How can i pass a string with multiple line to a javascript function ?

[mohan lal]

Hi,

I have a variable in php

$test = "This is a string
It has multiple lines
there are three total" ;

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I want to pass this variable to a javascript function

I have write this in my php file

<?php echo "<script language=javascript>convert('$test');</script>"; ?>

but this makes an error "Unterminated string literal" How can i solve this issue ??

[Atli]

Hey.

Unlike PHP, Javascript does not allow strings that span multiple lines.

To do that in Javascript, you need to either do this:

var str = "First line \n\
Second line \n\
Third line";
 

Or just:

var str = "First line\n" +
          "Second line\n" + 
          "Third line";
 

To get PHP to generate this, I suggest you look at the str_replace function. The idea would be to replace new lines (\n) with a new-line followed by a back-slash (\n\).