visual basic new line text box

[Andr3w]

In visual basic how do you get a new line when using a textbox without having to put loads of spaces? I have written one line, and want another directly below it (like a list) but i have to put loads of spaces to make it go below. I have the text set to multiline.

I looked on the net but couldnt really find anything, is vbNewLine relevant?

 

[Andr3w]

never mind its

textbox.text = "hey ocuk" & vbNewLine & "line below"

 

[happytechie]

embedding a \n in the string should work as well

"so this is a static string \n with a new line character in it"

Paul

 

[TrUz]

embedding a \n in the string should work as well

"so this is a static string \n with a new line character in it"

Paul

That will not work in VB. You can do vbNewLine or vbCrLf

TrUz

 

[happytechie]

That will not work in VB. You can do vbNewLine or vbCrLf

TrUz

madness...

this:

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("newline \n test");
}

is of course fine in C# and works perfectly

but this:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
MessageBox.Show("thisis a test \n of excape chars")
End Sub

doesn't

and I've got to go and wash now, I've written some VB

 

[TrUz]

madness...

this:

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("newline \n test");
}

is of course fine in C# and works perfectly

but this:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
MessageBox.Show("thisis a test \n of excape chars")
End Sub

doesn't

and I've got to go and wash now, I've written some VB

Go clean yourself boy! I am feeling a bit dirty too, I have got to modify a VB project here at work. Unfortunatly I cannot use .NET as the machines do not have it installed!!!

 

[happytechie]

that means that you're going to be using VB 6

gah horrid stuff

be carefull you might start to like it and get used to dims and no semicolons.

the VB above failed to compile onthe first attempt 'cos it moaned at me that ; was an illegal character

HT

 

[TrUz]

I will not get used to the VB syntax, trust me! I find the C/C++/C# syntax much easier to work with, and it is a lot more readable. I find it is anyway.