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Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,599 Pointsescape character
Random question but...
why is he using the escape character? I don't get why he needed to added an extra " to begin with.
1 Answer
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 PointsHe wanted to display the string enclosed in quotes in the alert.
The string "complete name" is 13 characters long
vs.
The string complete name is 13 characters long
Without the escape character the browser would think "The string "" ended at the first quote.