JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by bvotcode

JavaScript

function ltrim(str) {
  if(!str) return str;
  return str.replace(/^\s+/g, '');
}
var text = '';
var arr = `your text
           that spans
           multiple lines`
var  separateLines = arr.split(/\r?\n|\r|\n/g);
for(i=0;i<separateLines.length;i++) {
    text += "\\item " + ltrim(separateLines[i]) +"\n"
}    
alert(text);