Hi,
Can someone tell me how to identify a carriage return character in string
vivek_green
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Jump to PostJust like you would identify any other character in a string: look for "\r\n" or "\n" (system dependent).
Jump to PostI believe there's a static variable or system propery that holds the proper return character for the system the vm is running on. Sorry I can't remember exactly what it was.
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Ezzaral
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Just like you would identify any other character in a string: look for "\r\n" or "\n" (system dependent).
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I believe there's a static variable or system propery that holds the proper return character for the system the vm is running on. Sorry I can't remember exactly what it was.
Ezzaral
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Yes, System.getProperty("line.separator") can be used for the system you are running on, but if you are reading files from external sources the linefeeds may differ from your own.
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You people are getting confused between newline and carriage returns. A carriage return is just a carriage return and is always '\r'.
It's the 'newline' character which is different on different systems. (\r, \n, \r\n)
Ezzaral
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You people are getting confused between newline and carriage returns. A carriage return is just a carriage return and is always '\r'.
It's the 'newline' character which is different on different systems. (\r, \n, \r\n)
Yes, agreed. I just figured he was asking in a more general sense about line breaking characters.
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