lineDelimiter

Specifies the character used to separate lines in chunk expressions.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 2.0 Changed:7.0.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the lineDelimiter to character(s)

# Examples

set the lineDelimiter to numToChar(13)

set the lineDelimiter to myRecordDelimiter

set the itemDelimiter to ";;"

# Description

Use the lineDelimiter property to divide text into chunks based on a delimit character.

From LiveCode 7.0, lineDelimiter can be a string of one or several characters. chunk expressions use the lineDelimiter to determine where one line ends and the next begins.

Since the lineDelimiter is a local property, its value is reset to return when the current handler finishes execute. It retains its value only for the current handler, and setting it in one handler does not affect its value in other handlers it calls.

# Tags

text processing,

# See

- **keyword:** line, character, lines - **constant:** return, formfeed - **command:** reset - **function:** value - **glossary:** property, chunk expression, handler, execute, call, chunk, local property, delimit