Hardcoded line separator

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports linefeed (\n) and carriage return (\r) character escape sequences used in string literals, character literals or text blocks. These characters are commonly used as line separators, and portability may suffer if they are hardcoded.

Example:

String count = "first\nsecond\rthird";

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

HardcodedLineSeparator
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | Portability

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Java, 243.23126