How to create template strings in typescript?

Question

I am trying to create some string literals for my code in typescript on the firebase cloud functions platform. I am using VS code as my code editor.

I have looked across the internet and have gotten the same answer (shown below), which doesn't seem to be working. This shouldn't be too complicated

const currentUser = "Johnny appleseed"
console.log('The current user is ${currentUserID}')

I want the log to say 'The current user is Johnny appleseed' but the code doesn't compile because the variable currentUser is never read from. I would prefer a solution that doesn't include string concatenation as it would be a pain to code.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals — epascarello, Jul 16 '19 at 19:22
Possible duplicate https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45399951/how-to-make-string-interpolation-in-typescript — mwilson, Jul 16 '19 at 19:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 16 '19 at 19:18

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You need to use back ticks (`), not single quotation marks ('), to use template literals:

const a = 'hi';
console.log('${a}');
console.log(`${a}`);

answered Jul 16 '19 at 19:18

fjc

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 16 '19 at 19:18

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Use ` (and the right variable name):

console.log(`The current user is ${currentUser}`)

answered Jul 16 '19 at 19:18

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How to create template strings in typescript?

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