Arrays?

[spperl]

Hi,

I'm creating a web widget using a backend programming language to produce some javascript. The widget itself is a simple link rotator. The part I'm having a problem with is setting up my array. The output I generate is as follows:

var myquotes = new Array(
              "<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkOne">linkOne</a>",[/URL]
              "<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkTwo">linkTwo</a>"[/URL]
              );

Any ideas on how to escape the elements correctly?

Thanks...

 

[vicvirk]

Three ways:

1. use a backslash to escape the quotes within the assignment...

var myquotes = new Array(
              "<a href=[COLOR=red]\[/color]"[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkOne[/URL][COLOR=red]\[/color]">linkOne</a>",
              "<a href=[COLOR=red]\[/color]"[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkTwo[/URL][COLOR=red]\[/color]">linkTwo</a>"
              );

2. Use single quotes to assign your array elements

var myquotes = new Array(
              [COLOR=red]'[/color]<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkOne">linkOne</a>[/URL][COLOR=red]'[/color],
              [COLOR=red]'[/color]<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkTwo">linkTwo</a>[/URL][COLOR=red]'[/color]
              );

3. Use double quotes to assign your array elements and use single quotes in your href attribute:

var myquotes = new Array(
              "<a href=[COLOR=red]'[/color][URL unfurl="true"]http://linkOne[/URL][COLOR=red]'[/color]>linkOne</a>","<a href=[COLOR=red]'[/color][URL unfurl="true"]http://linkTwo[/URL][COLOR=red]'[/color]>linkTwo</a>"
              );

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[feherke]

Hi

If that language happens to be PHP, I would use [tt]json_encode()[/tt]. But there are implementations in other languages too.

[navy]$myquotes[/navy][teal]=[/teal][b]array[/b][teal]([/teal]
  [green][i]'<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkOne">linkOne</a>'[/URL][/i][/green][teal],[/teal]
  [green][i]'<a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://linkTwo">linkTwo</a>'[/URL][/i][/green]
[teal]);[/teal]

[b]echo[/b] [green][i]"var myquotes = "[/i][/green][teal],[/teal] [COLOR=darkgoldenrod]json_encode[/color][teal]([/teal][navy]$myquotes[/navy][teal]),[/teal] [green][i]";\n"[/i][/green][teal];[/teal]

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[ggriffit]

Personally I'd create two JS arrays, one for the text and one for the link itself and then you can use either PHP / JS to loop through these arrays and create the HTML rather than shipping / storing the HTML locally.

Greg Griffiths
Livelink Certified Developer & ECM Global Star Champion 2005 & 2006

http://www.greggriffiths.org/livelink/