beginner javascript question

Need some help fixing this. basically, i want the second document.write to start on a new line and i am using the "\n" escape code but it is not working. I tried putting the <pre> tag around the script and it still doesnt work. Whats going on here?

<html>
<head>
<title>Javascript Run</title>

</head>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
var firstName = prompt("Please type in your name", "What is your first name?");
var thirdLetter = firstName.charAt(2);

alert("Hello "+firstName);

document.write("The third letter of your name is "+thirdLetter\n);
document.write("That is your character right ?");
</script>

</body>

</html>

Jan 18 '07 #1

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vituko

\n => <br/>

Jan 18 '07 #2

acoder

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Two things, one is as vituko mentioned: change \n to <br>
Secondly, it must be included within the string:

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 document.write("The third letter of your name is "+thirdLetter+"<br>");

document.write("That is your character right ?");

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 document.write("The third letter of your name is "+thirdLetter);

document.write("<br>That is your character right ?");

Jan 18 '07 #3

jasonchan

when do you use the "\n" then? I have played around with it before and it did work but not for this example..

Jan 18 '07 #4

acoder

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You can use "\n" in a popup box, e.g. alert, prompt or confirm to give your information/question over two or more lines.

Jan 18 '07 #5

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