generic character types
The third use of backslash is for specifying generic character types.
3.4 - Simple Assertions
It can also stands for simple assertion