endOfLine

Type: String[3]

The endOfLine property of the File class contains the end-of-line string that delimits variable-length records (or lines) when using the extractSort, readLine, and writeLine methods.

Setting the value of endOfLine to "" (an empty, or null, string) specifies that any end-of-line value (CR/LF, CR, or LF) found in the file is used as a valid end of line when reading the file with the readLine method. This is the default action when the PlatformOptions parameter in the [JadeClient] section of the JADE initialization file is set to MixedOS.

When using the writeLine or extractSort method, the default end-of-line value for the platform on which the file is defined is used, unless you have explicitly set the value of the endOfLine property to a non-null value.

If the value of the PlatformOptions parameter is PlatformOS, the returned value is one of the following.

• The non-null value that has been set (if any).

• The default end-of-line value for the platform on which the file is currently located. The default value is CR/LF.

If the value of the PlatformOptions parameter is MixedOS, the returned value is one of the following.

• The non-null value that has been set (if any).

• If the file has not been read by using the readLine method, the default end-of-line value for the platform on which the file is currently located. The default value is CR/LF.

• If the file has been read by using the readLine method, the last end-of-line value found in the file (CR/LF, CR, or LF).