Detect the dominant newline character of a string
JavaScript
55
40 commits
updated Sep 18, 2026
Detect the dominant newline character of a string
npm install detect-newline
import {detectNewline} from 'detect-newline';
detectNewline('foo\nbar\nbaz\r\n');
//=> '\n'
Returns the detected newline or undefined when no newline character is found or \n when no dominant newline is present.
Returns the detected newline or \n when no newline character is found, no dominant newline is present, or the input is not a string.
1,596 followers · starred Jul 2015
Detect the dominant newline character of a string
JavaScript
55
40 commits
updated Sep 18, 2026
Detect the dominant newline character of a string
npm install detect-newline
import {detectNewline} from 'detect-newline';
detectNewline('foo\nbar\nbaz\r\n');
//=> '\n'
Returns the detected newline or undefined when no newline character is found or \n when no dominant newline is present.
Returns the detected newline or \n when no newline character is found, no dominant newline is present, or the input is not a string.
1,596 followers · starred Jul 2015