I have a js file where I need to construct some HTML the problem is it needs to be in a string to be parsed. Something like;
var myHTML="<a href='"#"' onclick='"alert("hello"); event.returnValue = false; return false;"'>"+childOrders+"</a>"
I have tried lots of combinations of quotes but just cannot get it to work.
Thanks for the help, Chris
You can escape quotes within a string by putting a backslash in front of them, like so:
myString = "A string with \"quotes\" in it.";
The above will result in the string A string with "quotes" in it.
EDIT: As for the quotes inside the onclick attribute, I would suggest using single quotes, so your code would look like this:
var myHTML="<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"alert('hello'); event.returnValue = false; return false;\">"+childOrders+"</a>";
I think you are looking for the mighty \ (backslash). Escape the quotes and it will work.
var myHTML="<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"alert(\"hello\"); event.returnValue = false; return false;\">"+childOrders+"</a>"
var myHTML = "<a href='#' onclick='alert(\"hello\"); event.returnValue = false; return false;'>" + childOrders + "</a>";
You need to escape the quotes inside the string like so
var myHTML="<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"alert(\'hello\'); event.returnValue = false; return false;\">childOrders</a>"
var myHTML='<a href="#" onclick=alert("hello"); event.returnValue = false; return false;>'+childOrders+'</a>'
This works I think. Use the single quotes on the outside so you can still use the double quotes on the inside.
just like this
var myHTML="<a href='#' onclick='alert('hello'); event.returnValue = false; return false;'>"+1+"</a>"
