Calling Javascript function in PHP while passing PHP variables into the function

Question

I'm experiencing a problem when calling a JavaScript function inside PHP code and trying to pass my PHP variables as parameters into the function. While it seems really simple to me, I can't figure it out by trying different syntax.

Here is a sample code which can demonstrate the problem:

<?PHP
    $var1 = 0;
    $var2 = 1;
    $var3 = 2;
    echo '<script type="text/javascript">functionName($var1, $var2, $var3);</script>';
?>

If I try to pass constants (e.g. "123") the function gets called and the value is passed, but when trying to pass the PHP variable, the function doesn't get called at all.

How can I do this correctly?

echo "<script type='text/javascript'>functionName($var1, $var2, $var3);</script>"; — aldrin27
– aldrin27, Commented Sep 19, 2015 at 9:05
That was the actual quotes I was using in my code, does it have any difference? — Ramtin Soltani
– Ramtin Soltani, Commented Sep 19, 2015 at 9:07
Yes because single quotes litterally puts your $var as $var. While double quotes puts your $var in 0 1 or 2 — aldrin27
– aldrin27, Commented Sep 19, 2015 at 9:08
I'll make this my answer. Can I? And mark that as green check? — aldrin27
– aldrin27, Commented Sep 19, 2015 at 9:09

aldrin27 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-19 09:28:55Z

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Single quotes litterally puts your $var as $var. While double quotes puts your $var in 0 1 or 2

echo "<script type='text/javascript'>functionName('$var1', '$var2', '$var3');</script>"

edited Sep 19, 2015 at 9:28

answered Sep 19, 2015 at 9:20

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1000Gbps · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-19 09:34:22Z

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I think you should use curly braces to better distinguish variables in a string. Just wrap them like this:

echo "<script type='text/javascript'>functionName({$var1}, {$var2}, {$var3});</script>"

answered Sep 19, 2015 at 9:34

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Ramtin Soltani Over a year ago

Thanks. I have a question if you don't mind. When one of my variable contains new lines, the function doesn't get called. I tried nl2br() but it didn't help. Any ideas?

1000Gbps Over a year ago

Can you post the full source somewhere?

Ramtin Soltani Over a year ago

the full source is unnecessary because it's too big. I actually solved the problem by replacing all the newlines with <br/>. To demonstrate the problem, just define a variable in php, and set its value to a textarea's text value (and make sure you have newlines typed in the textarea). Then try to pass that variable to a javascript function. You'll see that the function would never be called. Try the same thing with a textarea without any newlines and it works perfectly. Once again I have already solved this but I don't get the logic of the function never getting called.

1000Gbps Over a year ago

Strange, nl2br() works for me ... Can you give at least the text which contains newline special characters?

Ramtin Soltani Over a year ago

The text varies based on user input. It's just simply any text containing a line break.

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