Question

I want to pass a string that contains few words to jQuery when click on the link.
It works with parameters that are integers or single words, but when the parameter is a string that consists of few words, the function does not execute.
Example:

$name='Steve';
$fullName='Steve Jobs';

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="send(<? echo $name; ?>)">Link 1</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="send(<? echo $fullName; ?>)">Link 2</a>

Javascript code:

function send(name){
    alert (name);
}

Link 1 works.
Link 2 does not work.
How to make Link 2 to work?

Answer 1

You need quotes around the echo’d variables since they are to be interpreted as strings, not javascript variable names:

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="send('<? echo $name; ?>')">Link 1</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="send('<? echo $fullName; ?>')">Link 2</a>