MultiLine Text in Edit box

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I want to display the string like following in multiline in edit box which is loaded from string table.

Wishes
-Bhuvana

Steps taken:
Made multiline property to true.
Added string like "Wishes \n\t -Bhuvana" in String table.

No use of above two steps it is coming in single line only.

Can anyone pls help with this?

Posted 27-Mar-11 23:09pm

bunathangaraj

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వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam) · Answer 1 · 2011-03-27T23:40:00

Solution 1

Hi,
The first step is correct and in second step use \r\n instead of \n.Means whenever you want to insert new line in edit box through code you have to use \r\n(CTRL+ENTER in GUI).

Posted 27-Mar-11 23:40pm

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam)

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bunathangaraj 28-Mar-11 5:49am

Thanks Venkat. It is working.

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam) 28-Mar-11 6:05am

welcome

[no name] 28-Mar-11 6:14am

Nice one dude.

walterhevedeich · Answer 2 · 2011-03-27T23:44:00

Solution 2

try to use double backslash instead of single. like this

"Wishes \\n\\t -Bhuvana"

Posted 27-Mar-11 23:44pm

walterhevedeich

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bunathangaraj 28-Mar-11 5:51am

Hi it is working fine with single slash itself .. wat is the diff bet single and double slash?

walterhevedeich 28-Mar-11 5:59am

sorry I thought it was C#. My bad. Its the way you do it in C#.

bunathangaraj 28-Mar-11 6:00am

no worries... shortly i am going to learn c# it will be helpful then :)