In message <n4qzl.19093$y61.17...@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Lie Ryan wrote:
> out.write ( > ''' > function JSString(Str) > { > var Result = '\"' > for (var i = 0; i < Str.length; ++i) > { > var ThisCh = Str.charAt(i) > if (ThisCh == '\\') > { > ThisCh = '\\\\' > } > else if (ThisCh == '\"') > { > ThisCh = '\\\"' > } > else if (ThisCh == '\t') > { > ThisCh = '\\t' > } > else if (ThisCh == '\n') > { > ThisCh = '\\n' > } /*if*/ > Result += ThisCh > } /*for*/ > return Result + '\"' > } /*JSString*/ > ''' > ) You haven't managed to get rid of the backslashes. > I might go even further: > > out.write ( > ''' > function JSString(Str) > { > const dq = '\"' > const slash = '\\' > > var Result = dq > for (var i = 0; i < Str.length; ++i) > { > var ThisCh = Str.charAt(i) > if (ThisCh == slash) > { > ThisCh = slash + slash > } > else if (ThisCh == dq) > { > ThisCh = slash + dq > } > else if (ThisCh == '\t') > { > ThisCh = slash + 't' > } > else if (ThisCh == '\n') > { > ThisCh = slash + 'n' > } /*if*/ > Result += ThisCh > } /*for*/ > return Result + dq > } /*JSString*/ > ''' > ) Now you've lost track of the original point of the discussion, which is about using alternate quotes to avoid backslashes. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list