Pass Jquery + Php search back to javascript?

Question

I have a javascript function as follows::

 //THIS IS javascript.js
function dosomething(data){
 //splits and do something else
}

$(document).ready(function () {
dosomething();
}

Below is a php file from search(database search with jquery and ajax)

//THIS IS mysearch.php
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result,MYSQLI_ASSOC)){
    $url = $row['url']; 
    $text = $row['text'];
    $argument = $url"."$separator"."$text";

);

How do I pass $argument to javascript function? I have tried something like this.

echo '<p><a href="javascript:dosomething('.$argument.')">'.$text.'</a></p>';

What would be good way to approach this?

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!!

Have you tried using Javascript/jQuery to load the PHP page? From there you simply output whatever variables you want the JS to have access to — Mr Wednesday
– Mr Wednesday, Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 2:06

Oliver · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-23 02:04:49Z

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This should do the trick:

echo '<p><a href="javascript:dosomething(\''.htmlspecialchars($argument).'\')">'.$text.'</a></p>';

// Edit:

If you run into problems with special characters like öäü… you can use json_encode()

answered Feb 23, 2013 at 2:04

Oliver

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WhatisSober Over a year ago

Thanks Oliver, but it didnot work. I should have cleared something: The javascript (.js file) calls this php file(with ajax get). Do you think the javascript function is available to PHP?

Oliver Over a year ago

oh you mean the onclick html is inserted with ajax?

WhatisSober Over a year ago

Thanks again, dosomething() function calls a random.php and gets data to run which is fine. I have another php which works with user's search and I want to pass into dosomething(). Its not onclick, its on document.ready(function).

Oliver Over a year ago

If you need a more general approach, maybe json or html5 data is for you? html5doctor.com/html5-custom-data-attributes

WhatisSober Over a year ago

I will look on those. Thanks Oliver, I appreciate your time! I just joined so cannot upvote you, sorry!

slattman · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-23 02:07:17Z

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A lot of people like using json and ajax.

http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.getJSON/

http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php

answered Feb 23, 2013 at 2:07

slattman

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WhatisSober Over a year ago

Thanks slattman, I have used jquery json for the search and i passed the results back to HTML with php. I am trying to link those search to pass into javascript. I will look onto json.

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