instance method `escape_javascript`

Ruby on Rails 7.2.3

Since v2.2.3

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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escape_javascript(javascript)

Escapes carriage returns and single and double quotes for JavaScript segments.

Also available through the alias j(). This is particularly helpful in JavaScript responses, like:

$('some_element').replaceWith('<%= j render 'some/element_template' %>');

Parameters

javascript req

Source

# File actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb, line 28
      def escape_javascript(javascript)
        javascript = javascript.to_s
        if javascript.empty?
          result = ""
        else
          result = javascript.gsub(/(\\|<\/|\r\n|\342\200\250|\342\200\251|[\n\r"']|[`]|[$])/u, JS_ESCAPE_MAP)
        end
        javascript.html_safe? ? result.html_safe : result
      end

Defined in actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb line 28 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper

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