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graphviz_escape_string

graphviz_escape_string(input) ⇒ string

Escapes special characters in a string for use in a GraphViz label.

This function handles the most common escaping requirements for standard string labels (i.e., label="..."). It ensures that literal backslashes, double quotes, and newlines in the input string are correctly represented in the final DOT language output.

Kind: global function
Returns: string - The escaped string, safe to be used within double quotes in a .dot file.
See: https://graphviz.org/docs/attr-types/escString/

ParamTypeDescription
inputstringThe raw string to be escaped.