Class

# EndOfLine

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## Description

Returns an end-of-line terminator.

## Usage

``` xojo
result = EndOfLine
```

| Part   | Type                             | Description                                                                       |
|--------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| result | `String</api/data_types/string>` | The end of line `String</api/data_types/string>` for the platform being compiled. |

**or**

``` xojo
result = EndOfLine.EndOfLineType
```

| Part          | Type                             | Description                                                                    |
|---------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| result        | `String</api/data_types/string>` | The end of line `String</api/data_types/string>` specified by *EndOfLineType*. |
| EndOfLineType | `String</api/data_types/string>` | The end of line `String</api/data_types/string>` being requested.              |

## Properties

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| Name                         | Type                             | Read-Only | Shared |
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| `Android<endofline.android>` | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `CR<endofline.cr>`           | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `CRLF<endofline.crlf>`       | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `iOS<endofline.ios>`         | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `LF<endofline.lf>`           | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `macOS<endofline.macos>`     | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `Native<endofline.native>`   | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `UNIX<endofline.unix>`       | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |
| `Windows<endofline.windows>` | `String</api/data_types/string>` | ✓         | ✓      |

## Property descriptions

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EndOfLine.Android

**Android** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The Android line ending, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.CR

**CR** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> Carriage Return, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(13).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.CRLF

**CRLF** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> Carriage Return followed by Line Feed, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(13) + `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.iOS

**iOS** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The iOS (and iPadOS) line ending, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.LF

**LF** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> Line Feed, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.macOS

**macOS** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The macOS line ending as of macOS 10.0, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10).
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.Native

**Native** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The line ending supplied by the OS upon which the app is running.
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.UNIX

**UNIX** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The Unix line ending, `Chr</api/text/chr>`(10). This line ending is used by macOS and Linux.
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

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EndOfLine.Windows

**Windows** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The Windows line ending, `Chr(13)</api/text/chr>` + `Chr(10)</api/text/chr>`.
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> This property is read-only.
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> This property is `shared</api/language/shared>`.

## Notes

As indicated by the syntax, <span class="title-ref">EndOfLine</span> can be used in either of two ways. You can call one of its properties to get the line ending for that platform or you can call it without accessing any of its properties. In that case, it returns the <span class="title-ref">EndOfLine</span> character or character string for the platform being compiled.

Use the `String.ReplaceLineEndings<string.replacelineendings>` function to convert the line endings of text from one line ending to another.

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### On macos

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Starting with 2013r1, <span class="title-ref">EndOfLine</span> returns `Unix<endofline.unix>` on all macOS apps.

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You can also use `macOS<endofline.macos>`, which is equivalent.

## Sample code

The following example specifies Unix line endings.

``` xojo
Var cr As String
cr = EndOfLine.Unix
TextField1.Text = "Hello world" + cr + "Such as it is."
```

## Compatibility

|                       |     |
|-----------------------|-----|
| **Project Types**     | All |
| **Operating Systems** | All |

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`Object</api/data_types/additional_types/object>` parent class; `String.ReplaceLineEndings<string.replacelineendings>` function.

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