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JavaScript Regular Expressions in JavaScript Validating a Form Flags

Posted by tapio
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tapio
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How did he create a new line in the console?

How did he create a new line in the console when he talked about the const treat =cheese cheese cheese example. Hitting enter didn't work for me...

2 Answers

Zimri Leijen
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because he's using backticks

tapio
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Awesome, thank you!

Christopher Wester
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Christopher Wester
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Christopher Wester
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Using backticks changes the behavior of the Enter key, so that the cursor moves to a new line in the console instead of submitting the code to try to run it.

Alternatively, if you want to move to a new line without using backticks, you can press Shift + Enter. I find this useful, when I want to make a visual separation in my writing. This keyboard shortcut works in other applications as well.