Re: PHP and Javascript escape character problem, --> those who like to solve things can try to solve this issue, its tricky I think ;)

On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 00:53 -0800, acetrader wrote: > Hi there, > > I am doing an application that allows me to create RSS channels and put > feeds inside of each channel. Everything works so far, but - now I have > started to do the 'Edit Channel', 'Edit Feed', 'Delete Channel' > and 'Delete > Feed' functionalities and have run into a problem. For me its a big problem > cause Im not a guru programmer but for you out there it may be a piece of > cake. > > I have the following line of code: > > $myFeedHTML .= "<TH ROWSPAN=3 BGCOLOR='#99CCFF'> $feedItemImagePath <br > /> > <br /> <input type='Button' value='Edit' width='100px' > onClik='javascript:DeleteChannelAndAllOfItsFeeds()' /> <br /> <br > />DELETE<br /></TH>"; > > In $myFeedHTML I'am always appending new HTML data to it, in this case I'am > appending a table row/header row that has an image in it and underneath the > image it has two buttons, one is for the EDIT functionality and the other is > for the DELETE functionality. > > Now... notice the onClik events -> > onClik='javascript:DeleteChannelAndAllOfItsFeeds()' . I ususally use that > method to call a javascript function from within a button or a link....and > like this is works (on its own - ie when its not being appended as a normal > string to the variable $myFeedHTML). > > But...When it is appended to a variable so that I echo everything at once in > the end, the onClik action must be included inside a " (double quotes) and > inside ' (single quotes) so that it can be appeneded to the string, now > when this is being done everything gets mixed because of of all the " and ' > thus the program thinks that these are normal escape characters and just > skips over the javascript call function that is nested within the onClik > event. So the onClik is not getting a function assigned to it. (you can see > this in the code I've pasted above) > > What can I do in order to append it to my $myFeedHTML variable and at the > same time have it assigend a javascript function inside of its EDIT/DELETE > button onClik event ? > > Can you give me some example maybe etc ? > > Image Preview: > > http://old.nabble.com/file/p26156627/my%2BEscape%2BProblem.jpg > > btw: I know I've written onClik wrong but I wrote it this way in this forum > cause it wouldn't let me post my thread because it regards it as an illegal > tag lol. B-)B-) > > Thank you very much :) , > The Ace > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/PHP-and-Javascript-escape-character-problem%2C---%3E-those-who-like-to-solve-things-can-try-to-solve-this-issue%2C-its-tricky-I-think--%29-tp26156627p26156627.html > Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > I've noticed also that in your code you've always referred to onclik, when it should be onclick. I hope this was just a typo in the email! Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk