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Article ID: 316174 - Last Review: February 11, 2004 - Revision: 2.6
PRB: The </SCRIPT> Tag Is Treated As a Closing Tag When Inside a Quoted String
This article was previously published under Q316174
When you use a </SCRIPT> Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML) tag inside a quoted string, the tag is treated as a closing tag rather
than as a portion of the string.
To work around this behavior, do not directly use the
</SCRIPT> tag inside a script section. Instead, you can use alternatives
such as the following tag:
This
behavior is by design.
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
- Copy the following code to a Script.aspx page, and then
save it to your Web server:
<script language="vb" runat="server" id="Script1">
Private Sub scripTest(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Dim myStr as String
myStr = "</script>"
End Sub
</script>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>WebForm1</title>
</HEAD>
<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<asp:Button OnClick="scripTest" id="Button1" style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 232px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 62px" runat="server" Text="Button" Width="273px" Height="94px"></asp:Button>
</form>
</body>
</HTML>
- Reference the test page in your Web browser, and the
following error message appears:
Compiler Error
Message:BC30648: String constants must end with a double quote
- Modify the Script.aspx page, and then change the following
line of code from: to:
myStr = chr(60) & "/script>"
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft ASP.NET 1.1
- Microsoft ASP.NET 1.0
- Microsoft Active Server Pages 4.0
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