JavaScript Strings

JavaScript strings are used for storing and manipulating text such as a series of characters like "John Doe". A string can be any text inside single or double quotes:

   carName = "Volvo XC60";
   var carname = 'Volvo XC60';

Quotes can be used inside a string, as long as they don't match the quotes surrounding the string:

   var answer = "It's alright";
   var answer = "He is called 'Johnny'";
   var answer = 'He is called "Johnny"';

HTML file: Displayed by browser:
<body>
<p id="demo"></p>
<p id="demo1"></p>
<script>
   var carName1 = "Volvo XC60";
   var carName2 = 'Volvo XC60';
   document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
   carName1 + "<br />" + carName2;
   var answer1 = "It's alright";
   var answer2 = "He is called 'Johnny'";
   var answer3 = 'He is called "Johnny"';
   document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML =
   answer1 + "<br />" + answer2 + "<br />" + answer3;
</script>
</body>


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