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Writing new line character in Java that works across different OS

I have a Java program which generates a text file on a UNIX server. This text file is then sent to a customer's machine using other systems where it is supposed to be opened in notepad on Windows. As we are well aware that notepad will not be able to find a new line as it uses Windows CR LF.

I am using

System.getProperty("line.separator");

Is there another way of acheiving platform independece so that a file generated on UNIX can be displayed in Windows notepad with the proper formatting like changing some UNIX property for new line?

Notepad is a pre-requisite, hence changing that is not possible.

Solution

  • No. You need to pick a single file format, Windows or UNIX. Given that your customer requires notepad, you can probably pick Windows format, which means you just need "\r\n" characters. The fact that UNIX generates the file can be considered irrelevant.