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JavaScript Getting Started With ES2015 Using Template Literals String Interpolation

SeHyun Choi
SeHyun Choi
3,441 Points
Posted by SeHyun Choi
SeHyun Choi
3,441 Points

Does interpolation only work with template literal?

When I do 

let name = "sehyun";
document.write(`Hi ${name}`);

It works but

When I do

let name = "sehyun";

document.write("hello " + ${name});

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,372 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,372 Points

That's right, interpolation only occurs inside a template string, and the token syntax is not valid outside of one. In your other example, you can simply concatenate the variable directly:

document.write("hello " + name);