javascript multi-line strings gives Javascript ILLEGAL Token error; How to solve this?

Question

I have below code in php

<? php 

   $articleContent = "  Blah ..
                        The game is on 
                        Foo ";
?>

Also I have below JavaScript Code Also

<script>

  var articleContent = "{$articleContent}";  // from php     
  /* I WANT TO USE THIS  articleContent variable , but it cannot take it , it displays a ILLEGAL token error due to multi line string !*/
</script>

Well yes, because that's a syntax error in JS. Have you tried using backticks ` instead of double quotes? (ES6 [template literals](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals).) — nnnnnn, Feb 21 '17 at 05:03
How to add those backticks ? is it from php code or can be done in JS ? — Vishnu Sadanandan, Feb 21 '17 at 05:05
`json_encode` will solve your problem. In javacript use `var articleContent = `. No need to append Quotes , it'll do it by itself. — Shubham, Feb 21 '17 at 05:11

ImBhavin95 · Answer 1 · 2017-02-21T05:26:44.497

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Try my code

<?php 

   $articleContent = '  Blah ..
                        The game is on 
                        Foo ';

?>

<script>
  var articleContent = <?php echo json_encode($articleContent); ?>     
  alert(articleContent);
</script>

edited Feb 21 '17 at 05:26

answered Feb 21 '17 at 05:05

ImBhavin95

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But...the `$articleContent` variable has line breaks in it... – nnnnnn Feb 21 '17 at 05:05
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I think shortest path is this " var articleContent = " – SarangaR Feb 21 '17 at 05:16
@BhavinSasapra it's working with me :) – SarangaR Feb 21 '17 at 05:20
@BhavinSasapra I have added code to your answer try it. thank you :) – SarangaR Feb 21 '17 at 05:25

javascript multi-line strings gives Javascript ILLEGAL Token error; How to solve this?

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