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Java Do While Loops

pratham daswani
pratham daswani
398 Points
Posted by pratham daswani
pratham daswani
398 Points

%n

what is %n used for?

3 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi, yes they both insert a new line but using %n instead of \n uses a new line that is best suited to the platform running your code.

I did have to check my memory of that was correct, so you can have a look at the table on here just to see I'm not making that up!!

I hope that helps.

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

It inserts a new line into a formatted string.

Steve.

pratham daswani
pratham daswani
398 Points
pratham daswani
pratham daswani
398 Points

you mean just like \n?