Literals
Literals are raw text that Konstruct does not modify in any way.
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Defining Literals
EXAMPLE
Input: This is a literal
- <root>
- <literal This is a literal>
Concatenation
Literals can automatically be concatenated with other node types, such as functions or variables. No formatting is required for a string to be viewed as a literal. This means that if you just type something, chances are it will be returned the exact same way.
EXAMPLE
Input:
'string' + 5
Output:
string5
Escape sequences
You may come across issues if you start to use backslashes (\ ’s) within Konstruct. They may disappear.
EXAMPLE
Input:
'I like using \'s in my literals'
Output:
I like using 's in my literals
This is because backslashes will escape whatever character is next. (This includes \ ’s!). This allows characters specifically reserved for arguments or functions to be used and not be parsed by Konstruct.
Other Ways to Define Literals
Konstruct comes with a few useful ways to define literals.
Strong Literal
Another way to define literals is to use a Strong Literal. No characters within can be escaped. This is a really powerful tool for creating easily read regex or other complicated strings.
EXAMPLE
Input:
'''Nothing here can be \'ESCAPED\'. It all just \"EXISTS"\'''
Output:
Nothing here can be \'ESCAPED\'. It all just \"EXISTS"\