[Chapter 21] Reference: Document.writeln()
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Fri Aug 29 11:15:22 1997

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| Chapter 21 JavaScript Reference |

# Document.writeln() Method

## Name

Document.writeln() Method---append data and newline to a document

## Availability

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0

## Synopsis

    document.writeln(value,...)

### Arguments

`value`

  An arbitrary JavaScript value that is to be appended to `document`. If the value is not a string, it is converted to one before being appended.

`...`

  Any number (zero or more) of additional values to be appended (in order) to `document`.

### Returns

nothing

## Description

`Document.writeln()` behaves just like `Document.write()` except that after appending all of its arguments to `document`, it also appends a newline character. See `Document.write()` for more information on this method.

Newline characters are not usually displayed in HTML documents, so in general, it is only useful to use `Document.writeln()` when writing text to appear in a `<PRE>` or `<XMP>` environment, or when writing to a document opened with a mime type of "text/plain".

## See Also

"Document", "Document.clear()", "Document.close()", "Document.open()", "Document.write()"

Document.write() |  | Element