====== String literals ====== ===== Definition ===== ==== string_literal ==== " { graphic_character } " ===== Comments ===== * A character string must not extend to the following lines as it is a lexical element. * Character strings which do not fit into one line can be divided into two or more character strings and be chained or linked to each other. (see the example). * '"' within a character string has to be entered as '""'. ===== Examples ===== an error report "setup time too small" an empty character string "" three character strings of the length 1 " " "a" """" "Characters such as $, % and } may be contained in character string" "first part of a character string," & "which only ends on the next line"