Re: Feature proposal: \x## notation in strings

[Deak Szabolcs <deak@...>]

Paul Hudson wrote:
> > Or an even number of hex digits (to be stored into the string in the 
> same order).
>
> "\x0AAA". Is that a line feed followed by two As, or a linefeed followed by
> a byte with value 0xAA?
>
> I think it should be exactly two hex digits.
>
> Paul.

That said, how exactly do you encode the characters "12" after, say, an 
embedded 1 with the current decimal format? Clearly "\112" doesn't do the trick :)

Szabolcs

Ps: 1st post btw. Hi List :)