Usage

-- Lingo syntax
first part of a statement on this line 
second part of the statement 
third part of the statement 

Description

Continuation symbol; when used as the last character in a line, indicates that the statement continues on the next line. Lingo then interprets the lines as one continuous statement.

Example

This statement uses the \ character to wrap the statement on to two lines:

-- Lingo syntax
if sprite("mySprite").member = member("myMember") then _player.alert("The sprite was created from myMember")