Linebreak after \lstinputlisting

Question

Is there any way for me to insert a linebreak after a \lstinputlisting? At the moment text proceeding the code in the lstinputlisting follows directly after but I'd prefer to have a linebreak but can't seem to put it in.

This is what it looks like:

With this code:

\lstinputlisting{newtonsMethod.m}

The derivative function implements the central difference method. The simple implementation is shown below.

This doesn't compile if I put \\ after the \lstinputlisting.

I can't answer my own question cause I'm too new to the site but I managed to figure it out:

Got what I was after by putting \ after the lstinputlisting, like so.

\lstinputlisting{newtonsMethod.m}
The derivative function implements the central difference method. The simple implementation is shown below.

Answer 1

\lstinputlisting automatically ends the paragraph at the end. It seems like you're after a bigger skip below this, which you can do in multiple ways:

1. Insert a vertical skip (something like \smallskip, \medskip or \bigskip):

   \lstinputlisting{newtonMethod.m}
   \bigskip
   The derivative function ...
   

2. Insert vertical space using \vspace{<len>} where <len> is any TeX length:

   \lstinputlisting{newtonMethod.m}
   \vspace{\baselineskip}
   The derivative function ...
   

3. Use the key belowskip (default set to \medskipamount):

   \lstinputlisting[belowskip=40pt]{newtonMethod.m}
   The derivarive function ...