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str_get_nl

Returns the newline (\n) character as a string.

Available in version 5.1.1 and later.

Prototype

	function str_get_nl (
	)

	return_val [1] :  string

Description

This function returns a one-character string containing a newline (\n).

NCL cannot generate a newline string using normal string assignment. This function gives a quick/direct way to get a newline.

See Also

str_get_dq

Examples

Example

 nl = str_get_nl()
 print("<" + nl + ">")
Output:
(0)     <
>