PHP/jQuery Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

Question

i have problem with between php and jQuery/Javascript...It wont show up or can't work.

My Code:

if($bottom_1_banner == "true"){
        //$data_AD .= '$(\'.ban_bottom\').html(\''.htmlentities($bottom_banner).'\').text();';
        $data_AD .= '$(\'.ban_bottom\').html("'.htmlspecialchars($bottom_banner).'").text();';
}

Error Log: (Chrome/Safari)

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
        $('.ban_bottom').html("&lt;!-- xxxxxxx --&gt;
******index.php:11 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL******
            &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
            xxxxxxx_bid = &quot;xxxxxxxxxxx&quot;;
            &lt;/script&gt;
            &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot; src=&quot;http://xxx.xxxxxx.com/k.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
            &lt;!-- xxxxxxxx --&gt;").text();    });
</script>

OR

Error Log

Edited: Converted Image to Text.

This is difficult to read. Can you post the code instead of obscured pictures of the code? — David, Jul 27 '11 at 11:46
You might need to tell htmlentities to use UTF8 encoding possibly. — Treffynnon, Jul 27 '11 at 11:48
@user453089 http://php.net/manual/en/function.htmlentities.php _"Presently, the ISO-8859-1 character set is used as the default."_ — Treffynnon, Jul 27 '11 at 12:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 26 '12 at 16:02

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I had the same problem with the new line in JavaScript. If you are getting the value from MySql you can try this:

$php_string = str_replace('<br />','<br />\\',nl2br($php_string));

First replace the line-break with an html <br/> tag and then add the \ after the generated <br/> tag; So the JS line always ends with a \, that indicates a correct new line in the JavaScript code.

edited Oct 26 '12 at 16:02

Scott

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answered Apr 19 '12 at 21:46

ZeV

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:46

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Based by your code above, one thing for sure, you need to define $data_AD variable before using .= or just use = without .

answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:46

toopay

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nope... i have 4 scripts add to one variable =) but i test one script first.. 3 of them scripts later. – user453089 Jul 27 '11 at 12:10
Maybe you need to check this thread too : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5733275/chrome-uncaught-syntax-error-unexpected-token-illegal – toopay Jul 27 '11 at 12:14

marc · Answer 3 · 2011-07-27T12:28:35.697

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Maybe do

$data_AD .= '$(\'.ban_bottom\').html("'.$bottom_banner.'").text();';

...

<?php echo str_replace('\n', '\\n', $data_AD); ?>

to remove the line breaks?

edited Jul 27 '11 at 12:28

answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:56

marc

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@user45: What purpose has `htmlspecialchars`? – marc Jul 27 '11 at 12:28
The ILLEGAL there is actually the new line. It can't be different since it's an ILLEGAL inside a string! Follow marc solution and check what the results are. – Pier Paolo Ramon Jul 27 '11 at 12:29
i think its problem with – user453089 Jul 27 '11 at 12:46
@user4: the problem is the starting on a new line. Just try my solution. If it do not works, then please paste the resulting code, too. – marc Jul 27 '11 at 12:51
give me time... im trying use follow method link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/610995/jquery-cant-append-script-element – user453089 Jul 27 '11 at 13:06
i tested with `$(document).ready(function() { $('.ban_bottom').html('<script>echo 'TEST';</script>'); });` its same error.. i think its problem with – user453089 Jul 27 '11 at 13:26
@user4: Why do you mix PHP and javascript? of course it will not work. – marc Jul 27 '11 at 13:32

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 27 '11 at 18:43

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Get rid of the new lines in the HTML. Javascript doesn't understand strings on multiple lines. You can alternatively replace the \n with \ \n:

This does not work:

var a = "This is a
string for me";

This works

var a = "This is a \
string for me";

or

var a = "This is a string for me";

answered Jul 27 '11 at 18:43

methodin

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nope only problem with ... jQuery cant create script.. but i found similar link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/610995/jquery-cant-append-script-element – user453089 Jul 29 '11 at 12:43

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 27 '11 at 18:47

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This line of code works flawless here. I'd guess its an file encoding issue with the .php-file. Check for bad characters.

answered Jul 27 '11 at 18:47

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