examples/dom/text.cpp

// Copyright 2026 Arthur Sonzogni. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license that can be found in
// the LICENSE file.
#include <iostream>  // for cout, endl
#include <memory>    // for shared_ptr
#include <string>    // for string, operator+
 
#include "ftxui/dom/elements.hpp"   // for text, Element, border, center
#include "ftxui/screen/screen.hpp"  // for Screen
 
int main() {
  using namespace ftxui;
 
  // The `text()` element now supports newlines `\n`.
  // It will be rendered on multiple lines.
  auto document = text(
      "FTXUI is a C++ library for terminal-based user interfaces.\n"
      "It is functional, responsive, and cross-platform.\n"
      "You can now use newlines directly within a single text() element,\n"
      "making it easier to display multi-line strings without needing\n"
      "to manually split them into a vbox() of multiple text() elements.") |
      border | center;
 
  auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Full(), Dimension::Fit(document));
  Render(screen, document);
  std::cout << screen.ToString() << std::endl;
 
  return 0;
}