(C++) raw string

A raw string is a type of string literal that has no escape sequences.

const std::string s = R"(/\/\/\/\)"

Use raw strings for string literals with complicated uses of backslash [1].

Examples

• String literal example 1: basics

References

1. Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 7.8. Advice, page 199: '[8] Use raw strings for string literals with complicated uses of backslash'