difference between newLine() and carriage return(“\r”)

Question

What is the difference between newLine() and carriage return (\"\\r\")? Which one is best to use?

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Answer 1

the major newLine(\n) and carriage return (\r) is :

new line(\n) & carriage return (\r) both r escape sequence in java..

new line(\n):

when ever \n is found in executable statements,the JVM splits the line into 2 parts from where we placed \n (escape sequence).. example :

println("Stackover\nflow");

output:

Stackover // here the line got split into 2 lines because of "\n"   
flow

carriage return (\r):

the data or character placed after the \r get overtire with the previous characters present in the same line ...

example :

println("Stackover\rflow"); 
output:
flow  // here Statckover is overtired  because of "\r"