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I've seen the new line \n used 2 different ways in a few code examples I've been looking at. The first one being '\n' and the second being "\n". What is the difference and why would you use the '\n'?
I understand the '\n' represents a char and "\n" represents a string but does this matter?
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\0 is the null byte, used to terminate strings. \n is the newline character, 10 in ASCII, used (on Unix) to separate lines.
The newline character ( \n ) is called an escape sequence, and it forces the cursor to change its position to the beginning of the next line on the screen. This results in a new line.
in Unix and all Unix-like systems, \n is the code for end-of-line, \r means nothing special. as a consequence, in C and most languages that somehow copy it (even remotely), \n is the standard escape sequence for end of line (translated to/from OS-specific sequences as needed)
CR = Carriage Return ( \r , 0x0D in hexadecimal, 13 in decimal) — moves the cursor to the beginning of the line without advancing to the next line. LF = Line Feed ( \n , 0x0A in hexadecimal, 10 in decimal) — moves the cursor down to the next line without returning to the beginning of the line.
'\n'is a character constant.
"\n" is a pointer to character array equivalent to {'\n', '\0'} (\n plus the null terminator)
EDIT
I realize i explained the difference, but didn't answer the question.
Which one you use depends on the context. You use '\n' if you are calling a function that expects a character, and "\n", if it expects a string.
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