Multiline strings are allowed in CoffeeScript. Lines are joined by a single space unless they end with a backslash. Indentation is ignored.
mobyDick = "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago --
never mind how long precisely -- having little
or no money in my purse, and nothing particular
to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail
about a little and see the watery part of the
world..."
var mobyDick;
​
mobyDick = "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- never mind how long precisely -- having little or no money in my purse,
and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world...";​
