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Java

Posted by Brandon Wash
Brandon Wash
Courses Plus Student 1,186 Points

Hello I want to understand exactly what would coders use the "\n" function for?

Trying to understand this function and what it is used for?

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

\n is not a function, it is an escape sequence that creates a newline wherever the sequence is in the string, meaning anything after it will be on a separate line

console.printf("This is on one line \nthis is on another line");

would output

This is on one line
This is on another line

there are many times when you need to output something on a separate line, and thats when \n comes in handy.

there are many different escape sequences (such as \t which creates a tab)

you can read more about escape sequences here

Brandon Wash
Brandon Wash
Courses Plus Student 1,186 Points

Thanks Stone