new line text causing error in javascript 'unterminated string literal'

Question

I am working with laravel, I have string like this in database,

hello
username, address
country

Username and country is in new line, and fields type is 'text' in database,

When i am trying to get that into JavaScript variable like this,

var add="{{ $data['order']->address }}";

Getting error unterminated string literal. No error if string in 1 line in database.

You can replace the newlines to empty string and then put to the var add. ri8: — rahul
– rahul, Commented Mar 4, 2016 at 9:37
But for replace string, i have to store that into variable, and when i am trying to store it into variable then getting error. — Himanshu Bhardiya
– Himanshu Bhardiya, Commented Mar 4, 2016 at 9:38
can you call a function in javascript before assigning to a variable like var add="{{ removeNewline($data['order']->address) }}"; — rahul
– rahul, Commented Mar 4, 2016 at 9:41

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:59:38Z

2

First option

You can use ES6 and the new string notation:

var str = `my
           multiline
           string`;

Replace newlines with \n as described here:

var add="<?=str_replace("\n", '\n', $data['order']->address)?>"

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getting laravel error syntax error, unexpected '{' ... var add="<?php echo $data['order']->address|replace({'\n':'\n'}); ?>";

failed if i hit 'return' key from mac. is it generating any different text?

yes after using this code getting above error when using '\r'