Why can't I add a with JQuery .html?

Question

Why does this code work:

$(\'div.error_container\').html(\'
No more foo allowed
\');

But this code cau

Answer 1

Try breaking it up into a chain:

var $div = $('
').html('No more foo allowed')
                                         .append('
');
$('div.error_container').html($div);