How to make a new line or tab in <string> XML (eclipse/android)?
AndroidXmlEclipseTabsLineAndroid Problem Overview
So, in my strings.xml I have a very long text which I want to format somehow. How can I put a tab before the first sentence of the text? Also, what is the code for new line? Thanks
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
Add \t
for tab and \n
for new line.
Solution 2 - Android
Use \n
for a line break and \t
if you want to insert a tab.
You can also use some XML tags for basic formatting: <b>
for bold text, <i>
for italics, and <u>
for underlined text
More info:
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/string-resource.html
Solution 3 - Android
\n didn't work for me. So I used <br/>
HTML tag
<string name="message_register_success">
Sign up is complete. <br/>
Enjoy a new shopping life at fatherofapps.com!!
</string>
Solution 4 - Android
Use \t to add tab and \n for new line, here is a simple example below.
<string name="list_with_tab_tag">\tbanana\torange\tblueberry\tmango</string>
<string name="sentence_with_new_line_tag">This is the first sentence\nThis is the second scentence\nThis is the third sentence</string>
Solution 5 - Android
add this line at the top of string.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
and use
'\n'
from where you want to break your line.
ex. <string> Hello world. \n its awesome. <string>
Output:
Hello world.
its awesome.
Solution 6 - Android
You can use \n
for new line and \t
for tabs. Also, extra spaces/tabs are just copied the way you write them in Strings.xml
so just give a couple of spaces where ever you want them.
A better way to reach this would probably be using padding/margin in your view xml and splitting up your long text in different strings in your string.xml
Solution 7 - Android
\n
doesn't seem to work for tools:text
You can use <br/>
to get a preview including line breaks, but it won't show up on the device unless you format the text using something like Html.fromHtml()
Solution 8 - Android
for space use \t
and for a new line use \n
in your XML string, like
<string name="name">\tFirst Sentence\nSecond Sentence</string>
the output will be
First Sentence
Second Sentence
Solution 9 - Android
Add '\t' for tab
<string name="tab">\u0009</string>
Solution 10 - Android
-
Include this line in your layout
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-
Now , use
\n
for new line and\t
for space like tab. -
Example :
for \n :
android:text="Welcome back ! \nPlease login to your account agilanbu"
for \t :
android:text="Welcome back ! \tPlease login to your account agilanbu"
Solution 11 - Android
Really all of the above did not work for me in Android Studio 4. What worked was:
<br>first line\n</br>second line
Note: Both \n and br-tags was needed.