Name: lineDelimiter

Type: property

Syntax: set the lineDelimiter to <character> 

Summary: Specifies the <character> used to separate <lines> in <chunk expression|chunk expressions>.

Synonyms: lineDel

Introduced: 2.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
set the lineDelimiter to numToChar(13)

Example:
set the lineDelimiter to myRecordDelimiter

Value:
The <lineDelimiter> is a <character>.
By default, the <lineDelimiter> <property> is set to <return>.

Description:
Use the <lineDelimiter> <property> to divide text into <chunk|chunks> based on a <delimit|delimiting> <character>.

The <lineDelimiter> is a single <character>. <chunk expression|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|executing>. It retains its <value> only for the current <handler>, and setting it in one <handler> does not affect its <value> in other <handler|handlers> it <call|calls>.

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

Tags: text processing
