30 Dec
2007
30 Dec
'07
3:05 a.m.
Hi,
der Mouse said:
There is no ASCII code for "newline".
Hm, I was under the impression that 0x0a had two names, LF (line feed)
and NL (newline), and that it was up to each sender and receiver using
the code to decide which meaning they'd use.
This impression dates back long enough that I no longer have any idea
where I got it, but it must ahve been a source authoritative-seeming
enough for me to have believd it at the time. Someday I should go look
up the real X3.4....
It's the other one: 0x0d...
CR Control M 13 0D 0001101 Carriage Return
A format effector that controls the movement of the printing position to the
first printing position on the same printing line. In some cases the CR will
incorporate an automatic line feed (LF) as either a default or an option.
This feature, called New Line (NL), is used to make computer keyboards more
like those of typewriters.
"What is
the ASCII code for newline?"
0x0a, one of whose names is NL. This is
well-defined. From X3.4-1977
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
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