Compound/Complex C-String in Xcode/Cocoa -

i creating sqlite3 program. creating database within code. have 15 columns. example below:

nsstring *createsql = "create table if not exists fields (date text primary key,                    name text,           /*column #1 */                    class text,          /*column #2 */                    ...                    completed text);";  /*column #15 */ 

when compile getting "missing terminating character error. did research , saw because c-string process cr\lf continuation character. don't want create line of codes scrolls right margin of screen every time need sql. there way can create string can broken on separate lines without getting error?

two things:

1. you need @ character before string begins. nsstring literals @"look this".

2. your string split on multiple lines, confusing compiler (this error you're seeing). need have entirely on 1 line. if want split this, wrap each line in quotes, this:

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nsstring * foo = @"foo "                   "bar "                   "baz"; 

or barry says here , use trailing backslash @ end of each line indicate continuation.