# Newline Character?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newline-character/204193>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newline-character/204193 "2006-10-17T20:49:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newline-character/204193/1 "2006-10-17T20:49:20Z")

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Using the String.substr() method, I’m taking apart a string character by character. How do I determine when a line break (newline) occurs?

if (myString.substr(4,1) == newline){ // \<-- right idea, wrong syntax

Thanks for any help.