title: CONFLUENT -- Java Error --- Error:(16,114) java: illegal escape character
body: <p>I am having trouble with Java escape characters. I have these from Confluent ccloud configs example.
  but does not work . both give me the same error message Error:(16,114) java: illegal escape character</p>
  <pre><code>props.put(SaslConfigs.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG, &quot;org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule required username\=&quot;&lt;abcdfg&gt;&quot; password\=&quot;&lt;xyz123&gt;&quot;;&quot;);
  
  props.put(SaslConfigs.SASL_JAAS_CONFIG, &quot;org.apache.kafka.common.security.plain.PlainLoginModule \
  username=\&quot;abcdfg\&quot; password=\&quot;xyz123\&quot;;&quot;);
  </code></pre>