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# Newlines

Always use the language-specific alternative to a platform-specific newline.

{% hint style="info" %}
*REASONING:* Some platforms use `\n`, some use `\r\n`. Hardcoding these values into your program could cause some compatibility issues with other platforms.
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C++" %}
Using `std::endl` or `\n`. `std::cout` will correctly format `\n` to the correct platform newline character. It is recommended to still use `std::endl`. HOWEVER, `std::endl` will flush the `ostream`, so if you want to avoid that, use a plain `\n` (not `\r\n`)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
Use `System.lineSeperator()`

BAD:

```
System.out.println("Hello!\n");
```

GOOD:

```
System.out.println("Hello!" + System.lineSeparator());
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}