Convenient way to wrap long SQL statements in javascript

In python, one can use “”” to wrap long MySQL statements. For example,

sql = """CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE (
         FIRST_NAME  CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
         LAST_NAME  CHAR(20),
         AGE INT,  
         SEX CHAR(1),
         INCOME FLOAT )"""

However, if I try the same thing in javascript, there will be syntax error.

connection.query("""CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE (
FIRST_NAME  CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
    LAST_NAME  CHAR(20),
    AGE INT,
    SEX CHAR(1),
    INCOME FLOAT )"""


    , function (err, rows, fields) {
    if (err) throw err;
    res.send(rows);
});

Is there some kind of javascript equivalent for python’s """string encapsulation? If no, what are some best practices for encapsulating a long MySQL string statement in javascript?

I am using node.js restify client.

Answer

Dealing with long strings in JavaScript:

var sql = "CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE (" +
             " FIRST_NAME  CHAR(20) NOT NULL," +
             " LAST_NAME  CHAR(20)," +
             " AGE INT," +
             " SEX CHAR(1)," +
             " INCOME FLOAT )";

Python’s triple quotes are great! Unfortunately, in JavaScript, you have only two options:

• + based concatenation, as above
• based continuation, as proposed by @Nina Scholz

Personally, I don’t like using for line continuation (in any language.) Using + doesn’t introduce unnecessary spaces in your string either.

Hope this helps.