Printing a " in a Java String [duplicate]

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How do I make a string with a " character in it? (Java)

I am having trouble printing a string like this in java System.out.println("this is a "test""); How can I go about this?

Answer 1

This is what you are looking for:

System.out.println("this is a \"test\"");

The \ is called the escape character.

It is used to embed special characters into a String literal.

\n = newline

\t = tab

\f = form feed

\r = carriage return

\" = double quote

\\ = backslash

this is just a few of the special characters you can insert with an escape sequence.

Answer 2

The way you escape special characters in Java is using \. E.g. this ("\\") is how you return \ and this ("\"") is how you return ".

This is how you may implement your example:

System.out.println("this is a \"test\"");

Answer 3

escape the quote

System.out.println("this is a \"test\"");

Answer 4

You must escape the " characters in Java

System.out.println( "this is a \"test\"");