Passing variable with single quote in javascript

Question

I have an onClick call on a link:

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew Dsouza')"> //this is working good

The problem is the variable inside fomateName would contain single quotes and my fomateName Takes a variable like

var a='Andrew D'souza'. Need to format a variable present with single quote Ex;

<a onClick="fomateName('a')"> which turns to 

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D'souza')"> //this is not working ,because present of single quote

Any Idea how to pass text with proper quotes in a javascript.

with single quote not the name actually

nanobash · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:31:40Z

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Try:

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D\'souza')"> <!-- this will work -->

\ use backslashes to escape '

Lets say if you have function like this =>

function fomateName(txt){
    alert(txt);
}

and invoking it from anchor =>

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D\'souza')"> <!-- this will alert "Andrew D'souza" -->

edited Jan 8, 2013 at 9:31

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 9:15

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saum22 Over a year ago

I need to format the variable which reolves to a name Like Andre D'souza

cowls Over a year ago

If you pass a variable through you wont need to worry about escaping it should just work.

nanobash Over a year ago

@saum22 When you have wrapped params inside function in single quotes '' and want variable including same ' (single quote) you have to use \ before '

saum22 Over a year ago

but how to do it for a variable which contains single quote

nanobash Over a year ago

@saum22 you can define variable like this => var a = "Andrew D'souza"; or var a = 'Andrew D\'souza'; , but I suggest to use double quotes

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Licson · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:16:24Z

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Escape the quote with backslashes.

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D\'souza')">
//this is not working ,because present of single quote

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 9:16

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Abraham P · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:15:36Z

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You can wrap it in double quotes like so:

   <a onClick="fomateName("Andrew D'souza")"> //this is not working ,because present of single quote

Never mind, just realized it already has double quotes, yeah use backslash for escape like so:

  <a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D\'souza')">

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 9:15

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Sahal · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:15:54Z

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Try this. Use backslash - It will escape the quote breaks

<a onClick="fomateName('Andrew D\'souza')">

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Dineshkani · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:15:55Z

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You can use escape character

<a onclick="formateName('AdrewD\'souza')">

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cowls · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08 09:27:09Z

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You can escape the quote with a backslash..

fomateName('Andrew D\'souza');

This should work anyway:

var name = "Andrew D'souza";
fomateName(name);

edited Jan 8, 2013 at 9:27

answered Jan 8, 2013 at 9:15

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saum22 Over a year ago

but its not working for a a variable call present with single quote

cowls Over a year ago

@saum22 <a onClick="fomateName('a')"> should be <a onClick="fomateName(a)">

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