Using script tags within script break the script

Question

Essentially, I have a script tag within my script.

(generic HTML)
<script>
function asdf(){
    document.getElementById('jkl').innerHTML = "<script>(another script goes here)</script>"
}
</script>
(generic HTML)

Unfortunately, the first </script> tag is listened to, not the second. Is there any way to "comment" it, like butting a back slash in front of quotes?

What exactly are you trying to do? There's probably a better way. — sbking
– sbking, Commented Nov 23, 2013 at 13:13
Possible duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/1659749/… — Jason
– Jason, Commented Nov 23, 2013 at 13:23

Ibrahim Najjar · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-23 13:13:04Z

3

You need to break your inside script string into two pieces like this:

<script>
function asdf(){
    document.getElementById('jkl').innerHTML = "<script>(another script goes here)</scr" + "ipt>"
}
</script>

Otherwise the HTML parser will think that the inner </script> closing tag is closing the opening tag, and this will cause problems.

answered Nov 23, 2013 at 13:13

Ibrahim Najjar

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Doge Over a year ago

Thanks a lot, mate! I didn't think of it that way :P

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