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bluethundr
bluethundr

Reputation: 1325

Set newline in Java swing window

I am trying to set a couple newlines in a java swing window, but for some reason everything is printed on one line.

This is my code:

private JLabel lblOutput;
guess = 79;
numberOfTries = 5;
message = guess + " is correct. " + "\n" + "Let's play again! "  + "\n" + "And it only took you " + numberOfTries + " number of tries!";
lblOutput.setText(message);

The output of the above is:

79 is correct. Let's play again! And it only took you 5 number of tries!

What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 54

Answers (2)

Lars
Lars

Reputation: 81

If lblOutput is a JLabel, it only accepts a single line of text.

You can try using HTML formatting to get around it.

Upvotes: 3

camickr
camickr

Reputation: 324098

A label is designed to only display a single line of text.

However, you can use simple HTML to split the text on multiple lines:

label.setText("<html>line1<br>line2</html>");

Upvotes: 3

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