How to use \n new line in VB msgbox() ...?

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What is the alternative to \n (for new line) in a MsgBox()?

See also *[End-of-line identifier in VB.NET?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1399268)*. — Peter Mortensen, Apr 09 '14 at 00:18
@PeterMortensen who decided this question should be changed to VB.Net? — user692942, Feb 19 '22 at 22:22

score 106 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 05 '17 at 23:16

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for VB: vbCrLf or vbNewLine
for VB.NET: Environment.NewLine or vbCrLf or Constants.vbCrLf

Info on VB.NET new line: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.newline.aspx

The info for Environment.NewLine came from Cody Gray and J Vermeire

edited Dec 05 '17 at 23:16

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answered Mar 01 '11 at 08:36

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Do not use `vbCrLf` for VB.NET code! That's only there for compatibility with ported VB 6 applications. You should be using `Environment.NewLine` instead, as suggested in J. Vermeire's answer. – Cody Gray Mar 01 '11 at 08:55
I agree with you that Environment.NewLine should be used, but because it is cross platform. It returns \r\n for Window, but only \n for unix/linux based platforms. – Fun Mun Pieng Mar 02 '11 at 05:00
Yes, that's a very good reason to use it. Considering that alternative implementations of the CLR (like Mono) support VB.NET, it's a good idea to write code with an eye towards platform independence. Beyond that, adopting standard .NET Framework idioms, rather than holdovers for backwards compatibility purposes, is always a good idea. The biggest mistake any VB.NET programmer will make is assuming it's the same language as VB 6. **It's emphatically not!** The true object-orientation is only scratching the surface of the differences. Pretending otherwise is doing yourself an injustice. – Cody Gray Mar 02 '11 at 05:39
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Down vote because it doesn't work for me. Calling EditPoint.Insert(vbNewLine) in a VB macro inserts \r\n. vbLf is the correct answer to the asked question. – Samuel Nov 27 '12 at 18:16
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I just declared a public string called `n`... just for convenience. (`Public n As String = Environment.NewLine`) – XEROling Apr 13 '21 at 21:26

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 05 '17 at 17:31

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Try using vbcrlf for a newline

msgbox "This is how" & vbcrlf & "to get a new line"

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The example is appreciated because I don't work with VB and didn't know the concatenation format. They are evidently not interpreted within double quotes. – Tim Morton Aug 14 '20 at 21:46

score 24 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 01 '11 at 08:41

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These are the character sequences to create a new line:

vbCr is the carriage return (return to line beginning),
vbLf is the line feed (go to next line)
vbCrLf is the carriage return / line feed (similar to pressing Enter)

I prefer vbNewLine as it is system independent (vbCrLf may not be a true new line on some systems)

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answered Mar 01 '11 at 08:35

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@Andrew - during my college days when i do programming in vb – Pranay Rana Mar 01 '11 at 08:37
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Theoretically, I suppose you're right. But in every implementation that I've seen, `vbNewLine` is simply defined as `vbCrLf`. There isn't any difference. – Cody Gray Mar 01 '11 at 08:42
I wouldn't change anything. I agree with you the way it is. I think `vbNewLine` more clearly expresses your intent. It's obviously been *designed* to insert a new line. I was just providing auxiliary commentary. "Under the hood", they do the same thing. Implementation details like that shouldn't leak into your code. – Cody Gray Mar 01 '11 at 08:46

score 17 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 01 '11 at 08:39

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Use the Environment.NewLine property

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This is the correct solution for VB.NET. Skip the `vbCrLf`/`vbNewLine` nonsense unless you're using VB 6. – Cody Gray Mar 01 '11 at 08:42

score 10 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 01 '11 at 08:35

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Add a vbNewLine as:

"text1" & vbNewLine & "text2"

answered Mar 01 '11 at 08:35

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score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 22 '13 at 21:05

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An alternative to Environment.NewLine is to use :

Regex.Unescape("\n\tHello World\n")

from System.Text.RegularExpressions

This allows you to escape Text without Concatenating strings as you can in C#, C, java

answered Jan 22 '13 at 21:05

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score 4 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 19 '16 at 15:47

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The correct format is :

"text1" + vbNewLine + "text2"

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 17 '12 at 05:18

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Use the command "vbNewLine"

Example

Hello & vbNewLine & "World"

will show up as Hello on one line and World on another

answered Apr 17 '12 at 05:18

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 01 '21 at 13:13

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You can use Environment.NewLine OR vbCrLF OR vbNewLine

MsgBox($"Hi!{Environment.NewLine}I'M HERE")

answered Oct 01 '21 at 13:13

zdlk

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Mar 20 '14 at 18:26

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You can use carriage return character (Chr(13)), a linefeed character (Chr(10)) also like

MsgBox "Message Name: " & objSymbol1.Name & Chr(13) & "Value of BIT-1: " & (myMessage1.Data(1)) & Chr(13) & "MessageCount: " & ReceiveMessages.Count

answered Mar 20 '14 at 18:26

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Aug 22 '14 at 15:26

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Module MyHelpers
    <Extension()>
    Public Function UnEscape(ByVal aString As String) As String

       Return Regex.Unescape(aString)

    End Function
End Module

Usage:

console.writeline("Ciao!\n".unEscape)

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score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 07 '15 at 13:33

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On my side I created a sub MyMsgBox replacing \n in the prompt by ControlChars.NewLine

answered Jul 07 '15 at 13:33

Bertrand

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score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Mar 11 '17 at 18:55

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A lot of the stuff above didn't work for me. What did end up working is

Chr(13)

answered Mar 11 '17 at 18:55

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Shouldn't it be Chr(10)? – Lenard Bartha Apr 29 '20 at 18:52
@LenardBartha likely not https://stackoverflow.com/a/38792168/2727437 – Marcucciboy2 Oct 22 '20 at 14:48
Which is equivalent to the `vbCr` [built in constant](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/Language/Reference/user-interface-help/miscellaneous-constants). – user692942 Feb 21 '22 at 13:38

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Jul 27 '18 at 12:08

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msgbox "This is the first line" & vbcrlf & "and this is the second line"

or in .NET msgbox "This is the first line" & Environment.NewLine & "and this is the second line"

answered Jul 27 '18 at 12:08

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score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Feb 08 '22 at 21:04

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do not forget to set the Multiline property to true in textbox

answered Feb 08 '22 at 21:04

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Nov 18 '14 at 16:45

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msgbox("your text here" & Environment.NewLine & "more text") is the easist way. no point in making your code harder or more ocmplicated than you need it to be...

answered Nov 18 '14 at 16:45

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Your answer (`Environment.NewLine`) was already given 3 years ago and is the highest voted answer. This is more like commentary. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post - you can always comment on your own posts, and once you have [sufficient reputation](http://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/comment) you will be able to comment on any post. – Scott Solmer Nov 18 '14 at 17:07

score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Sep 26 '18 at 14:26

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This work for me: MessageBox.Show("YourString" & vbcrlf & "YourNewLineString")

answered Sep 26 '18 at 14:26

pietro smusi

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score -1 · Answer 18 · answered Mar 31 '13 at 12:52

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The message box must end with a text and not with a variable

answered Mar 31 '13 at 12:52

Harish Narayanaswamy

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How to use \n new line in VB msgbox() ...?

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