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Change Around Quotes

Replace a complete quoted expression.

Use the around form when a literal becomes an identifier, call, or value with different delimiters.

Use ca", ca', and ca` in the editor beside this lesson. Practice is where you learn it, with the answer a click away; the Test is graded, unaided, and the only thing that marks this lesson complete.

Keys in this lesson

ca"
Change the double-quoted string, quote marks included
ca'
Change the single-quoted string, quote marks included
ca`
Change the backtick string, the backticks included
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Practice to learn it. Test to prove it.

Practice keeps the answer a click away — endlessly in Free, or as a 15-goal run against par and your own best time in Timed. The Test gives you 8 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.

ca"nextEsc

Replace the complete double-quoted value with “next”.