Line breaks in javascript return

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I'm trying to add line breaks to the response in this already working javascript:

if (/example text/i.test(text)) return "example response";

I've tried all of the following and none have worked:

if (/example text/i.test(text)) return "example response 1/nexample response 2";
if (/example text/i.test(text)) return "example response 1" + '/n' + "example response 2";
if (/example text/i.test(text)) return "example response 1<br />example response 2";

etc etc

Is there any easy way to accomplish this inline without adding vars or more complexity to the rest of my code?

@user2204323 I'm not sure I got your last comment. Did Felix's answer work for you ? — Denys Séguret
– Denys Séguret, Commented Mar 24, 2013 at 11:06

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-24 11:04:42Z

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If your string is going to be displayed as HTML, you may do this :

if (/example text/i.test(text))
    return "example response 1<br"+">example response 2";

answered Mar 24, 2013 at 11:04

Denys Séguret

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user2204323 Over a year ago

Didn't work, maybe my code is rendering as straight plain text instead of as html? $('div').thedivclass(function(text){the if/return code above}, null, type); Is this screwing up how it renders?

Denys Séguret Over a year ago

Well, what does do thedivclass ?

user2204323 Over a year ago

$('').appendTo(self),handler(this.textContent || this.innerText); The code you suggested renders this if it helps: example response 1 example response 2

Denys Séguret Over a year ago

Ok, so it uses it as text. There is no direct solution, you'd better change your code so that it doesn't use this.textContent || this.innerText but this.innerHTML.

user2204323 Over a year ago

this.innerHTML as you directed worked, it's respecting html markup now, thx!

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