string with quotes

[mpl]

Hi,
Below is my javascript string which i will be using in asp.net

 sTemp = "<script language=javascript>;parent.document.getElementById('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$txt_name').value ='" + myname + " ' ;</script>"
ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType, "myscript", sTemp)

variable myname is having single quotes values (myname =John O'Loughlin
) .I get javascript error (Expected ';') when i register the script

any solution to assign value with variables having single quotes?

Thanks
Mpl

[rohypnol]

Hello,

This is more of a .NET question... To paste the contents of the variable you should escape the quotes with a backslash. Replace every quote with backslash+quote.
But keep in mind, this is still dangerous so please check this http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ng&btnG=Search The first link it returns is http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/114530.aspx which I've found to be very helpful for what you need.

/// <summary>
/// Encodes a string to be represented as a string literal. The format
/// is essentially a JSON string.
/// 
/// The string returned includes outer quotes 
/// Example Output: "Hello \"Rick\"!\r\nRock on"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string EncodeJsString(string s)
{
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append("\"");
    foreach (char c in s)
    {
        switch (c)
        {
            case '\"':
                sb.Append("\\\"");
                break;
            case '\\':
                sb.Append("\\\\");
                break;
            case '\b':
                sb.Append("\\b");
                break;
            case '\f':
                sb.Append("\\f");
                break;
            case '\n':
                sb.Append("\\n");
                break;
            case '\r':
                sb.Append("\\r");
                break;
            case '\t':
                sb.Append("\\t");
                break;
            default:
                int i = (int)c;
                if (i < 32 || i > 127)
                {
                    sb.AppendFormat("\\u{0:X04}", i);
                }
                else
                {
                    sb.Append(c);
                }
                break;
        }
    }
    sb.Append("\"");
 
    return sb.ToString();
}

Regards,
Tom