How does “\x” work in a String?

Question

I\'m writing a C/C++ program that involves putting a hex representation of a number into a string and I\'m confused as to how \\x works. I\'ve seen examples wh

Answer 1

From the C99 standard (6.4.4.4):

Each octal or hexadecimal escape sequence is the longest sequence of characters that can constitute the escape sequence.