// strings/TextBlocks.java // (c)2021 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. // {NewFeature} Since JDK 15 // Poem: Antigonish by Hughes Mearns public class TextBlocks { public static final String OLD = "Yesterday, upon the stair,\n" + "I met a man who wasn't there\n" + "He wasn't there again today\n" + "I wish, I wish he'd go away...\n" + "\n" + "When I came home last night at three\n" + "The man was waiting there for me\n" + "But when I looked around the hall\n" + "I couldn't see him there at all!\n"; public static final String NEW = """ Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today I wish, I wish he'd go away... When I came home last night at three The man was waiting there for me But when I looked around the hall I couldn't see him there at all! """; public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(OLD.equals(NEW)); } } /* Output: true */