Support Forums: Message List - retrieving String value using scriptlet within js code

Escape your newline

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:44:36 -0500

If you view source in your browser, you will likely see that the java newline gets rendered into the html, causing invalid javascript. If you escape the backslash on your newline, it will likely work. alert('<%=x%>');

retrieving String value using scriptlet within js code

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:13:27 -0500

Hello- A js error "unterminated string literal" occurs when writing the following lines alert('<%=x%>'); while it doesn't when using a pure js code like the following var x = "x\ny"; alert(x); can anybody help? thank you