How to insert newline in string literal?

Question

In .NET I can provide both \\r or \\n string literals, but there is a way to insert something like \"new line\" special character like Enviro

Answer 1

One more way of convenient placement of Environment.NewLine in format string. The idea is to create string extension method that formats string as usual but also replaces {nl} in text with Environment.NewLine

Usage

   " X={0} {nl} Y={1}{nl} X+Y={2}".FormatIt(1, 2, 1+2);
   gives:
    X=1
    Y=2
    X+Y=3

Code

    ///<summary>
    /// Use "string".FormatIt(...) instead of string.Format("string, ...)
    /// Use {nl} in text to insert Environment.NewLine 
    ///</summary>
    ///<exception cref="ArgumentNullException">If format is null</exception>
    [StringFormatMethod("format")]
    public static string FormatIt(this string format, params object[] args)
    {
        if (format == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("format");

        return string.Format(format.Replace("{nl}", Environment.NewLine), args);
    }

Note

1. If you want ReSharper to highlight your parameters, add attribute to the method above

   [StringFormatMethod("format")]

2. This implementation is obviously less efficient than just String.Format

3. Maybe one, who interested in this question would be interested in the next question too: Named string formatting in C#

Answer 2

I like more the "pythonic way"

List<string> lines = new List<string> {
    "line1",
    "line2",
    String.Format("{0} - {1} | {2}", 
        someVar,
        othervar, 
        thirdVar
    )
};

if(foo)
    lines.Add("line3");

return String.Join(Environment.NewLine, lines);

Answer 3

If you really want the New Line string as a constant, then you can do this:

public readonly string myVar = Environment.NewLine;

The user of the readonly keyword in C# means that this variable can only be assigned to once. You can find the documentation on it here. It allows the declaration of a constant variable whose value isn't known until execution time.

Answer 4

newer .net versions allow you to use $ in front of the literal which allows you to use variables inside like follows:

var x = $"Line 1{Environment.NewLine}Line 2{Environment.NewLine}Line 3";

Answer 5

If you are working with Web application you can try this.

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine("Some text with line one");
sb.AppendLine("Some mpre text with line two");
MyLabel.Text = sb.ToString().Replace(Environment.NewLine, "<br />")

Answer 6

If I understand the question: Couple "\r\n" to get that new line below in a textbox. My example worked -

   string s1 = comboBox1.Text;     // s1 is the variable assigned to box 1, etc.
   string s2 = comboBox2.Text;

   string both = s1 + "\r\n" + s2;
   textBox1.Text = both;

A typical answer could be s1 s2 in the text box using defined type style.