javascript breaks when spaces are set within it

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How do I break a string across more than one line of code in JavaScript?

Hi i am new to javascript and i struggling to get this to work.

Basically everything works fine, but as soon as there are any spaces within it, it breaks.

Its pulling from the database a text string, which is fine until there is a space like as follows:

var getHtml = '<div class="counterwrap"><div class="countertitle"><h1><?php echo $ublunderconstructioninfo->title ; ?></h1></div><div class="counter"><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterdays"></div><p>Days</p></div><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterhours"></div><p>Hours</p></div><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterminutes"></div><p>Minutes</p></div><div class="counternumberslast"><div id="counterseconds"></div><p>Seconds</p></div></div><div class="countertext">this is where some text goes</div></div>';
            $("body").html(getHtml);

Now if there is a space like this, then then it breaks:

    var getHtml = '<div class="counterwrap"><div class="countertitle"><h1><?php echo $ublunderconstructioninfo->title ; ?></h1></div><div class="counter"><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterdays"></div><p>Days</p></div><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterhours"></div><p>Hours</p></div><div class="counternumbers"><div id="counterminutes"></div><p>Minutes</p></div><div class="counternumberslast"><div id="counterseconds"></div><p>Seconds</p></div></div><div class="countertext">this is where some text goes

but when there is a linebreak

like this it breaks
</div></div>';
            $("body").html(getHtml);

Answer 1

This is because strings in javascript can't be split across multiple lines.

Instead do something like:

var SomeString = "line 1\n" + 
   "line 2\n" + 
   "line 3";

Or

var SomeString = "line 1\
    line 2\
    line 3";