Write string over multiple line in X++

Question

I have a string and I want to write it over multiple line, hover I don't want to write it the below way since it would be tedious

val = " lines 1 "
     + " lines +
     ....

any idea?

Answer 1

You can try the following:

str tmp =
@"123
456
789";

Note the text is aligned all the way to the edge of the editor, otherwise those indentations/spaces will be included in the string.

If that not what you looking for, then maybe TextBuffer class will be suitable for your needs.

Answer 2

Try with a backslash at the end of the line like this

str tmp;
;

tmp = "123\
       456\
       789";

Note: The leading spaces in the lines are part of the string, so the result is not
"123456789" but "123 456 789"