The GET_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SEPARATOR method returns a default value for a separator between paragraphs. The end of a page often features such a separator. The default separator is the character string "---„.

Using this method has the following advantages over the text definition of the list character:

• Optimized separators are used for each device.
• The separators are consistent in all applications.
• The separators can be changed centrally by the system administrator without having to modify applications.