Difference between System.getProperty(“line.separator”); and “n”?

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While developing GUI with Java FX, I seem to get different results with System.getProperty("line.separator"); and "n" during writing to a file or getting data from internet. What basically is the difference?

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System.getProperty("line.separator") returns the OS dependent line separator.

On Windows it returns "rn", on Unix "n". So if you want to generate a file with line endings for the current operating systems use System.getProperty("line.separator") or write using a PrintWriter.

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System.getProperty("line.separator") returns the OS dependent line separator. On Windows it returns "rn", on Unix "n". So if you want to generate a file with line endings for the current operating systems use System.getProperty("line.separator") or write using a PrintWriter.

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