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JavaScript String Templates

String Templates

Template Strings

Template Literals

Beloved child has many names

Back-Tics Syntax

Template Strings use back-ticks (``) rather than the quotes ("") to define a string:

Example

let text = `Hello World!`;

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Quotes Inside Strings

Template Strings allow both single and double quotes inside a string:

Example

let text = `He's often called "Johnny"`;

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Multiline Strings

Template Strings allow multiline strings:

Example

let text =
`The quick
brown fox
jumps over
the lazy dog`;

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Interpolation

Template Strings allow variables in strings.

Template strings provide an easy way to interpolate variables in strings.

Syntax

${...}

Example

Variable Substitutions:

let firstName = "John";
let lastName = "Doe";

let text = `Welcome ${firstName}, ${lastName}!`;

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Expression Substitution

Template Strings allow interpolation of expressions in strings:

Example

let price = 10;
let VAT = 0.25;

let total = `Total: ${(price * (1 + VAT)).toFixed(2)}`;

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HTML Templates

Example

let header = "Template Strings";
let tags = ["template strings", "javascript", "es6"];

let html = `<h2>${header}</h2><ul>`;
for (const x of tags) {
  html += `<li>${x}</li>`;
}

html += `</ul>`;

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Browser Support

Template Strings is an ES6 feature.

ES6 is fully supported in all modern browsers since June 2017:

Chrome
51
Edge
15
Firefox
54
Safari
10
Opera
38
May 2016 Apr 2017 Jun 2017 Sep 2016 Jun 2016

Complete String Reference

For a complete String reference, go to our:

Complete JavaScript String Reference.

The reference contains descriptions and examples of all string properties and methods.



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