line break character in javascript

[Matt]

What is the syntax for line break character in javascript?? For example, the
following code will yield error "
unterminated string constant." If I put the following in one line, then no
error.

window.showModa lDialog("page2. html",
document,"menub ar=no, titlebar=no, toolbar=no, location=no,
directories=no, status=no, menubar=no,scro llbars=yes, resizable=no,
copyhistory=yes , width=400, height=500");


Please advise. thanks!!

[Michael Winter]

Re: line break character in javascript

On 6 Mar 2004 08:08:13 -0800, Matt <jrefactors@hot mail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> What is the syntax for line break character in javascript?? For example,
> the following code will yield error "unterminat ed string constant."
> If I put the following in one line, then no error.
>
> window.showModa lDialog("page2. html",
> document,"menub ar=no, titlebar=no, toolbar=no, location=no,
> directories=no, status=no, menubar=no,scro llbars=yes, resizable=no,
> copyhistory=yes , width=400, height=500");[/color]

Placing a line break in that string might cause problems anyway. What
you're looking for is a way to concatenate strings so you can spread them
across multiple lines. Use:

myFunction( 'first part of a string' +
'second part of a string' );

That would be the same as passing

'first part of a stringsecond part of a string'

to the function (no space between 'string' and 'second' is intentional).

However, you can actually shorten that string; boolean values can be
omitted if false. It is their default value. You could write:

window.showModa lDialog('page2. html', document,
'scrollbars,cop yhistory,resiza ble,width=400,h eight=500');

Note that you can also omit '=yes', and that I removed the spaces. The
former isn't necessary, and the latter isn't allowed. Finally, notice that
I included resizable: you shouldn't prevent the user from resizing the
page - it is their browser, not yours.

Mike

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