How do I wrap up the line c++

Question

I have a very long line:

const string a_string = "a long string with \" .. with \" again ... ... ";

Now this string goes really long, how do I wrap up the line in an elegant way? I tried just break line but it doesn't work. I am actually not sure if this is a IDE problem or compiler problem... Please help!

The linked question is for C/Objective-C, but the solution is exactly the same as in C++. Possible duplicate of [How to split a string literal across multiple lines in C / Objective-C?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/797318/how-to-split-a-string-literal-across-multiple-lines-in-c-objective-c) — scohe001, Mar 26 '18 at 23:25
Do you want the line breaks to appear in the string itself (i.e. visible to the program's user) or do you want the string to be a single-line string as far as the user is concerned, but have it appear as multiple lines in your IDE? — Jeremy Friesner, Mar 26 '18 at 23:26

score 9 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 26 '18 at 23:28

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Try

const string a_string = "a long string "
                        "with \" .. with \" "
                        "again ... ... ";

edited Mar 26 '18 at 23:28

Remy Lebeau

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answered Mar 26 '18 at 23:26

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@WhatABeautifulWorld [It works just fine](https://ideone.com/3jVzIT). When two string literals are separated by only whitespace, the compiler merges them together in the final executable – Remy Lebeau Mar 26 '18 at 23:28
Is it IDE-dependent? – WhatABeautifulWorld Mar 26 '18 at 23:30
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I don't see a reason why it won't work. This is valid syntax in C++. Here is a working example https://ideone.com/i3c3Qj – DigitalEye Mar 26 '18 at 23:31
What IDE are you using? You say in your question it may be an IDE or compiler problem but don't let on what you're using – Tas Mar 26 '18 at 23:31
@WhatABeautifulWorld throw a bone to those that follow and mark this question as answered. – user4581301 Mar 27 '18 at 00:21

How do I wrap up the line c++

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