gistfile1.js

var multiline_str = "some \
string \
spanning \
across \
lots \
of \
lines"

var multiline_str2 = "some "
                   + "string "
                   + "spanning "
                   + "across "
                   + "lots "
                   + "of "
                   + "lines "

// both results in "some string spanning across lots of lines"