how to create a MultiLine string

I want to create a multiline string that can works in ie and
firefox,
who have a better idea ?

Aug 24 '07 #1

8008

I want to define a multiline string.

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
.....
"
but i don't want to use '\'

Aug 24 '07 #2

Evertjan.

hong hua wrote on 24 aug 2007 in comp.lang.javascript:

I want to define a multiline string.

Are you responding on a previous posting? [Re: ..]

Please always quote on usenet!

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
....
"

Why do you want to do that, Hua?

but i don't want to use '\'

Why don't you want to do that?

How could you use '\' for that?

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Aug 24 '07 #3

if i want to store the following html code in a variable(javascript of
course) ,
Do you have a better idea?

================== HTML Start ======================

I want to define a multiline string.

Are you responding on a previous posting? [Re: ..]

Please always quote on usenet!

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
....
"

Aug 24 '07 #4

Douglas Crockford

we*************@gmail.com wrote:

I want to define a multiline string.

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
....
"
but i don't want to use '\'

var html = "<html>" +
"<body>" +
"<\/body>" +
"<\/html>";

http://javascript.crockford.com/

Aug 24 '07 #5

Peter Michaux

On Aug 24, 12:23 am, Douglas Crockford <nos...@sbcglobal.netwrote:

weizhonghua....@gmail.com wrote:
I want to define a multiline string.

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
....
"
but i don't want to use '\'

var html = "<html>" +
"<body>" +
"<\/body>" +
"<\/html>";

Why escape the '/' on the closing tags? I have only read that is
necessary for script tags. Do HTML parsers exist that have a problem
with those closing tags or are you just being conservative?

I find it a easier to use single quotes when quoting HTML because then
attribute double quotes don't need escaping.

"<li id=\"foo\">"
'<li id="foo">'

Peter

Aug 24 '07 #6

Evertjan.

Douglas Crockford wrote on 24 aug 2007 in comp.lang.javascript:

we*************@gmail.com wrote:
>I want to define a multiline string.

like:

var html = "<html>
<body>
</body>
</html>
....
"
but i don't want to use '\'

var html = "<html>" +
"<body>" +
"<\/body>" +
"<\/html>";

http://javascript.crockford.com/

But Douglas, she does not want to use "\"!

var sl = String.fromCharCode(47);

var html = '<html>' +
'<body>' +
'<'+sl+'body>' +
'<'+sl+'html>';

alert(html);
--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Aug 24 '07 #7

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Douglas Crockford wrote:

we*************@gmail.com wrote:
>I want to define a multiline string.
[...]
but i don't want to use '\'

var html = "<html>" +
"<body>" +
"<\/body>" +
"<\/html>";

I would always prefer

var html = new Array(
"<html>",
" <body>"
" <\/body>",
"<\/html>"
).join("\n");

above that.
PointedEars
--
var bugRiddenCrashPronePieceOfJunk = (
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5') != -1
&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1
) // Plone, register_function.js:16

Aug 24 '07 #8

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

Peter Michaux wrote:
>I find it a easier to use single quotes when quoting HTML because then
attribute double quotes don't need escaping.

"<li id=\"foo\">"
'<li id="foo">'

Add me. However, it is perfectly Valid to use apostrophes ("single quotes")
as attribute delimiter as well, even in X(HT)ML.

That should have been "attribute _value_ delimiter".

(Unfortunately, the SGML spec is not available free of charge at ISO.)

However, the SGML productions provide a fair idea:

http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/SGML/productions.html
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/SGML/productions.html#prod32
PointedEars
--
var bugRiddenCrashPronePieceOfJunk = (
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5') != -1
&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1
) // Plone, register_function.js:16

Aug 24 '07 #9

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