JSLint "bad escapement" on a multiply sign

Question

I need to display a multiply sign (×) in a modal being created by JavaScript like so:

$(blah).dialog({ something: '\327' });

However, JSLint says this is a "bad escapement". Unfortunately, using an HTML entity like &times doesn't work in this situation—only the escape code will display properly. Anyone know why this is a bad escapement and if there's a way around this?

I can't reproduce this. JSLint complains: “Don't use octal: '\3'. Use '\u....' instead”. — Marcel Korpel, Jun 13 '12 at 14:19

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '12 at 14:19

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Use the hexadecimal escape: '\u00D7'.

answered Jun 13 '12 at 14:19

SLaks

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Thanks. Any idea as to why the octal is bad? – clem Jun 13 '12 at 14:32
The digits part of an octal literal starts with a zero. So what you wanted was `\0327`. – David Gorsline Jun 13 '12 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 13 '12 at 14:20

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You can just use × if your file encoding is all right.

answered Jun 13 '12 at 14:20

Marcel Korpel

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JSLint "bad escapement" on a multiply sign

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