I don't see how this is better than var query = sql(`select \* from user where i...

basil-rash · on Sept 19, 2018

In this case the sql function can not escape the id. If you were to use a tagged template, it could.

egeozcan · on Sept 19, 2018

In your example, you get the concatenated string. If you use the tags, you can access the parts.

naranha · on Sept 19, 2018

Yes that's something the author does not explain well. sql is not a normal function but a special template "handler" with fixed parameters.

gramstrong · on Sept 19, 2018

It's just a tiny language feature, removing the parenthesis is not the point of the template literal. FWIW, I like the way it looks for styled-components:

  const NameTag = styled.div`
    font-size: 12pt;
    margin: 3px;
  `;