Django instert utf8 text in textarea editor

Question

I have a utf8 text that I'm trying to insert into a textarea. The code is pretty simple:

let initial_description = "{{ initial_decription }}";
$("#descripcion").html(initial_description);

But I get this error:

SyntaxError: unterminated string literal

Presumably the content of `initial_decription` contains double quotes, which then breaks your Javascript... — solarissmoke, May 05 '18 at 14:21
See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/298772/django-template-variables-and-javascript which highlights the dangers of this approach and offers some alternatives. — solarissmoke, May 05 '18 at 14:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '18 at 15:25

most likely in your {{ initial_decription }} exist quotes.

You can bypass the error by preloading data in hidden field.

Like This:

let initial_description = $("#initial_description").val();
$("#descripcion").html(initial_description);

<input type="hidden" id="initial_description" value="{{ initial_decription }}">

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