private static string ReplaceMetaCharsMatch( Match m )
{
// convert octal quotes (like \040)
if ( m.Groups[2].Length == 3 )
return Convert.ToChar( Convert.ToByte( m.Groups[2].Value, 8 ) ).ToString();
else
{
// convert all other special meta characters
//TODO: \xhhh hex and possible dec !!
switch ( m.Groups[2].Value )
{
case "0": // null
return "\0";
case "a": // alert (beep)
return "\a";
case "b": // BS
return "\b";
case "f": // FF
return "\f";
case "v": // vertical tab
return "\v";
case "r": // CR
return "\r";
case "n": // LF
return "\n";
case "t": // Tab
return "\t";
default:
// if neither an octal quote nor a special meta character
// so just remove the backslash
return m.Groups[2].Value;
}
}
}
#endregion
