specialCharacter

Description

Insert special characters in a string of text.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
type	The type of special character to insert.	Text	-	Carriage_Return, Escape, Horizontal_Tab, Line_Feed, Space	Yes

Options are as follows:

• Carriage_Return

  • Control character. ASCII code 13.

• Escape

  • Control character. ASCII code 27. Similar to pressing ‘esc’ key

• Horizontal_Tab

  • Control character. ASCII code 9. Similar to pressing ‘tab’ key.

• Line_Feed

  • Control character. ASCII code 10. Similar to pressing ‘enter’ key. Marks the end of a line and the beginning of a new line.

• Space

  • Printable character. ASCII code 32. Similar to pressing ‘space’ key.

Output

Description	Output Type
Returns the special character	String/Text

Example

In this example, we will demonstrate how to use special characters in a text operation.

• As most special character is not visible, detecting it can be difficult. We will use it in conjunction with Text.combine to see its effect.

Steps

1. Drag a button component into the canvas and open the Action tab. Select the press event of the button.

2. Add Log.write function and add a subflow on its value, then put Text.combine inside it. Fill up the parameters accordingly.

   • See Text.combine documentation for its usage.

   • For text2, add another layer of subflow, then put Text.specialCharacter with the type selected to Line_Feed.

   

Result

1. The console on preview will show the text with the special character applied (as a new line or line break)

   

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