How to display text in message box on different lines?

Question

I want each Total displayed on a different line in the box but at the moment it keep overlapping. Could someone please show me the way?

    private void SummaryButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        TotalMoniesTaken = AmountDue + TotalMoniesTaken;
        TotalGuests = NumberOfGuests + TotalGuests;
        TotalLunchBookings = NumberOfGuests + TotalLunchBookings;
        TotalEarlyBookings = NumberOfGuests + TotalEarlyBookings;
        TotalLateBookings = NumberOfGuests + TotalLateBookings;
        TotalCornerTables = NumberOfGuests + TotalCornerTables;
        TotalWaiters = NumberOfGuests + TotalWaiters;

        MessageBox.Show("Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken + 
                        "Total Number of Bookings = " + TotalGuests + 
                        "Total Lunch Bookings = " + TotalLunchBookings + 
                        "Total Early Bookings = " + TotalEarlyBookings +
                        "Total Late Bookings = " + TotalLateBookings + 
                        "Total Corner Tables = " + TotalCornerTables +
                        "Total Waiters = " + TotalWaiters);






    }

[Put a `\n`](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1015766/difference-between-n-and-environment-newline) in there? — GolezTrol, Nov 21 '16 at 15:53

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:54

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Displaying this doesn't include a new line:

"Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken

But this does:

"Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken + Environment.NewLine

answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:54

David

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:54

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Add newlines to each one :

"Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken + Environment.NewLine
"Total Number of Bookings = " + TotalGuests + Environment.NewLine

..etc

answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:54

Hatted Rooster

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:54

There are a few ways that you can do this in C#, firstly you can use newlines in your string

MessageBox.Show("Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken + 
                    "\nTotal Number of Bookings = " + TotalGuests + 
                    "\nTotal Lunch Bookings = " + TotalLunchBookings + 
                    "\nTotal Early Bookings = " + TotalEarlyBookings +
                    "\nTotal Late Bookings = " + TotalLateBookings + 
                    "\nTotal Corner Tables = " + TotalCornerTables +
                    "\nTotal Waiters = " + TotalWaiters);

Alternatively, you could use Environment.NewLine

MessageBox.Show("Total Monies Taken is €" + TotalMoniesTaken + Environment.NewLine + 
                    "Total Number of Bookings = " + TotalGuests + Environment.NewLine + 
                    "Total Lunch Bookings = " + TotalLunchBookings + Environment.NewLine + 
                    "Total Early Bookings = " + TotalEarlyBookings + Environment.NewLine + 
                    "Total Late Bookings = " + TotalLateBookings + Environment.NewLine + 
                    "Total Corner Tables = " + TotalCornerTables + Environment.NewLine +
                    "Total Waiters = " + TotalWaiters);

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:57

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just use \n at the end of each line

MessageBox.Show("test1 \n test2 \n test3");

answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:57

Ali

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:58

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You can do two ways:

1st one with \n:

Eg: string msg = "text\nwith two lines";

2nd way with Environment.NewLine:

Eg:string msg = "Text " + Environment.NewLine + "with two lines";

answered Nov 21 '16 at 15:58

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 21 '16 at 16:01

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Some of the newer C# features (not tested) MessageBox.Show( $@"Total Monies Taken is €{TotalMoniesTaken} Total Number of Bookings = {TotalGuests} ...");

answered Nov 21 '16 at 16:01

Husain

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How to display text in message box on different lines?

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