Question

I’m trying to declare a String in Javascript which spans multiple lines. The lines consist of HTML and some JSP.

Here is a sample of my code:

function doSth() {

var longString = ["<table>"
        ,"<tr>"
        ,"<td>"
        ,"<select name=dropdownList size=1>",
        ,"<option value="0" selected>- Select Cake -</option>",
        <%  
            for (int i=0; i<cakes.size(); i++) { 
                String cake = cakes.get(i).toString();
                String selectedCake = "";
        %>
        "<option value='<%=cakes.get(i)%>' <%=selectedCake%> >     <%=cakes.get(i+1)%></option>",
        <%
            }
        %>
        ,"</select>"
        ,"</td>"
        ,"</tr>"
        ].join("");

}

Eclipse says there is a syntax error, but I am not able to pinpoint the error.

Edit: Sorry I changed the sample code to better reflect my situation.

Answer 1

Could it be that this string has unescaped double-quotes in it?:

"<input type="button" name="helloButton" value="Click Me">"

Try changing it to:

"<input type=\"button\" name=\"helloButton\" value=\"Click Me\">"

or even better:

"<input type='button' name='helloButton' value='Click Me'>"