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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T16:08:03+00:00 2026-05-11T16:08:03+00:00

I have a string var s:String = This is a line \n This is

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I have a string

var s:String = "This is a line \n This is another line.";
this.txtHolder.text = s; //.text has \n, not a new line

and i want to put it into a text area, but the new line character is ignored. How can i ensure that the text breaks where i want it to when its assigned?

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    2026-05-11T16:08:03+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 4:08 pm

    On flex, while coding \n is working well on mxml or any xml to define a line just use 
 line entity.

    I mean:

    lazy
fox
    

    gives us

    lazy<br />
    fox
    
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