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yusuf
yusuf

Reputation: 3646

How to put a new line inside a string in C# source code?

Is there a way in C# sytax for defining a new line? (Like in VB _ )

Example:

Instead of:

string myStr = "very long string" +
"another long string";

This:

string myStr = "very long string \something
another long string"

Or; does compiler handles this and does something like; "string" + "string" -> "stringstring" in this example?

Different cases are welcome like when these strings are constants, etc.

Upvotes: 9

Views: 7149

Answers (4)

user50612
user50612

Reputation: 3168

I believe what you are looking for is the C# line continuation character.

Stop looking. There is none. In C# a line ends when a semicolon ";" is reached.

Thus, as others have mentioned, if you want to break up a string assignment, simply use the '+' character.


namespace Jaberwocky
{
    class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string s = "Hello World! " +
                "This is a long string " +
                "That continues on and " +
                "on and on and on.";
            Console.WriteLine(s);
            Console.ReadKey(true);
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 3

Mark Clancy
Mark Clancy

Reputation: 7889

A StringBuilder should be used wherever possible to concatenate strings as it runs faster than simply using "this" + "that".

Upvotes: -4

Serhat Ozgel
Serhat Ozgel

Reputation: 23766

You can use

string myStr = @"very long string
another long string";

@" is the beginning of a string literal and this kind of string does not end until the next " character is found.

There is not an exact syntax for c# which does the same thing as _ character in vb. So if you want to avoid including a new line, you must manually connect your strings on different lines.

Upvotes: 19

Dead account
Dead account

Reputation: 19960

Compiler turns "ABC" + "DEF" into "ABCDEF" so there's no cost in using +

Upvotes: 22

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