How do you make new lines in text files?

[compman9902]

How Do You Make New Lines In Text Files? Just A Quick Question In Need Of A Quick Answer. Keep In Mind That The Character(s) That Are Needed Have To Be Stored In A String Variable.
Thank You.

-Parker Woods

[dmjpro]

"\n" is not working ???????

[compman9902]

"\n" is not working ???????

Here is the code that is being used:

...
string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
...
 

After that, it just goes on putting it into the text file as one big string. I know that works because every part of the string gets put in up until the new line.

[compman9902]

Here is the code that is being used:

...
string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
...
 

After that, it just goes on putting it into the text file as one big string. I know that works because every part of the string gets put in up until the new line.

It just occured to me...When you are getting input from a text file, does it read the "\n", or is it discarded? Hmmm...

[Xaro]

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
 

Hmm, let me think now...

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString
std::cout << "\n"
}
 

That should work.

[compman9902]

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString + "\n"
}
 

Hmm, let me think now...

string myString;
string text;
if (text == "\n")
{
myString = myString
std::cout << "\n"
}
 

That should work.

Nope, that dosn't work.
Please remember that the newline has to be in a string and that string will be put into a text file.

[DeMan]

Where are you getting "text" from (I realise the declaration is immediately before the if here just to highlight how it was declared), but I wondered whether you can post where you give text a value

[compman9902]

Where are you getting "text" from (I realise the declaration is immediately before the if here just to highlight how it was declared), but I wondered whether you can post where you give text a value

I'm getting text from another text file. You see, I'm makeing a decrypter and the encrypter actualy gives every new line a numarical value, so thats whats happening.

[DeMan]

Sorry, what I meant is what is the command you are using to fill the variable "text".
In the example you declare it and immediately test it (without assigning it a value). I understand this is for demonstration purposes, but how are you reading a value into "text" in your program.....

Assuming you read it line by line using getline, then you don't even need to test for "\n", simply add a "\n" after every call to getline().

[compman9902]

Sorry, what I meant is what is the command you are using to fill the variable "text".
In the example you declare it and immediately test it (without assigning it a value). I understand this is for demonstration purposes, but how are you reading a value into "text" in your program.....

Assuming you read it line by line using getline, then you don't even need to test for "\n", simply add a "\n" after every call to getline().

Oh, sorry for the misunderstandin g. Well here is what I'm using:

string fileOpen;
cin  >> fileOpen; //The Path Of The File To Be Opened
ifstream fileopen;
fileopen.open(fileOpen.c_str());
if (fileopen.is_open())
{
while (! fileopen.eof() )
{
getline (fileopen,line);
text = text + line;
}
fileopen.close();
}
else
{
cout << "The File Was Unable To Open For An Unknown Reason. Please Check The Name" << endl;
cout << "You Gave The File And Try Again." << endl;
cout << "                  Program Terminated" << endl;
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

That is what I'm using to fill in "text".
But I will try to do that, you know, just add a "\n"

--Parker Woods