Wrap long template literal line to multiline without creating a new line in the string

Ville Miekk-oja picture Ville Miekk-oja · May 19, 2016 · Viewed 50.2k times · Source

In es6 template literals, how can one wrap a long template literal to multiline without creating a new line in the string?

For example, if you do this:

const text = `a very long string that just continues
and continues and continues`

Then it will create a new line symbol to the string, as interpreting it to have a new line. How can one wrap the long template literal to multiple lines without creating the newline?

Answer

CodingIntrigue picture CodingIntrigue · May 19, 2016

If you introduce a line continuation (\) at the point of the newline in the literal, it won't create a newline on output:

const text = `a very long string that just continues\
and continues and continues`;
console.log(text); // a very long string that just continuesand continues and continues