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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Strings Escape Characters

Nathan Begnaud
Nathan Begnaud
8,221 Points
Posted by Nathan Begnaud
Nathan Begnaud
8,221 Points

Can't Figure This Out

My code var escapedNewLine = "\n"; var escapedBackslash = "\n"; var escapedTab = "";

it keeps saying my string is not valid and i need two more backlashes. What?

2 Answers

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Nathan,

For escapedBackslash you have repeated the newline character.

To escape a backslash you need 2 of them \\

Nathan Begnaud
Nathan Begnaud
8,221 Points
Nathan Begnaud
Nathan Begnaud
8,221 Points

Thanks all I needed was two \ and that was the answer lol

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

You're welcome.

Mohamed Mokhtar
Mohamed Mokhtar
9,651 Points
Mohamed Mokhtar
Mohamed Mokhtar
9,651 Points

var escapedTap should be \t

you have figured out the first challegne just right , your problem is about the two other challenges