Strings (IRC)

strings.rb

##
# Interpolation

example = 'birds'

'#{example}'
#=> "\#{example}"

"#{example}"
#=> "birds"

%(#{example})
#=> "birds"

##
# Backslashes

'\n'
#=> "\\n" # Note that this is not a newline, but a backslash then an "n".

"\n"
#=> "\n" # These are newlines.

%(\n)
#=> "\n"

##
# A double quote in a String

'"'
#=> "\"" # The backslash is an escape, only a double quote is in the String.

"\"" # You need to escape a double quote inside double quotes.
#=> "\""

%(")
#=> "\""