JAVA TEXT BLOCK Guideline 1

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JAVA TEXT BLOCK Guideline 1

· java

You should use a text block when it improves the clarity of the code, particularly with multi-line strings.

// ORIGINAL
String message = "'The time has come,' the Walrus said,\n" +
"'To talk of many things:\n" +
"Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax --\n" +
"Of cabbages -- and kings --\n" +
"And why the sea is boiling hot --\n" +
"And whether pigs have wings.'\n";

// BETTER
String message = """
'The time has come,' the Walrus said,
'To talk of many things:
Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax --
Of cabbages -- and kings --
And why the sea is boiling hot --
And whether pigs have wings.'
""";