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# isNewline

A Boolean value indicating whether this character represents a newline.

```
var isNewline: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

For example, the following characters all represent newlines:

- “\n” (U+000A): LINE FEED (LF)
- U+000B: LINE TABULATION (VT)
- U+000C: FORM FEED (FF)
- “\r” (U+000D): CARRIAGE RETURN (CR)
- “\r\n” (U+000D U+000A): CR-LF
- U+0085: NEXT LINE (NEL)
- U+2028: LINE SEPARATOR
- U+2029: PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR

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