Adding New Line in Java String

Question

I want my output to be in multiple lines but \n doesn't seem to be working for me. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks

DESIRED OUTPUT

Hello: name

Weight in Kilograms: XX

Height in meters: XX

BMI: XX

CODE

SimpleOutput.showInformation("Hello: " + name \n "Weight in kilograms: " + weightKilograms \n "Height in meters: " + heightMeters \n "BMI: " + (int)bmi);

What programming language is this? – Lucas Sep 19 '14 at 23:13 — Lucas, Sep 19 '14 at 23:13
\n is part of string, so include it in your string "XX\n" – Wajdy Essam Sep 19 '14 at 23:15 — Wajdy Essam, Sep 19 '14 at 23:15

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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You could use String.format

String.format("Hello: %s%n Weight in kilograms: %d%n Height in meters: %d%n  BMI: %d", name, weightKilograms, heightMeters, (int)bmi)

This will also give you a platform independent line separator (as opposed to "\n"), see How do I get a platform-dependent new line character?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Sep 19 '14 at 23:27

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 23:17

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\n is part of string, so include it in your string "XX\n" , also add the string concatenation correclty, like:

SimpleOutput.showInformation("Hello: " + name + "\nWeight in kilograms: " + weightKilograms + "\nHeight in meters: " + heightMeters  + "\nBMI: " + (int)bmi);

answered Sep 19 '14 at 23:17

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You didn't spell "correclty" correclty. – Air Sep 19 '14 at 23:30

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 19 '14 at 23:21

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SimpleOutput.showInformation("Hello: " + name  + "\nWeight in kilograms: " + weightKilograms  + "\nHeight in meters: " + heightMeters + "\nBMI: " + (int)bmi);

answered Sep 19 '14 at 23:21

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