Splitting C++ Strings Onto Multiple Lines (Code Syntax, Not Parsing)

Question

Not to be confused with how to split a string parsing wise, e.g.:
Split a string in C++?

I am a bit confused as to how to split a string onto multiple lines in c++.<

Answer 1

I don't know if it is an extension in GCC or if it is standard, but it appears you can continue a string literal by ending the line with a backslash (just as most types of lines can be extended in this manor in C++, e.g. a macro spanning multiple lines).

#include 
#include 

int main ()
{
    std::string str = "hello world\
    this seems to work";

    std::cout << str;
    return 0;
}