Module ansi_control_codes::control_strings
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Control Strings.
A control string is a string of bit combinations which may occur in the data stream as a logical entity for
control purposes. A control string consists of an opening delimiter, a command string or a character string,
and a terminating delimiter, the String Terminator (ST
).
A command string is a sequence of bit combinations in the range 00/08
to 00/13
and 02/00
to 07/14
.
A character string is a sequence of any bit combination, except those representing Start Of String (SOS
) or String
Terminator (ST
).