How can i create a String object from literal in Java ? e.g. string with special characters

Question

how can i create a String object from literal ? e.g. i have

String s = " `<div id="top_bin">` ";

this gives an error syntax error on token

Answer 1

You have to escape the quotes used inside the String. Use \" for that:

String s = " <div id=\"top_bin\"> ";
                     ^        ^