Add string escape/unescape operations #62
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These operations are useful for taking the contents of a string, and making it
suitable for use as a stand alone string. For example, in an IDE you might see
a string which is represented as:
"Say \"Hello\""
. The escaped double quotesare shown to make it clear that they do not end the string, despite the fact
that they are not truly part of the string. In order to get the raw string, you
would need to copy this, then manually remove the backslashes. The new
String_.run_unescape operation does this automatically.
The String_.run_escape is the inverse. It allows you to take a string such as
Say "Hello"
, and paste it between two quotes without having to manuallyescape it.
The "Parse escaped string" operation is similar, but only operates on new line
characters. This works on newlines, backslashes, single and double quotes.