Java and Windows - error: illegal escape character

Question

I have done my .java file that changes registry data. But I am getting \"illegal escape character\" error on the line where Runtime.getRuntime().exec exists. Wh

Answer 1

Probably because you didn't escape the backslash in your string. Have a look at http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/characters.html for more information about proper escaping.