GTL supports a number of escape sequences to simplify the layout of your templates and generated files, and to make reserved characters accessible.
The following escape sequences can be used inside templates:
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Escape sequence |
Description |
|---|---|
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\n |
New line. For examples of using new lines in macro blocks, see Controlling Line Breaks in Head and Tail Strings. |
|
\t |
Tab |
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\\ |
Backslash |
|
\ at end of line |
Continuation character (ignores the new line) |
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. at beginning of line |
Comment. Ignores the line. |
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.. at beginning of line |
Dot character (to generate a macro). |
|
%% |
Percent character. |