Ah, I misread the JLS Language Grammar! I was aware of \u0007, but not \7. I see now that that works. Then nevermind, that meets my needs just fine. No need for my suggestion.
The 4 digit unicode is fine, a good escape hatch, but also easy to forget, since my brain interprets all 4 digits as significant. And char bell = 7; is also unideal. But a 1 digit escape works perfectly for me. Would have preferred \a, but \7 is more explicit and easier to look up. Ty vm! On Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 6:15 AM Andrew Dinn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 26/10/2025 17:26, David Alayachew wrote: > > Also, here is the JLS 25 entry about escape sequences -- https:// > > docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.10.7 > > < > https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se25/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.10.7> > > > > All I really want is for that to be added to the list, so that I can do > > it the same as I would in other languages. It sounds like an in-place > > replacement done by the compiler. > > What is wrong with using \u0007 or \7? (as documented in the html page > you cited). > > regards, > > > Andrew Dinn > ----------- > Red Hat Distinguished Engineer > He/Him/His > IBM UK Limited > Registered in England and Wales with number 741598 > Registered office: Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road, > Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN > >
