Forcing a Linebreak "\\" --- Issue Comment --- Groovy

[JamesR]

JIRA Version 4.4.4 Standalone

I have a postfunction groovy script that creates a Comment within an issue.

The Comment field is configured for Wiki Style Rendering.

I'd like to have a forced linebreak within the comment --- via the groovy script.

The \\ character set produces a \ in the wiki renderer --- via the groovy script.

If I use \\\ character set, it produces an error.

Via groovy, is there an easy way to insert a linebreak for use in a comment using Wiki Style Rendering?

Thanks!

[JamieA · Accepted solution]

It should be "\\\\". Or use single-quotes then you shouldn't need to escape, ie '\\'.

jamie

[JamesR]

Thank you, Jamie! Have a good rest of the week.

[Vineela Durbha]

Hi @JamieA 

I am trying to add a line break in my comment which is like 

"Open access for ${linkedIssue.getSummary()} branch is extended now until ${dateformat.format(issue.getCustomFieldValue(plannedrcDate))}" . 

How can i insert a new line comment at the end

[JiraYo]

For me i found the string 

+ '\r\n' + '\r\n' + 

works really well to put carriage returns in between my groovy string values, to insert in another work order description or comment using a workflow.

[Kramarics György]

Hi!

For line break, I usually use this (just for info, if anoyone else looking for this):

String newLine = System.getProperty("line.separator");

Gyuri

[JamieA]

Fair play, but I don't think that's necessary unless you're planning on write a text file that can be read in windows notepad. Browsers and databases seem to treat \n correctly.

[Kramarics György]

Somehow /n doesn't worked for me.

[JamesR]

Dear György, thanks so much for this information.

[JamieA]

> Somehow /n doesn't worked for me

Should be \n, not /n