Some KRL statements and expressions use extended quotes. Extended quotes allow multiple line passages that contain the double quote symbol ("
) to be more easily entered.
There are two types of extended quotes in KRL:
Chevrons
Chevrons enclose the items to be quoted in double less-than and greater-than signs (<<...>>
). For example:
somevar = << <p>This is <em>some</em> HTML.<br/> <a href="http://www.google.com">Search Google</a> </p> >>;
Values inside chevrons are treated as strings. The white space is preserved.
Clown Hats
Clown hats are used to quote JavaScript (<|...|>
). The primary difference between chevrons and clown hats is that non-essential whitespace may not be preserved by the execution engine for strings inside clown hats.
somecode = <| var e = 5; var f = e + 6; |>;