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Why is my split not recognizing the new line character?

Here is the Expression: 
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Here are the inputs and outputs: 

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Clearly \n is in the text, but split is not splitting it into an array. Split works if I choose another character like * (there are bullets in the text). The text is from a variable that is being set using a HTML to Text action. 

Any ideas? 

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    @JimLee Use a Compose action to store a line break. 

    creativeopinion_0-1718642775481.png

     

    Insert the output from the Compose action with the line break into your expression. I cover how to do that in the split() section of my YT Tutorial: 7 Functions You Need to Know | ️Expression Essentials: Part 1

     

    In this section, I'll cover how to get dynamic content with an expression when the dynamic content you need isn't listed in the dynamic content menu.

     

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    6️⃣ length()

    7️⃣ split()

     

    I cover how to use these functions in expressions and I’ll also cover common mistakes when it comes to writing expressions and show you a few tips and tricks along the way.

     

    As a beginner or even an intermediate flow builder—expressions can seem a bit complex at first, I’m going to try to simplify it for you. If you want to level up your flows by writing expressions—keep watching!

     

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    v-bofeng-msft Profile Picture
    on at

    Hi @JimLee ,

     

    Please try:

    split(variable('EmailBody'),decodeUriComponent('%0A'))

     

    Best Regards,

    Bof

  • Chriddle Profile Picture
    8,436 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    In Power Automate strings, the backslash is not an escape character (as in JSON and many programming languages), so decodeUriComponent() is the way to go.

    An encoding reference can be found here.

     

    Or convert the value to JSON before replaceing (no, don't do that) 😉

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    replace(
    	slice(
    		string(createArray(outputs('Compose'))),
    		1,-1
    	),
    	'\n',
    	' | '
    )

     

    Chriddle_1-1718703890359.png

     

     

  • JimLee Profile Picture
    22 on at

    @v-bofeng-msft  - That did it! Thanks! 

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