strip_newlines¶

The strip_newlines filter is designed to remove newline characters (\n and \r) from a string. It is useful for cleaning up text data that may contain unwanted line breaks or formatting.

Functionality

Strings: Takes a string as input.
Removal: Eliminates all instances of newline characters (\n, which represents a line feed, and \r, which represents a carriage return).
Output: Returns a new string with all newline characters removed.

Syntax

    {{ input_string | strip_newlines }}

Arguments

The `strip_newlines` filter does not require any arguments.

Code Samples

Example 1: Removing Newlines from a Paragraph

    {% assign paragraph = "This is the first line.\nThis is the second line.\r\nThis is the third line." %}

    {{ paragraph | strip_newlines }}

Output:

This is the first line.This is the second line.This is the third line.

Example 2: Removing Newlines from a Code Snippet

    {% assign code = "def function():\n    print('Hello, world!')\r\n" %}

    {{ code | strip_newlines }}

Output:

def function():    print('Hello, world!')

Outliers and Special Cases¶

Empty Strings: If the input string is empty, the strip_newlines filter returns an empty string.
Strings Without Newlines: If the input string does not contain any newline characters, the filter returns the original string unchanged.
Non-String Input: If the input is not a string, the strip_newlines filter might attempt to convert it to a string or return an error, depending on how Experience Builder handles type conversions.

Key Points¶

The strip_newlines filter is helpful for normalizing text data and removing unwanted line breaks.
It is particularly useful when dealing with text copied from different sources or formats.
Combine this filter with other string manipulation filters like strip (to remove leading and trailing whitespace) or replace (to replace specific characters) for more comprehensive text transformations.