<doc>
  <legacy_id>2496</legacy_id>
  <name>lineDelimiter</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the lineDelimiter to <i>character</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <local/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>lineDel</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <constant tag="formfeed">formfeed Constant</constant>
    <keyword tag="lines">lines Keyword</keyword>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="2.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies the <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> used to separate <keyword tag="lines">lines</keyword> in <glossary tag="chunk expression">chunk expressions</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the lineDelimiter to numToChar(13)</example>
    <example>set the lineDelimiter to myRecordDelimiter</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>lineDelimiter</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to divide text into <glossary tag="chunk">chunks</glossary> based on a <glossary tag="delimit">delimiting</glossary> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>lineDelimiter</b> is a <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>lineDelimiter</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to <constant tag="return">return</constant>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>lineDelimiter</b> is a single <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>. <glossary tag="chunk expression">Chunk expressions</glossary> use the <b>lineDelimiter</b> to determine where one <keyword tag="line">line</keyword> ends and the next begins.</p><p/><p>Since the <b>lineDelimiter</b> is a <href tag="../dictionary/local_property.xml">local property</href>, its value is <command tag="reset">reset</command> to <constant tag="return">return</constant> when the current <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> finishes <glossary tag="execute">executing</glossary>. It retains its <function tag="value">value</function> only for the current <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>, and setting it in one <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> does not affect its <function tag="value">value</function> in other <glossary tag="handler">handlers</glossary> it <glossary tag="call">calls</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>