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2008 Dec 09
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unterminated string literal, how to properly send strings
I have a line like the following in my Rails view/template (generating
JavaScript):
<script type="text/javascript">
...
y = escape(''<%= h(e.error_desc) %>'');
...
</script>
Because some of the error_descs have newlines, the browser is
receiving page code that looks like this:
y = escape(''Information about the error.
Another line in the description.
A third line in the description string.'');
JavaScript is choking on the broken string with the error
"unterminated string litera...