Problem with PHP spaces

[swethak]

Hi,

I am getting the problem when i used the php code inside javascript. i,e

<?
$description=<p><strong>This is Test1</strong></p><p><strong>This is Test2</strong></p>
?>
<script>
alert('<?=$description?>');
</script>

Above code works fine and give the alert message when page will loaded.

i have modified that above code like that

<?
$description=<p><strong>This is Test1</strong></p>
<p><strong>This is Test2</strong></p>
?>
<script>
alert('<?=$description?>');
</script>

It didn't worked and didn't give any alert message. Anybody Could please tell the solution to my problem.




Thanks
Swetha

[Mark Baker]

<?php
$description='<p><strong>This is Test1</strong></p>\n<p><strong>This is Test2</strong></p>';
?>
<script>
alert("<?php echo $description; ?>");
</script>

Note the types of quote marks used, and the \n for a new line

[Ernie1]

use quotes:

<?
$description="<p><strong>This is Test1</strong></p><p><strong>This is Test2</strong></p>";
?>
<script>
alert('<?=$description?>');
</script>

[swethak]

Hi,



I am getting the 'description' from database text datatype .For to get an problem only i have directly declared like that . How can i add the \n in this case. Could please give an clear idea





Thanks
Swetha

[swethak]

Hi


I already using the quotes .By mistake at the time of posting i forgot it . It is not my problem .When i use the paragraph tags in same line it works but when i use the paragraph tags separately in each line i am getting the problem.

[Mark Baker]

the <p> shouldn't cause any problems: it's just text to be displayed "as is" by the alert box.

To get the new line character correct:

$description = str_replace("\n",'\n',$description); 

[crmalibu]

When you want to pass a string to javascript, json_encode() is very useful. It will quote, and properly escape the contents of the string into something suitable for javascript.

<?
$description = '
<p><strong>This is Test1</strong></p>
<p><strong>This is Test2</strong></p>
';
?>
<script>
alert(<?=json_encode($description)?>);
</script>