New line (\n) not Supporting in android?

Question

I am trying to split the single string in to two lines using \n in android but it shows as it is with \n too. I am expecting below,

String new = "Hi, How are you";

In EditText box I need,

Hi,

How are you

I know its simple question but I couldn't find a solution.

Solution 1

I think you are new into android development like me. It's really easy to do...

You just have to do this:

editText.setText("Hi,\nHow are you?");

Solution 2

It's "\n" - a backslash, not a forward slash.

See this related question for more information about how to make a multiline text view look right.

Solution 3

In your case, replace "/n" and with "\n" and also if you need more then one EditText, then you must edit properties of EditText as below:

android:singleLine="false" 
android:MaxLines = "5"

if you know the exact number of lines.