There are ES5 newline escapes. However, it'd be nice if I didn't have to resort to templates just for multiline strings. Note: it wouldn't actually simplify parsing by much - either you're handling the case and remapping CR/CRLF to NL, or you're handling the case and throwing an error.
```js // ES5 escaped newlines 'a multi-\ line string' ``` ----- Isiah Meadows [email protected] Looking for web consulting? Or a new website? Send me an email and we can get started. www.isiahmeadows.com On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 8:43 AM, J Decker <[email protected]> wrote: > > If any string were allowed to be multi-line it would not break any existing > code, and it would simplify parsing strings. > > 'a multi- > line string' > > Maybe this is a question... why not allow line spanning with single and > double quoted strings? > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > _______________________________________________ es-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss
