What does the @ sign mean in the following - Class.Field = @"your text here"; -
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<p>What does the sign @ mean in the following:</p>

<p>Class.Field = @"your text here";</p>

<p>I came across this in a piece of code, the compiler does not seem to complain... I've searched around to no avail...</p>

<p>What does the @ mean?</p>
