Nicholas Carrigan (he/him) 8d8d25e9f2
fix(learn): address escaped backticks (#40717)
* fix(learn): address escaped backticks

Addresses the instances of escaped backticks - where a backtick is
preceded by a backslash.  In most cases, this was left over from the
old parser. In some cases, a backtick was intended to be wrapped in
code tags and has been adjusted accordingly.

This issue came to light due to a bug in the translation flow on
Crowdin.

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

* fix: EVEN MORE :( :( :(

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

* fix: backslash nightmares

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* fix: When you wish upon a *******

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* fix(curriculum): md error introduced by formatter

* fix(curriculum): remove extra `s

* fix: restore quote symbol

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

* fix: Typo

Co-authored-by: Oliver Eyton-Williams <ojeytonwilliams@gmail.com>

* fix: apply review changes

Applying review feedback from call with @RandellDawson.

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

* fix: markdown does weird stuff sometimes

Can't stick backticks together - use code.

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: Oliver Eyton-Williams <ojeytonwilliams@gmail.com>
2021-01-20 19:01:00 -07:00

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---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244b6
title: Escape Sequences in Strings
challengeType: 1
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/c/cvmqRh6'
forumTopicId: 17567
dashedName: escape-sequences-in-strings
---
# --description--
Quotes are not the only characters that can be <dfn>escaped</dfn> inside a string. There are two reasons to use escaping characters:
1. To allow you to use characters you may not otherwise be able to type out, such as a carriage return.
2. To allow you to represent multiple quotes in a string without JavaScript misinterpreting what you mean.
We learned this in the previous challenge.
<table class='table table-striped'><thead><tr><th>Code</th><th>Output</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>\'</code></td><td>single quote</td></tr><tr><td><code>\"</code></td><td>double quote</td></tr><tr><td><code>\\</code></td><td>backslash</td></tr><tr><td><code>\n</code></td><td>newline</td></tr><tr><td><code>\r</code></td><td>carriage return</td></tr><tr><td><code>\t</code></td><td>tab</td></tr><tr><td><code>\b</code></td><td>word boundary</td></tr><tr><td><code>\f</code></td><td>form feed</td></tr></tbody></table>
*Note that the backslash itself must be escaped in order to display as a backslash.*
# --instructions--
Assign the following three lines of text into the single variable `myStr` using escape sequences.
<blockquote>FirstLine<br>    \SecondLine<br>ThirdLine</blockquote>
You will need to use escape sequences to insert special characters correctly. You will also need to follow the spacing as it looks above, with no spaces between escape sequences or words.
Here is the text with the escape sequences written out.
"FirstLine<code>newline</code><code>tab</code><code>backslash</code>SecondLine`newline`ThirdLine"
# --hints--
`myStr` should not contain any spaces
```js
assert(!/ /.test(myStr));
```
`myStr` should contain the strings `FirstLine`, `SecondLine` and `ThirdLine` (remember case sensitivity)
```js
assert(
/FirstLine/.test(myStr) && /SecondLine/.test(myStr) && /ThirdLine/.test(myStr)
);
```
`FirstLine` should be followed by the newline character `\n`
```js
assert(/FirstLine\n/.test(myStr));
```
`myStr` should contain a tab character `\t` which follows a newline character
```js
assert(/\n\t/.test(myStr));
```
`SecondLine` should be preceded by the backslash character <code>\\</code>
```js
assert(/\\SecondLine/.test(myStr));
```
There should be a newline character between `SecondLine` and `ThirdLine`
```js
assert(/SecondLine\nThirdLine/.test(myStr));
```
`myStr` should only contain characters shown in the instructions
```js
assert(myStr === 'FirstLine\n\t\\SecondLine\nThirdLine');
```
# --seed--
## --after-user-code--
```js
(function(){
if (myStr !== undefined){
console.log('myStr:\n' + myStr);}})();
```
## --seed-contents--
```js
var myStr; // Change this line
```
# --solutions--
```js
var myStr = "FirstLine\n\t\\SecondLine\nThirdLine";
```