new lines & carriage returns in javascript. *easy question*

[elacdude]

anyone know how to do new lines and carriage returns in javascript in an alert() box?

i tried:

alert('bla bla bla \n bla bla bla');
and
alert('bla bla bla <br> bla bla bla');
and
alert('bla bla bla \n\n bla bla bla');
and
alert('bla bla bla \r bla bla bla');
and
alert('bla bla bla \r\n bla bla bla');

someone help me please!!!!!

[vmusic]

Hi,
I am rather certain that \n is a carriage return line feed in Javascript

Make certain you try this in a straight html page - (NOT one generated by php)

Because..... I think if you're using php to echo or create your javascript you have to 'escape' the backslash ............. kind of like
echo "alert('This is the first line \nAnd this is the second');";

Hope that helps!!

[elacdude]

you are a genious! that was it. it was being generated by php and i just needed to add another slash.

thanks 😃