PHP / JS - Send values from php to a js array

Question

I have a php array "$values", i want to transfer its values to a js array, which is working well, the only problem i'm getting is that it's making the 2 values sended stuck together as "onetwo" while i want them to be as two different values ["one","two"] in my Js array.

<?php 
  $values= ["one", "two"];
?>

<script>
var Js_array = [];

    Js_array.push('<?php 

        for ($x = 0; $x < count($values); $x++) {
            echo $values[$x];
        } 
    ?>'); 

alert(Js_array);
</script>

Thanks for your help.

Possible duplicate of [PHP array() to javascript array()](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18784178/php-array-to-javascript-array) — Devsi Odedra, Nov 01 '18 at 13:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '18 at 13:23

You are currently echoing all the items of the php array into ONE instance of the Js_array.push() function, so Js_array.push adds all the items of your php array as 1 item into the javascript array.

You instead should invoke Js_array.push() on each item of the php array, so each item can be added to the javascript array seperately. The below code demonstrates the required modification:

<?php 
  $values = ["one", "two"];
?>

<script>
  var Js_array = [];

  <?php 

    for ($x = 0; $x < count($values); $x++) {
        echo 'Js_array.push("'.$values[$x].'");'; // call Js_array.push on each item of php array;
    } 
  ?>;

  alert(Js_array);
</script>

Thanks for your answer, and the explanation as well :) – alioua walid Nov 01 '18 at 13:27 — alioua walid, Nov 01 '18 at 13:27
Glad to help, thanks for quick response. Best of luck. – coderodour Nov 01 '18 at 13:28 — coderodour, Nov 01 '18 at 13:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '18 at 13:18

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<?php 
  $values= ["one", "two"];
  function addQuotes($each_value){
     return "'".$each_value."'";
  }
?>

<script>
var Js_array = [<?php echo implode(",",array_map("addQuotes",$values)); ?>];
alert(Js_array);
</script>

answered Nov 01 '18 at 13:18

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