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Asked: 2026-06-15T14:09:01+00:00

Trying to pass string data produces the desired result in HTML but not sure

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Trying to pass string data produces the desired result in HTML but not sure why I am getting “missing ; before statement” error.

<%= javascript_tag do %>
    window.context_user_email = <%= @context_user_email %>;
<% end %>

gives…

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[

        window.context_user_email = some@example.com;

//]]>
</script>
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  1. Editorial Team

    If you add quotes it will become a string variable, otherwise it is just a syntax error:

    <%= javascript_tag do %>
    window.context_user_email = "<%= @context_user_email %>";
<% end %>
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