C++11 has this feature too [1], e.g.: const char * str = R"*^*(This is string containing an embedded "quoted" string)*^*"; [1] http://en.cppreference.com/

C++11 has this feature too [1], e.g.: const char * str = R"*^*(This is string containing an embedded "quoted" string)*^*"; [1] http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/string_literal http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/string_literal