script.escapeControlCharacters

Replaces control characters in a string, such as newlines and tabs, with Unicode escape sequences. For example, a newline becomes \u000a. Use it to keep text on one line, such as in a log entry. To reverse it, use script.unescapeControlCharacters.

script.escapeControlCharacters(input)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
input	string	The string to escape.

Returns

string

The string with its control characters escaped.

Examples

escapeControlCharacters.js

const escaped = script.escapeControlCharacters("Line one\nLine two");

Result

Line one\u000aLine two

Related

• script.unescapeControlCharacters