Wicket panel component doesnt recognize newlines

Question

Im new to wicket. Why doesn't /n add a new line to a string in a panel component? the /n just gets left out and the string continues as normal.

Answer 1

Its because its rendered as HTML and HTML does not recognize \n as new lines. Instead it is treated as a normal white space.

If you want a new line, insert a <br> into your string and use setEscapeModelStrings(false) on your component.

Answer 2

Or if your component is a label, you can consider using MultiLineLabel