C# line return character

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Jason Huang

Hi,

In my C# windows form project, how to use the line return character in a
string so the string will go to a new line?
Thanks for help.


Jason
 
In my C# windows form project, how to use the line return character in a
string so the string will go to a new line?
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string s = "First line" + Environment.NewLine + "Second line";


Mattias
 
Jason Huang said:
In my C# windows form project, how to use the line return character in a
string so the string will go to a new line?
Thanks for help.
Click to expand...

string s = "hello" + Environment.NewLine + "world.";
 
Mattias said:
string s = "First line" + Environment.NewLine + "Second line";
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Doesn't C# treat the "\r\n" as an alias for Environment.NewLine?
Wouldn't the code be more readable as:

string s = "First line\r\nSecondLine";

Just wondering,

Chris
 
Doesn't C# treat the "\r\n" as an alias for Environment.NewLine?

It does in a Windows Environment, but not necessarily.

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Mattias said:
string s = "First line" + Environment.NewLine + "Second line";
Click to expand...

Doesn't C# treat the "\r\n" as an alias for Environment.NewLine?
Wouldn't the code be more readable as:

string s = "First line\r\nSecondLine";

Just wondering,

Chris
 
Chris Dunaway said:
Doesn't C# treat the "\r\n" as an alias for Environment.NewLine?
Wouldn't the code be more readable as:

string s = "First line\r\nSecondLine";
Click to expand...

Environment.NewLine ends up as "\r\n" on Windows, but won't on other
platforms.

Whether you should use "\r\n" or Environment.NewLine depends on the
context - it's not always a straightforward choice.
 
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