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  2. SERVER-20736

Escaping double quote in string within braces triggers an end of input

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    • Server Tooling & Methods
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      • Open MongoDB shell
      • Open a curly bracket : "{", and hit enter
      • "..." appears for you to continue your command
      • Create the following variable quote: var quote="\"";
      • Hit enter to continue your command
        --> SyntaxError

      But if you change var quote="\""; by var quote=" \""; it will work and let you finish your command and close your bracket.

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      Open MongoDB shell Open a curly bracket : "{", and hit enter "..." appears for you to continue your command Create the following variable quote: var quote="\""; Hit enter to continue your command --> SyntaxError But if you change var quote="\""; by var quote=" \""; it will work and let you finish your command and close your bracket.

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      If you want to use double quotes in a string, you just have to escape it: \"
      But if you insert this escaped character right after the beginning of a string when you are within curly brackets block, it will trigger an error:
      "SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input"

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          Question - SERVER-40911 JS Error

          • Minor - P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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              backlog-server-stm Backlog - Server Tooling and Methods (STM) (Inactive)
              Thematrixme Maxime Darçot
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