Store \ in java string variable(Special Character)

Question

I want to store \ in a string variable #

String var= "\" ;

public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String var="\"
        System.out.println(var);
    }
}

Answer 1

String var="\\";

will give you the backslash you want

Answer 2

From Characters

A character preceded by a backslash (\) is an escape sequence and has special meaning to the compiler. The following table shows the Java escape sequences:

\\ Insert a backslash character in the text at this point.

So in you case use below code:

String var = "\\";