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    question about multiline strings

    I was just wondering how can i make a multiline string array I want to make a ascii art on a pair of dice

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    If you're talking about using one "char" array to store many "lines" of text, just separate each "line" with the newline character, '\n', i.e.
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    char * lines = "line 1\nline 2\n";

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    isn't there something that I can use to make a picture sorta like this I know you can do it in python i think its like an array using ''' quote marks






    Code:
                      "                                   +-------------+
                                                           |                 |
                                                           |                 |
                                                           +-------------+    "

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    sorry for my bad picture

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    actually this is what it looks like in python I was just wondering can I do this in c

    Code:
    HANGMANPICS = ['''
    4.
    5. +------+
    6. | |
    7. | |
    8. |
    9. |
    10. |
    11. |
    12. |
    13. |
    14. |
    15. |
    16. ==============''', '''

    the hangman pic didn't format right but you get my drift

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    Code:
    char *lines =
    "+---+\n"
    "| * |\n"
    "+---+\n";
    But you have to write the \n in yourself.
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    Hey thanks that helps a lot

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