JavaScript question related to the use of ' and "

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my_window.document.write(' 
  <script type="text/javascript"> 
    function redirect(linkid) { 
      opener.location.href=linkid;
      window.close();
    }
  </script>
  <h1>Hello</h1>
  <p>Thank you.If you accidentally closed our website click 
  <a href="javascript:redirect('http://google.com')">here</font></a> 
  to go back to our  website</p>
');

This is my piece of code to close a already opened pop up window by redirecting it to google.com. I think there is some problem with matching the apostrophes ' and "... how to code with (' (" (' ') ") ')... is this correct? please help me with this.

Please help me with the necessary changes wherever required.

Daniel Vassallo · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-02 07:41:19Z

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Yes, you need to escape the single quotes with a backslash:

... redirect(\'http://google.com\') ...

In addition keep in mind that popping up a window like that will most likely be blocked by popup blockers... apart from being a questionable practice.

edited Jun 2, 2010 at 7:41

answered Jun 2, 2010 at 7:35

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vamosrafa Over a year ago

i was able to launch pop up window with just a message. but if i want the pop up to have a link in it, i want to redirect to some page and close the pop up window. so i decided to use javascript but it is creating problems.

Kerry Jones · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-02 07:30:25Z

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Please read the formatting for your code -- select it all and hit ctrl + k.

Also, I suggest you need to use a backslash infront of the single quotes within the single quotes.

answered Jun 2, 2010 at 7:30

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