Form of eval?

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#1

this is the line I wrote

document.write("<table>");

document.write("</table>");

syntax - JavaScript
and it keeps telling me this can be a form of eval. what does that mean and how do I fix this line?

#2

have you tried googling the error message? I wouldn’t use document.write, it overwrites everything in the html document, it doesn’t append. So using document.write twice will write the first to document, then overwrite it with the second document.write

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#3

Yeah I did couldn’t find anything, so whats a better method? The reason i’m using the table to make a snake game. So don’t write the closing table tag?

#4 
function createMap(){
	document.write("<table>"); 

	for( var y = 0; y < height; y++){
		document.write("<tr>");
		for( var x = 0; x < width; x++){
			if(x === 0 || x == width -1 || y === 0 || y == height -1){
				document.write("<td class= 'wall', id='"+ x + "-" + y +"''></td>");

			} else {
				document.write("<td class= 'blank', id='"+ x + "-" + y +"''></td>");

			}
		}
		document.write("</tr>");
	}

	document.write("</table>");
#5

this is the lines I wrote

#6

document.write will overwrite everything in the document, so you can’t use multiply of document.writes, they will just overwrite each other.

you should start by creating an element with JS:

this would be your table. Then use createElement to create the other elements you need, and use appendChild to add them to your table:

once the entire table is constructed, append the table (with all its child elements) to the html document. DOM manipulation is expensive, and should be done in a single go if possible

If you want to make a proper snake game, use a canvas

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#7

okay awesome thanks!!