SyntaxError: unterminated string literal in jquery

Question

I have a code which give the error unterminated string literal.
What is that error. Here is a code in which i am working.
I check console and the error is in $('#mydiv').append('\ in this line. Any suggestion. Thanks.

$('#mydiv').append('\
<TABLE cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="t1">\
<TR>\
<TD class="tr1 td8"><P class="p13 ft13">T E S T</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td9"><P class="p2 ft6">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td10"><P class="p14 ft13">RESULT</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td11"><P class="p2 ft13">Cutoff</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td11"><P class="p2 ft13">Patient</P></TD>\
</TR>\
<TR>\
<TD class="tr4 td12"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td13"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td14"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td15"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td15"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
</TR>\                         
                       ');

Amit Joki · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-03 12:21:49Z

1

Just do it like this:

$('#mydiv').append('\
<TABLE cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="t1">\
<TR>\
<TD class="tr1 td8"><P class="p13 ft13">T E S T</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td9"><P class="p2 ft6">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td10"><P class="p14 ft13">RESULT</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td11"><P class="p2 ft13">Cutoff</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr1 td11"><P class="p2 ft13">Patient</P></TD>\
</TR>\
<TR>\
<TD class="tr4 td12"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td13"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td14"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td15"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
<TD class="tr4 td15"><P class="p2 ft14">&nbsp;</P></TD>\
</TR>');

The penultimate line is not escaped so the error.

answered Oct 3, 2014 at 12:21

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Axeem Over a year ago

This is not working I check the console and error is here <TABLE cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="t1">\

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-03 12:22:32Z

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You have a bunch of spaces after the \ on the penultimate line, so you have failed to escape the new line there.

answered Oct 3, 2014 at 12:22

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