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Table 5-1: Predefined Constants
Decimal
ASCII
Value Description
9 Moves cursor to the next horizontal tab stop
LF (Line Feed) 10 Moves cursor to the next line
VT (Vertical Tab) 11 Moves cursor to the next vertical tab stop
FF (Form Feed) 12 Moves cursor to the start of the next page
CR (Carriage
Return)
13 Moves cursor to the beginning of the current line
SO (Shift Out) 14 Shifts out for communications networking, screen formatting, and alter-
nate graphics
SI (Shift In) 15 Shifts in for communications networking, screen formatting, and alternate
graphics
ESC (Escape) 27 Marks the beginning of an escape sequence
SP (Space) 32 Inserts one blank space in program output
DEL (Delete) 127 Deletes the last character entered
PI None Represents the number PI with the precision of the default floating-point
data type