alternating quotes doesn't seem to be working

dot

I'm trying to use the following hack to create an expanding/contracting
list of links:

<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
function ChangeText(obj, originalText, newText){
if(obj.clicks == 1){
obj.innerHTML = originalText;
obj.clicks = 0;
}
else{
obj.innerHTML = newText;
obj.clicks = 1;
}}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'','state2 ');">Summer 2004<div
id="news1"></div>

<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'', '<a href="dir/file.html"> Link </a>

<p>');" Href example <div id=new2"></div>

</body>
</html>
The first call to ChangeText works, showing or hiding the text. The
second call with the quoted string in the href treats the double quote
after file.html as the matching quote that starts the string "ChangeText(...
I thought it was legal to embed the same kind of quote as long as you
alternate quote types (single/double). I guess not. I've tried escaping
the interior double quotes, but that doesn't seem to work either.

What am I missing?
Thanks

Jul 23 '05 #1

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sancha

nothing i guess can't figure it out worse completedifferent behaviour
in mozilla and explorer :((

well you can remove the inner " u dont need it.
i used firefox it worked after removing the inner quotes but not on
explorer
:(

Jul 23 '05 #2

sancha

<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
function ChangeText(obj, originalText, newText){
if(obj.clicks == 1){
obj.innerHTML = originalText;
obj.clicks = 0;
}
else{
alert(newText);
obj.innerHTML = newText;
obj.clicks = 1;
}}

</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'','state2 ');">Summer 2004<div
id="news1"></div>

<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'', '<a href=dir/file.html> Link
</a><p>');"> Href example <div id=new2"></div>

</body>
</html>

Jul 23 '05 #3

Zifud

sancha wrote:

nothing i guess can't figure it out worse completedifferent behaviour
in mozilla and explorer :((

well you can remove the inner " u dont need it.
i used firefox it worked after removing the inner quotes but not on
explorer
:(

Fix the syntax errors and it 'works' in both browsers.

--
Zif

Jul 23 '05 #4

RobG

dot wrote:

I'm trying to use the following hack to create an expanding/contracting
list of links:

<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
The language attribute has been depreciated for quite some time,
remove it but keep the required type attribute.
function ChangeText(obj, originalText, newText){
if(obj.clicks == 1){
obj.innerHTML = originalText;
obj.clicks = 0;
}
else{
obj.innerHTML = newText;
obj.clicks = 1;
}}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
Don't use the javascript pseudo-protocol, just use "#"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'','state2 ');">Summer 2004<div
id="news1"></div>

<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'', '<a href="dir/file.html"> Link </a>
<p>');" Href example <div id=new2"></div>
Once you have nested quotes, just qoute the inner ones and make sure
your HTML is valid (you have forgotten a closing '>'):

<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="news"
onClick="ChangeText(news1,'', '<a href=\'dir/file.html\'> Link </a>
<p>');"> Href example <div id=new2"></div>
------------------^

</body>
</html>
The first call to ChangeText works, showing or hiding the text. The
second call with the quoted string in the href treats the double quote
after file.html as the matching quote that starts the string
"ChangeText(...
I thought it was legal to embed the same kind of quote as long as you
alternate quote types (single/double). I guess not. I've tried escaping
the interior double quotes, but that doesn't seem to work either.

What am I missing?

A cleaner way of doing what you are trying to do. Why not just code
the link, then hide/show it using either 'visibility' or 'display'?
See a simple case below:

<script type="text/javascript">
function toggle(x) {
x = document.getElementById(x);
if (x.style) {
x.style.display = (x.style.display == '')? 'none':'';
}
}
</script>

<span onClick="toggle('X');" style="cursor: pointer;">
Summer 2004
</span>
<div id="news3"></div>
<span id="X"><a href="dir/file.html"> Link </a><br></span>
<span onClick="toggle('X');" style="cursor: pointer;">
Span example
</span>
--
Rob

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