javacross-platformnewlineeol

How do I get a platform-independent new line character?

How do I get a platform-independent newline in Java? I can’t use "\n" everywhere.

Solution

  • In addition to the line.separator property, if you are using java 1.5 or later and the String.format (or other formatting methods) you can use %n as in

    Calendar c = ...;
String s = String.format("Duke's Birthday: %1$tm %1$te,%1$tY%n", c); 
//Note `%n` at end of line                                  ^^

String s2 = String.format("Use %%n as a platform independent newline.%n"); 
//         %% becomes %        ^^
//                                        and `%n` becomes newline   ^^

    See the Java 1.8 API for Formatter for more details.