title: Escape Characters in Scala Play configuration files
body: <p>I want to be able to define a property as a json-string within <code>application.conf</code> of my web app, like the one below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>prop1 = "{key1:value1 , key2:value2}"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, the values in my case have double quotes within, and '\' doesn't work as an escape character. How can I declare the json within prop1, with double quotes inside them, something like</p>
  
  <pre><code>prop1 = "{key1 : \"value1\", key2:\"value2\" }"
  </code></pre>