Revision 704573 of String.prototype.quote()

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<h2 id="Summary" name="Summary">Summary</h2>
<p>The non-standard <strong><code>quote()</code></strong> method returns a copy of the string, replacing various special characters in the string with their escape sequences and wrapping the result in double-quotes (<code>"</code>).</p>
<h2 id="Syntax" name="Syntax">Syntax</h2>
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<code><var>str</var>.quote()</code></pre>
<h2 id="Examples" name="Examples">Examples</h2>
<p>In the table below the <code>quote()</code> method replaces any special characters and wraps the strings in double-quotes. Also note the third column where a wrapped {{jsxref("Global_Objects/eval", "eval()")}} evaluates the escape sequences again.</p>
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   <th class="header" scope="col"><code>str</code></th>
   <th class="header" scope="col"><code>str.quote()</code></th>
   <th class="header" scope="col"><code>eval(str.quote())</code></th>
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   <td><code>Hello world!</code></td>
   <td><code>"Hello world!"</code></td>
   <td><code>Hello world!</code></td>
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   <td><code style="white-space: pre;">Hello<br />
    world!</code></td>
   <td><code>"Hello\n\tworld!"</code></td>
   <td><code style="white-space: pre;">Hello<br />
    world!</code></td>
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   <td><code>" \ — '</code></td>
   <td><code>"\" \\ \u2014 '"</code></td>
   <td><code>" \ — '</code></td>
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<h2 id="Specifications" name="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<p>Not part of any standard. Implemented in JavaScript 1.3.</p>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
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<h2 id="See_also" name="See_also">See also</h2>
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