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](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9643311/pass-string-parameter-in-an-onclick-function) — splash58, Jul 18 '16 at 16:07
This is not the duplicate of the link you posted @splash58.. please check carefully. — Stranger, Jul 18 '16 at 16:10
That code you provided shouldn't be giving you that error. It would at least generate this html: `

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 16:09

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

answered Jul 18 '16 at 16:09

wazelin

I tried this: Getting this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$author' (T_VARIABLE), expecting ',' or ';' – Stranger Jul 18 '16 at 16:12
That should work. Another way would be `echo '
';`

Charlie · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-18T16:30:06.767

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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 . '\')";>';

edited Jul 18 '16 at 16:30

answered Jul 18 '16 at 16:12

Charlie

I tried the exct code you shared but instead of printing James Wilson, it prints $author – Stranger Jul 18 '16 at 16:19
Works, thank you very much. Got to know where I went wrong – Stranger Jul 18 '16 at 17:10
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. – Charlie Jul 19 '16 at 04:09

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