XHTML Validation problem within Javascript

Question

So, I read the W3C validation FAQ about why some javascript causes validation errors but didn't seem to find an answer regarding my problem.

If you try to validate http://www.proskimboarding.com/codingtest/Public/registration.php

you'll receive a bunch of errors within the javascript code... anyone know of a solution for this? (mainly involving ampersands)

I'm talking about if you validate the document through the W3C validator — Richard Harrington
– Richard Harrington, Commented Mar 6, 2010 at 2:11
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– user241244, Commented Mar 6, 2010 at 15:59

Nick Craver · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-06 02:17:27Z

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Your ampersands need to be & instead of just & when outside of javascript, inside javascript you need to use this style with your script tags:

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[

alert("My Code here");

//]]>
</script>

Update: Tested this with your code, it solves 12/13 errors, the last is just not having a character encoding specified in the file, which is minor.

edited Mar 6, 2010 at 2:17

answered Mar 6, 2010 at 2:10

Nick Craver

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Richard Harrington Over a year ago

Is that exactly how it's written?

Richard Harrington Over a year ago

That works, thanks. I'll research more on exactly what it does later on.

Michael Haren · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-06 02:13:37Z

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Yes your & need to be encoded to &

edited Mar 6, 2010 at 2:13

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answered Mar 6, 2010 at 2:12

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