Alert Box Line Breaks?

['bonehead]

Okay, I haven't studied javascript at all and now it's starting to bite
me because I suddenly find myself needing to use some in my php/mysql
web database.

What is the syntax for producing line breaks within the message argument
of an alert box?

I would have thought it would be:

alert("Please correct the following fields:"\n;"Fie ld 1"\n;"Field 2"\n;);

etc.

Can someone please provide a generic example? I will of course continue
googling, etc.

[Randy Webb]

Re: Alert Box Line Breaks?

'bonehead wrote:[color=blue]
> Okay, I haven't studied javascript at all and now it's starting to bite
> me because I suddenly find myself needing to use some in my php/mysql
> web database.
>
> What is the syntax for producing line breaks within the message argument
> of an alert box?
>
> I would have thought it would be:
>
> alert("Please correct the following fields:"\n;"Fie ld 1"\n;"Field 2"\n;);[/color]

alert("Please correct the following fields:\nField 1\nField 2\n");

Put the \n inside the quotes, not outside.

--
Randy
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[Svend Tofte]

Re: Alert Box Line Breaks?

'bonehead wrote:[color=blue]
> alert("Please correct the following fields:"\n;"Fie ld 1"\n;"Field 2"\n;);[/color]

alert("Please correct the following fields:\nField 1nField 2\n");

Just as it works in many other languages.

Regards,
Svend

[Hywel]

Re: Alert Box Line Breaks?

In article <409D63D5.30005 02@here.org>, 'bonehead says...[color=blue]
> Okay, I haven't studied javascript at all and now it's starting to bite
> me because I suddenly find myself needing to use some in my php/mysql
> web database.
>
> What is the syntax for producing line breaks within the message argument
> of an alert box?
>
> I would have thought it would be:
>
> alert("Please correct the following fields:"\n;"Fie ld 1"\n;"Field 2"\n;);[/color]

Close. Why did you think putting the \n; outside the quotes would work?

alert("Please correct the following fields:\nField 1\nField 2\n");

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