[vb.net] How to use \n new line in VB msgbox() ...?

What is the alternative to \n (for new line) in a VB.NET MsgBox()?

This question is related to vb.net newline msgbox

The answer is


Add a vbNewLine as:

"text1" & vbNewLine & "text2"

msgbox "This is the first line" & vbcrlf & "and this is the second line"

or in .NET msgbox "This is the first line" & Environment.NewLine & "and this is the second line"


The correct format is :

"text1" + vbNewLine + "text2"


Try using vbcrlf for a newline

msgbox "This is how" & vbcrlf & "to get a new line"

On my side I created a sub MyMsgBox replacing \n in the prompt by ControlChars.NewLine


This work for me: MessageBox.Show("YourString" & vbcrlf & "YourNewLineString")


Use the command "vbNewLine"

Example

Hello & vbNewLine & "World"

will show up as Hello on one line and World on another


A lot of the stuff above didn't work for me. What did end up working is

Chr(13)

The message box must end with a text and not with a variable


You can use carriage return character (Chr(13)), a linefeed character (Chr(10)) also like

MsgBox "Message Name: " & objSymbol1.Name & Chr(13) & "Value of BIT-1: " & (myMessage1.Data(1)) & Chr(13) & "MessageCount: " & ReceiveMessages.Count

An alternative to Environment.NewLine is to use :

Regex.Unescape("\n\tHello World\n")

from System.Text.RegularExpressions

This allows you to escape Text without Concatenating strings as you can in C#, C, java


These are the character sequences to create a new line:

  • vbCr is the carriage return (return to line beginning),

  • vbLf is the line feed (go to next line)

  • vbCrLf is the carriage return / line feed (similar to pressing Enter)

I prefer vbNewLine as it is system independent (vbCrLf may not be a true new line on some systems)


Module MyHelpers
    <Extension()>
    Public Function UnEscape(ByVal aString As String) As String

       Return Regex.Unescape(aString)

    End Function
End Module

Usage:

console.writeline("Ciao!\n".unEscape)

msgbox("your text here" & Environment.NewLine & "more text") is the easist way. no point in making your code harder or more ocmplicated than you need it to be...