Use this function to escape the following characters: \n, \r, \t and \.
For a regular expression search, use g_regex_escape_string() instead.
One possible use case is to take the GtkTextBuffer's selection and put it in a
search entry. The selection can contain tabulations, newlines, etc. So it's
better to escape those special characters to better fit in the search entry.
See also: gtk_source_utils_unescape_search_text().
Warning
The escape and unescape functions are not reciprocal! For example,
escape (unescape (\)) = \\. So avoid cycles such as: search entry -> unescape
-> search settings -> escape -> search entry. The original search entry text
may be modified.
Use this function to escape the following characters: \n, \r, \t and \. For a regular expression search, use g_regex_escape_string() instead. One possible use case is to take the GtkTextBuffer's selection and put it in a search entry. The selection can contain tabulations, newlines, etc. So it's better to escape those special characters to better fit in the search entry. See also: gtk_source_utils_unescape_search_text(). Warning The escape and unescape functions are not reciprocal! For example, escape (unescape (\)) = \\. So avoid cycles such as: search entry -> unescape -> search settings -> escape -> search entry. The original search entry text may be modified.