Read formatted (downloaded) text into messagebox

Question

By downloading a string from the web, is it possible to make the messagebox read values like \\r\\n or Environment.Newline , that are written inside the text downloaded ?

The online text message contains: First line \\r\\n Second line (into a textfile)... i would like to out put this inside the messagebox as it is formatted in the file.

var message = await RemoteHandler.GetWebContent(RemoteHandler.RemoteMessageUrl);
MessageBox.Show(message, "Title", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

Current output:

First line \\r\\n Second line

Wanted output:

First line
Second Line

Answer 1

After some different test cases, I have determined that your \\r\\n is most likely stored as \\\\r\\\\n in your string which would cause the \\r\\n to print as a string literal instead of an Environment.NewLine . You should use one of the the following code to correct this string:

message = message.Replace("\\r\\n", Environment.NewLine);
message = message.Replace(@"\r\n", Environment.NewLine);

By using the double backslash, the carriage return and new line characters are being escaped and thus being printed literally. This is either a data issue or an issue with how the string is being loaded from the remote resource. However, this should get your new lines printing correctly within the message box.