Format string to display \n and add space for tabs

Question

How can I transform a string to display newlines (\n) and tabs using javascript?

Example Input

// Get position of the element clicked
var getPosition = function(element) {
    var xP = (element.offsetLeft + element.clientLeft);
    var yP = (element.offsetTop + element.clientTop);
    return {x: xP, y: yP};
};

Expected Output

// Get position of the element clicked\nvar getPosition = function(element) {\n    var xP = (element.offsetLeft + element.clientLeft);\n    var yP = (element.offsetTop + element.clientTop);\n    return {x: xP, y: yP};\n};\n\n

Possible duplicate of [Javascript - How to show escape characters in a string?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21672334/javascript-how-to-show-escape-characters-in-a-string) — V. Sambor, Sep 23 '19 at 09:29

MauriceNino · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-23T09:30:13.550

3

Just use JSON.stringify(str) like so:

const input = `// Get position of the element clicked
var getPosition = function(element) {
    var xP = (element.offsetLeft + element.clientLeft);
    var yP = (element.offsetTop + element.clientTop);
    return {x: xP, y: yP};
};

`;

console.log(JSON.stringify(input));

edited Sep 23 '19 at 09:30

answered Sep 23 '19 at 09:27

MauriceNino

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Format string to display \n and add space for tabs

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