Add Line Break in a Applet TextArea

vvicin01 · Aug 30, 2001

I am passing information from several textfields to a text area in a applet. The problem is, how to I add a return (or line break) between each fields. I have tried \n and \r between the two but it does not help:
txtResponse.setText("Data:"
+ TexTField1.getText()+
+ TexTField2.getText() );

Please assist.

Thanks

pipk · Aug 30, 2001

are you including the \n and \r in double quotes like the rest of the string?

vvicin01 · Aug 30, 2001

Yes. I've tried + TexTField1.getText()+"\n"
+ TexTField2.getText() );

Also "\r". It doesn't give me a return.

prosper · Sep 4, 2001

String newline = System.getProperty("line.separator&quot

;
TexTField1.getText()+newline;
This may work.(I copy from a book.)

pipk · Sep 5, 2001

failing that, try it with HTML tags (this works at 1.2.2 and above for other JComponents such as labels and buttons- although I am not sure if you are using swing or awt?).

<html> text <br> more text </html>

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