Continuing a line of code in C++

kevin777 · #1 (**permalink**) November 8th, 2003, 02:05 PM

I have a long line of code:

cout << "Your gas mileage for this trip is: " << setprecision(5) << milesPerGallon << " MPG " << endl;

How do I continue this string literal to the next line without breaking the code? I know in VB you use & _ but how do you continue a line in C++?

Thanks in advance...Kevin

7stud · #2 (**permalink**) December 16th, 2003, 10:29 PM

Code:

cout<<"Your "
    <<"gas "
    <<"mileage "
    <<"may "
    <<"vary."
    <<endl;

nokomis · #3 (**permalink**) January 8th, 2004, 06:41 AM

Alternatively finish each line with a backslash slash:

printf("this is a very long linewhich continues hereand here it finally ends");

Georges

nokomis · #4 (**permalink**) January 25th, 2004, 05:09 AM

Something went wrong with that post which should have read:

printf("This is a very long line ending and going straight on to this one and then to the last bit");

Georges

nokomis · #5 (**permalink**) January 25th, 2004, 05:11 AM

Problem with back slashes - we trya again:

printf("part one of long line \part 2 of long line \part 3 of long line ");

Georges

nokomis · #6 (**permalink**) January 25th, 2004, 05:14 AM

Seems impossible to write this - it looks ok in 'preview'
but fails on display! So: I'll substitute '@' for a backslash \\.

printf("part one of a lomg line @
part 2 of a long line @
last past of a long line");

Georges