Insert html using jquery .html()

Question

I want to insert a large chunk of html into a pre-existing . I am using this method:

 $(\"td#content\").html(LOTS_OF_HTML_CODE_HERE);
         


        

Answer 1

Javascript doesn't have good support for multi-line strings or HEREDOC syntax, but there are a few workarounds.

Add a backslash "\" to the end of each line to let the script engine know you are continuing onto the next line without finishing:

Use an XML CDATA hack(http://mook.wordpress.com/2005/10/30/multi-line-strings-in-javascript/):