Passing a php variable with with string qiuotes in js function

Question

I am trying to pass a php variable inside js function but I am getting the following error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token

Here's my code:

<?php 
$author ="James Wilson";

echo '<li  onClick= getAuthor("'.$author.'");>';

?>

Possible duplicate of pass string parameter in an onclick function — splash58
– splash58, Commented Jul 18, 2016 at 16:07
This is not the duplicate of the link you posted @splash58.. please check carefully. — Stranger
– Stranger, Commented Jul 18, 2016 at 16:10

Charlie · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-18 16:30:06Z

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You know that you need to pass a string to onClick attribute. In plain html it should be:

<li onClick="getAuthor('someone')">

Construct this with proper escape characters in php.

echo '<li  onClick= "getAuthor(\'' . $author . '\')";>';

answered Jul 18, 2016 at 16:12

Charlie

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I tried the exct code you shared but instead of printing James Wilson, it prints $author

Works, thank you very much. Got to know where I went wrong

Please see my first snippet. That is how your echoed php value should look like. So, you needed to construct it with proper escape characters.

wazelin · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-18 16:09:48Z

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echo "<li onclick=\"getAuthor('$author')\">";

answered Jul 18, 2016 at 16:09

wazelin

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I tried this: Getting this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$author' (T_VARIABLE), expecting ',' or ';'

That should work. Another way would be echo '<li onclick="getAuthor(\'' . $author . '\')">';