I’ve been re-reading swift book again and noticed that multiline strings there don’t have a trailing line break, unlike in elixir

iex(2)> """
...(2)> asdf
...(2)> """
"asdf\n"

I wonder how I would create a multiline string without a trailing line break with elixir.

In swift I can add a line break by adding a newline

let lineBreaks = """
 
This string starts with a line break.
It also ends with a line break.
 
"""

which is the same as

line_breaks = """

This string starts with a line break.
It also ends with a line break.
"""

in elixir.

I feel like swift’s way is a bit more consistent and gives freedom to chose how to end the string.

Is there a reason for elixir’s multiline string to be different? I see only one advantage to this approach:

ab = """
a
b
"""

c = """
c
"""

ab <> c == """
a
b
c
"""

In swift it would be

"""
a
bc
"""

but can be fixed by adding a new line at the end of ab.