Question

I’m trying to construct a javascript array from a db query. Each item in the array is a string that can contain many different characters that mess up the array. Single quotes, double quotes, parens, etc…

Here’s an example of my current output:

var titleList = new Array('Fallout: New Vegas Teaser-Trailer HD','Saints NFC Champions','Best action scene of all time','NJ Lady ep 5: Our Grandma watches Jersey Shore','Australian Banker Caught Looking At Racy Images Of Model Miranda Kerr On Live Television','LEAKED FOOTAGE: New Griswold's "Vacation" Movie?','"A.D." teaser   (ZOMBIE ANIMATION)'

…and so on

Is there a special way i can encapsulate each array item so that the title’s characters dont interfere with the JS?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Yes, you can escape these characters. Read about JSON.

Example (Hebrew text in json serialized object):

{"updated_at":"2010/02/01 09:55:15 +0000",
 "title":"\u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8"}