Question

First timer here, and total noob when it comes to PHP and JavaScript.

I have 2 lines of code which are identical, however one works and one kicks out a unterminated string literal error.

One that works:

<script type="text/javascript">
  document.getElementById('vehiclemake').value
                                         = "<?php echo $_POST['vehiclemake'];?>";
</script>

One that doesn’t:

<script>
  document.getElementById('PostcodeSelect').value =
                                        "<?php echo $_POST['PostcodeSelect'];?>";
</script>

The only thing I can think of is that the postcode select POST variable has an underscore in it eg: AB1_1BA does this need escaping or something?

Any help greatly appreciated, cheers!

Answer 1

Consider using json_encode():

document.getElementById('vehiclemake').value = <?php echo json_encode($_POST['vehiclemake']);?>;

It will take care to properly quote all special characters in your string.