UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

**Jim Ley** · Jul 20 '05, 11:04 AM

Re: UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

On 11 Oct 2003 07:22:11 -0700, KathyBurke40@at tbi.com (KathyB) wrote:
[color=blue]
>I'm passing html text as a parameter to a javascript. When it has an
>apostrophe in it, of course it does parse correctly.[/color]

If it parses correctly, what's your problem...

You might try actually illustrating your problem with code, or a link,
you're not even telling us how you're "passing html text as a
parameter to a javascript"

Jim.
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**Lee** · Jul 20 '05, 11:04 AM

Re: UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

KathyB said:[color=blue]
>
>Hi, not sure this is the right group, but hoping someone may have
>experienced this.
>
>I'm passing html text as a parameter to a javascript. When it has an
>apostrophe in it, of course it does parse correctly. BTW, using IE6
>and msxml3/4.
>
>Even if I manually escape the ' with \' or '' the browser just sees it
>as \' or '' and not as an escaped apostrophe.
>
>This is driving me nuts! Everyone just tells me to escape the
>character.
>
>Any clues most welcome![/color]

You need to provide more detail. A link to a page or a small sample
of code that shows the problem would help.
Did you mean to say "of course it does NOT parse correctly" ?

How are you passing the HTML text?

Escape characters have no meaning in HTML.
Escape characters only have meaning in literal text.
They are ignored in text that is already in the value of a variable.
For example, the following code will produce a page reading:

Kathy\'s problem
Kathy\'s problem
Kathy's problem

<html>
<body>
<div id="alpha">Kath y\'s problem</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write( document.getEle mentById("alpha ").innerHTM L);
document.write( "<br>Kathy\ 's problem");
</script>
</body>
</html>

<html>
<body>
<div id="alpha">Kath y\'s problem</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write( document.getEle mentById("alpha ").innerHTM L);
document.write( "<br>Kathy\ 's problem");
</script>
</body>
</html>

Kathy\'s problem
Kathy\'s problem
Kathy's problem

**Kathy Burke** · Jul 20 '05, 11:05 AM

Re: UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

Yes, I DID mean that it does NOT parse correctly. Here is an example of
my script and parameter passed.

<script language="Javas cript">
function Anomaly(textIn)
{
newWindow = window.open(('A nomaly.aspx?des c=' +textIn), 'Anomaly',
'width=650,heig ht=700');
}
</script>

<input type="button" value="Anomaly"
onclick="Javasc ript:Anomaly('K athy's apostrophe test')">

QUESTION: What does the parameter have to be to not throw an exception
within the script? I've tried \' but it just results in \' in the html
output not just the html source.

I hope this clarifies my question. Thanks for responding!

Kathy

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**Lasse Reichstein Nielsen** · Jul 20 '05, 11:05 AM

Re: UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

Kathy Burke <kathyburke40@a ttbi.com> writes:
[color=blue]
> Yes, I DID mean that it does NOT parse correctly. Here is an example of
> my script and parameter passed.
>[/color]
[color=blue]
> <input type="button" value="Anomaly"
> onclick="Javasc ript:Anomaly('K athy's apostrophe test')">[/color]
^
The problem is here: ^
That single-quote/apostrophe must be escaped.
[color=blue]
> QUESTION: What does the parameter have to be to not throw an exception
> within the script? I've tried \' but it just results in \' in the html
> output not just the html source.[/color]

The onclick event should be:
onclick="Anomal y('Kathy\'s apostrophe test')">

Drop the "Javascript :". It doesn't belong there, and it makes no
difference.

Other comments:
[color=blue]
> <script language="Javas cript">[/color]

This should be
<script type="text/javascript">
The type attribute is required in HTML 4 and later.
[color=blue]
> newWindow = window.open(('A nomaly.aspx?des c=' +textIn), 'Anomaly',[/color]

Not all characters are allowed in URL's, so I would suggest changing
"textIn" to "escape(textIn) ". That will write characters that are
not allowed in URL's as, e.g., %20 (a space).

/L
--
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**Allan W** · Jul 20 '05, 11:05 AM

Re: UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

KathyBurke40@at tbi.com (KathyB) wrote

I think what you're asking is how to nest quotes. For instance, if you
want to use document.write( ) to write out a statement that has a quote
in it.

If so, the answer is that most places that need quotes, can use either
single quotes or double quotes.

document.write( "Kathy's page"); // Quoted string contains
apostrophe
shows up as
Kathy's page

document.write( 'Is "Kathy" home?"); // Quoted string contains
quote
shows up as
Is "Kathy" home?

If you find that you need to use both, you can use the + sign to
concatenate.

document.write( 'Is this "Kathy' + "'s Page" +'"?');
shows up as
Is this "Kathy's Page"?

HTH
[color=blue]
> Hi, not sure this is the right group, but hoping someone may have
> experienced this.
>
> I'm passing html text as a parameter to a javascript. When it has an
> apostrophe in it, of course it does parse correctly. BTW, using IE6
> and msxml3/4.
>
> Even if I manually escape the ' with \' or '' the browser just sees it
> as \' or '' and not as an escaped apostrophe.
>
> This is driving me nuts! Everyone just tells me to escape the
> character.
>
> Any clues most welcome!
>
> Thanks, Kathy[/color]

UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

UGH! Using escape characters don't work...anyone know why?

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