As detailed in issue #117, it was not previously possible to create
variables containing certain characters, specifically : (\u003A) in
the case of #117.
This PR introduces support for "backslash sequences", i.e. sequences
immediately following a backslash (\). Specifically, the following
support is introduced:
Escaped backslash sequences, i.e. \\u003A => \u003A
4 character unicode escapes, i.e. \u003A => :
8 character unicode escapes, i.e. \U0001f389 => 🎉
As detailed in issue #117, it was not previously possible to create variables containing certain characters, specifically
:
(\u003A) in the case of #117.This PR introduces support for "backslash sequences", i.e. sequences immediately following a backslash (
\
). Specifically, the following support is introduced:\\u003A
=>\u003A
\u003A
=>:
\U0001f389
=>🎉