How To Format an Active Email Link in Template Literal

Sean McClurkan

February 03, 2021 22:23

I'm formatting a template literal string to display in a Form Element and would like to have part of the string be an active email link.

 

Here is the existing string:

 

=`__${$pendingOrgRecord.item.ORGANIZATION_NAME}__ has changes \ 

currently under review by City of Austin staff. \ 

 

For more information, or to discuss changes to this record, please email \ 

__Community.Registry@austintexas.gov__ or call 311 and ask to be \ 

connected to the _Neighborhood Assistance Center_.`

 

I'd like to make the Community.Tegistry@austintexas.govan active mailto:

 

 

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  Sean McClurkan

  February 04, 2021 18:47

  I found the answer. The issue I was running into was that the template literal string I am creating is being put into a Form Element Property description property which is applying markdown. So I just needed to use the markdown formatting for an active email link.

  So the correct "template literal" string turned out to be:

   

  =`__${$pendingOrgRecord.item.ORGANIZATION_NAME}__ has changes \ 

  currently under review by City of Austin staff. \ 

   

  For more information, or to discuss changes to this record, please email \ 

  __[Community.Registry@austintexas.gov](mailto:community.registry@austintexas.gov)__ or call 311 and ask to be \ 

  connected to the _Neighborhood Assistance Center_.`

   

  Notice that even though this is a template literal where the return character should be sufficient to cause a new line, this template literal is going into a markdown situation. Thus the escape slash->space->return is necessary to get the result:

  

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