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john
john

Reputation: 151

How to write quotation marks in JavaScript

Hi I want to do the following, but don't know how to write the quotation marks

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href="CXS101289/"> CXS101289/</a></li>";

It shall be quotation marks where the currently are.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 49829

Answers (5)

cslotty
cslotty

Reputation: 1797

Another, newer and very nice method: Use "multiline strings"!

Writing it like this, with a backtick at the beginning and end of the string, you can use anything you like inside, and even make use of variable substitution:

let b = "myvar value";
let x = `
    <li class="myclass" onclick="myFunc('${b}')">
        ${b}
    </li>
`;

That case is hard to do otherwise, mixing quotation marks within the string.

Upvotes: 0

Robert Koritnik
Robert Koritnik

Reputation: 105081

Two ways times two

  1. mix single and double quotes:

    // single outside, double inside quotes
allSearchResults[0] = '<li><a href="CXS101289/">CXS101289/</a></li>';

    or

    // double outside, single inside quotes
allSearchResults[0] = "<li><a href='CXS101289/'>CXS101289/</a></li>";

  2. use one set of quotes but escape inside ones:

    // double escaped quotes
allSearchResults[0] = "<li><a href=\"CXS101289/\">CXS101289/</a></li>";

    or

    // single escaped quotes
allSearchResults[0] = '<li><a href=\'CXS101289/\'>CXS101289/</a></li>';

First approach with mixing is usually easier, because it presents less work since you only have to change the opening and closing quote.

Upvotes: 20

Maurice Perry
Maurice Perry

Reputation: 32831

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href='CXS101289/'> CXS101289/</a></li>";

or

allSearchResults[0]='<li><a href="CXS101289/"> CXS101289/</a></li>';

or

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href=\"CXS101289/\"> CXS101289/</a></li>";

Upvotes: 0

Teneff
Teneff

Reputation: 32148

you can escape them like:

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href=\"CXS101289/\"> CXS101289/</a></li>";

or use the other quotes :

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href='CXS101289/'> CXS101289/</a></li>";

Upvotes: 0

Martin
Martin

Reputation: 1038

Just escape the quotes inside the a tag.

allSearchResults[0]="<li><a href=\"CXS101289/\"> CXS101289/</a></li>";

Upvotes: 0

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