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Oct 06.2005

Does anyone know if using the alt+255 method to create spaces in a string is a no-no in javascript?

That is, I want to add a few blank spaces at the end of a string and they won’t persist. Only the alt+255 method works here:

“+date+”, “+year+” “+hr+”:”+min+”:”+sec+ap+” “+” “+” “;

Thanks,

Terry

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@herodote92Oct 06.2005 — It's no use mentioning several following blanks in HTML, they will be considered as only one. You might use   although in my opinion it's not a very nice programming style: only in case of real need...
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@felgallOct 06.2005 — <span style="white-space:pre"> </span>

put as much whitespace between the tags as you need.
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@tpeckauthorOct 07.2005 — Right - but how do you put a span in javascript? Isn't the ALT-255 approach acceptable?
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@herodote92Oct 07.2005 — More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_character

Why do you exactly need a sequence of spaces ?
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@tpeckauthorOct 07.2005 — I'm displaying the date aligned top right in a div layer - works well but butts up against the scroll bar. The alt-255 method works well but I am slightly concerned that it is non-standard and may not work in all cases. But it seems from your reference that it is a line-breaking scenario which will not affect me.

Thanks,

Terry
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@herodote92Oct 07.2005 — Wouldn't it be better to play with the container style ? (position, width, margins, padding...)
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