Can't add new lines in JavaScript alert Box?

Question

I\'m generating a string in PHP and then eventually passing this string into a JavaScript alert box, my problem is I actually can\'t add line breaks in my alert box.

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Answer 1

You need to change $str to

$str = "This is a string\\n";

so that the \n gets passed to the JavaScript.

Answer 2

This happens because PHP interprets the \n before JavaScript has the chance to, resulting in a real line break inside the Javascript code. Try

\\n