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  1. Flash / Flex / ActionScript
  2. String
  3. Escape

Inserting Special Whitespace Characters: Tab \t

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var example:String = "these\twords\tare\tseparated\tby\ttabs";
        trace(example);

    }
  }
}








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