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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Review Strings, Numbers and Spaces

Posted by Kshitij Sinha
Kshitij Sinha
3,186 Points

Stuck at this silly question!

In the code below there are too many single quote marks. Add the character that "escapes" the second single quote and tells the browser to treat that quote as just a regular character:

var text = 'She's the best!';

3 Answers

Josh Cummings
Josh Cummings
16,310 Points
Josh Cummings
Josh Cummings
16,310 Points

Hi Kshitij,

In JavaScript we must use the backslash "\" to escape characters.

We escape characters so JavaScript doesn't misunderstand the string as var text = 'She'

So in this case, the answer would be var text = 'She\'s the best!';

Hope this helps.

Kshitij Sinha
Kshitij Sinha
3,186 Points

Yeah thanks! backlash works well.

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

Josh is totally right, but remember you can also interchange both single and double quotes to have the same effect:

var text = "she's the best!";

Also works.

Kshitij Sinha
Kshitij Sinha
3,186 Points

Yes it does. Thanks. We can do it either way.

Kshitij Sinha
Kshitij Sinha
3,186 Points
Kshitij Sinha
Kshitij Sinha
3,186 Points

Sorry its

var text = 'She____________'s the best!';

have to fill in the blank