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Keeping newline n as is in JavaScript object

I want to keep string values in my insert object as is

This works fine, the n is kept

{insert: "erferferfnerferferf"}


This

{insert: "nnn"}


And this becomes a problem

{insert: "n"}


it makes the string like this

{insert: "


"}


I want the string to keep the "nnn" rather than becoming a bunch of new lines

.trim()

JSON.stringify("nnn").slice(1, -1)

1 Answer
1

Use .replace() to replace n with \n. If you leave n in the variable, it is interpreted as a next line character. So, just replace it with \n, thus effectively making it + n.

.replace()

n

\n

n

next line character

\n

Here is an example to illustrate what I'm on about.

string = "javascriptn";
console.log(string.replace("n","\n"));
data = {insert:string.replace("n","\n")};
console.log("From Object: "+data['insert']);

string = "n"
console.log(string.replace("n","\n"));
data = {insert:string.replace("n","\n")};
console.log("From Object: "+data['insert']);

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