How do I get a platform-dependent new line character?

Question

How do I get a platform-dependent newline in Java? I can’t use \"\\n\" everywhere.

Answer 1

Avoid appending strings using String + String etc, use StringBuilder instead.

String separator = System.getProperty( "line.separator" );
StringBuilder lines = new StringBuilder( line1 );
lines.append( separator );
lines.append( line2 );
lines.append( separator );
String result = lines.toString( );