Put a php string in javascript

Question

I have this string in php

$tagged

and I want to put it in my javacript script inside the ' '

tagName: '',

how do I do this

ComFreek · Answer 1 · 2013-09-07T15:58:16.437

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The best way IMHO would be this:

tagName: <?php echo json_encode($tagged); ?>

This way, you don't have to take care of escaping quotes, escape characters or other unwanted signs.

edited Sep 07 '13 at 15:58

answered Sep 07 '13 at 15:51

ComFreek

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why not just `echo json_encode($tagged)` instead? – John Dvorak Sep 07 '13 at 15:54
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I cannot see any benefits over just using json_encode. Please explain the parenthesis as well as the appended "a" – Eirik Hoem Sep 07 '13 at 15:58
@JanDvorak Thanks, I didn't know `json_encode()` handle raw strings properly. @Downvoters: I updated the answer. – ComFreek Sep 07 '13 at 15:58

Eirik Hoem · Answer 2 · 2013-09-07T16:25:38.783

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If your view is rendered by PHP:

tagName: '<?= json_encode($tagged)?>',

If your JS code is a part of a PHP view, build the object from PHP:

$jsObject = json_encode(array('tagName' => $tagged'));

edited Sep 07 '13 at 16:25

answered Sep 07 '13 at 15:52

Eirik Hoem

why not just `echo json_encode($tagged)` instead? – John Dvorak Sep 07 '13 at 15:59
My initial response had that, but someone else suggested the same (which is now removed). Updated my initial answer. – Eirik Hoem Sep 07 '13 at 16:26

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