Passing a variable from PHP to JAVA

[GoGeTa]

ok, here's the deal, i get a variable passed through PHP, and i need that variable to be the content of a scrolling text javascript.. i tried this

var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><? echo "$message"; ?></font>'

but that doesnt work

i also tried

var message=<? echo "$message"; ?>
var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2">'+message+'</font>'

if someone could help me out here, id appreciate it

[freddydoesphp]

What is the error you are getting From first appearance your code looks okay. If you could explain to us what is happening when you try it we could give you a better answer. Also as side note, you want to pass a var to javascript not Java, they are two different things. One is a client-side scripting language the other is a full blown programming language.

[GoGeTa]

well... there is nothing much to explain, #1 the message is not displayed and there is a message in the statusbar... "done but with errors on the page"

[exbabylon]

Have you tried just printing out the var $message before trying to intert it into the javascript? I know that PHP doesn't care about JavaScript code, so that shouldn't even matter.

Just a shot in the dark because it seems that PHP is acting weird on you...

<?php
$message = "This is a weird cenario";
if($message){
    ?>
    var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><?=$message?></font>' ;
    <?
}
?>

Something I just noticed, doesn't JavaScript supposed to have a colon ( ; ) at the end of each line?

God Bless

Alex

[freddydoesphp]

Is it possible that there might be single quote in your $message? Why don't you try using it in Netscape it has a much better javascript debugger than IE. just load the page then type javascript: in the location and hit enter. And yes there is more to explain, like what is the contents of $message? Are you sure its not your marquee script that is broken? Does it work with plain old text? There are plenty of facts you can give us about your problem to help diagnose it better.

Alex the semicolon is optional

[GoGeTa]

if i write

var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2>This sucks big time</font>' 

it will work

but if i write

var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><? $message ?></font>'

i get no error message but nothing is displayed

and im sure that there really is something in my $message variable caus i tried echoing it just before my <script> for the scrolling code

so im puzzled..

[freddydoesphp]

Did you try viewing th source from the browser after the page loads to see what is actually being printed where you have <?=$message?> That hsould tell you what is wrong. If it prints something look for some weird character such as a single quote that might be mucking it up.

[GoGeTa]

CODE

<script language="JavaScript1.2">

       
        var marqueewidth=352
        var marqueeheight=30
        var speed=4
        var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><? $message ?></font>'

Source viewed once page is loaded

<script language="JavaScript1.2">

       
        var marqueewidth=352
        var marqueeheight=30
        var speed=4
        var marqueecontents='<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"></font>'

[freddydoesphp]

<? $message ?> is not going to print anything use

<?=$message?> or <? print $message; ?>

[GoGeTa]

god i feel like a dumbass hahahahaha

it works

thanx

[7stud]

also...JAVA != JavaScript

[GoGeTa]

7stud what a pointless reply, if ya have nothing better to say stfu