A quotation mark delimits the start and end of a literal STRING value.

Usage

string_value$ = “This is a text STRING.”

• The quotation mark must delimit the ends of a string or text prompt in a PRINT, WRITE, INPUT or LINE INPUT statement.
• The IDE may add a missing quotation mark at the end of a SUB or FUNCTION.
• LINE INPUT allows quotation marks to be entered as user input. The LINE INPUT (file statement) can transfer quotation marks.
• Quotation marks should be used when commas are used in a literal WRITE or INPUT (file statement) text string.
• To insert quotation marks in a PRINT statement insert CHR$(34) using string concatenation or semicolons.
• String values can be concatenation or added using the plus (+) operator. Cannot be used to combine numerical values!
• Concatenation MUST be used when combining literal STRING values in a variable definition.
• String values can be combined with other string or numerical values using semicolons or comma tabs in a PRINT statement.
• Literal DATA strings do not require quotation marks unless the value is a keyword, uses commas or has end spaces.

See Also

• STRING, PRINT, WRITE
• CHR$, LINE INPUT