newline ("\n") and tab ("\t") doesn't work when displaying String in TextView?

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The String is coming from an API response, when trying to display it on a TextView, \n and \t doesn't work. Here is the sample String:

ECONOMY\nBooking purchased under this fare type: \n\n-\tis ALLOWED to do a flight change up to 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure time subject to a change fee chargeable per passenger per sector, plus any fare difference applicable.\n-\tis NOT ALLOWED to do a name change.\n-\tis capacity controlled and limited and hence, may not be available on all flights.\n-\tis always subject to our General Terms and Conditions of Carriage & Fee Schedule (if applicable). \n

Display how? Please explain more and preferably show some code — Sami Kuhmonen, May 20 '16 at 06:27
your text is working when it is hardcoded in textView . show me your code. — Pramod mishra, May 20 '16 at 06:28
string display same as given above,, i want to apply \n to new line and \t to space,, but those special character display in string — sillicon46, May 20 '16 at 06:29
How are you displaying this? On what widget? `TextView`, `EditText`, etc? — AL., May 20 '16 at 06:30

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '16 at 13:17

  String pureString = android.text.Html.fromHtml(fareRules).toString();
    String str1 = pureString.replace("[", "");
    str1 = str1.replace("]", "");
    str1 = str1.replace("\"", "");
    str1 = str1.replace("-", "");
    str1 = str1.replace("\\n", System.getProperty("line.separator"));
    str1 = str1.replace("\\t", getString(R.string.tab));
    ((TextView) dialog.findViewById(R.id.fare_rules)).setText(str1);

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 20 '16 at 06:36

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Try this.

string = string.replace("\\\n", System.getProperty("line.separator"));

edited May 20 '16 at 06:36

Jay Rathod

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answered May 20 '16 at 06:33

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it's not working,, contain of \n is remove but output not get in new line – sillicon46 May 20 '16 at 06:47

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 20 '22 at 11:13

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use <br /> inplace of \n .

An option could be to wrap it in CDATA:

<string name="yourtest"><![CDATA[first line, <br />second line]></string>

edited Aug 20 '22 at 11:13

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answered Aug 19 '22 at 10:11

Amit Kumar Soni

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newline ("\n") and tab ("\t") doesn't work when displaying String in TextView?

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