Forecloud Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Business Central 2025 release wave 1(BC v26) - Multiline strings in AL

Introduction:

In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of using multiple strings in AL language, the new features introduced in Release Wave 1 (BC v26).

Pre-requisites: 

1. Business Central Environment
2. .Reference Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2025wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/work-multiline-strings-al

Introduction:

When developing AL, very long strings are sometimes used. Previously these had to be written in one line, making it hard to easily read content. In this release, we've added support for writing out strings spanning multiple lines, allowing developers to format the string content in a more human readable form. This especially helps when working with more structured string content, like JSON content

Use of @ at the beginning of the string to indicate a multiline string

Example1:

Result:

Example2:

Result:

Conclusion

The use of multiline strings in AL with Business Central v26 improves the way developers manage Multi strings, resulting in more manageable and understandable code.