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string_escape_character

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Description:

This key defines the character that can be placed before a string boundary to escape it when parsing snippet parameters.

The value is a string that specifies the escape character. If required, this will usually be \.

Appears in:
└── Snippet Format
    └── string_escape_character
Type:
string
Examples:

In this example, we have configured string escape character to use a backslash.

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_snippets:
  example:
    snippet: <<example [[param]]>>
    params:
      param:
        parser: argument
        options:
          format:
            string_escape_character: \\
{
  "_snippets": {
    "example": {
      "snippet": "<<example [[param]]>>",
      "params": {
        "param": {
          "parser": "argument",
          "options": {
            "format": {
              "string_escape_character": "\\\\"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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