JavaScript runtime error: [$parse:lexerr] Lexer Error: Unexpected next character at columns 128-128 [&] in

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I'm passing a query string to a function, which gets $compiled that opens a new window. I get the following error

JavaScript runtime error: [$parse:lexerr] Lexer Error: 
    Unexpected next character  at columns 128-128 [&]

var url = 'http://.....?&filename=123.doc&user=Bob'
var html = <a href='#' ng-click='OpenUrl(" + url + ")'>MY LINK </a>"
var link =  $compile(html)($scope)

the function just opens a new window. It doesn't seem to like the '&'

I'm $compiling the URL and expression so it can be used in an ng-click

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Sorry, it is hard to understand what you are trying to do? you want to pass an URL as a paramter to ng-click? and then, what is your goal: open a new browser-tab with this URL? — Reto
– Reto, Commented May 11, 2015 at 15:45

Reto · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-11 15:48:42Z

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why do you $compile the URL, I don't see why this would be needed. $compile in angular does not compile URLs, it compiles an HTML-String or a DOM-tree and compiles/links angular directives that are used in this HTML.

Is this solving your issue?

in the controller:

$scope.myUrl =  "http://... ";

in the HTML:

 <a ng-href="{{myUrl}}" target="_blank">blabla</a>

answered May 11, 2015 at 15:48

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Jon Over a year ago

I need to fire an ng-click when I do <a href='#' ng-click ='GotoUrl('www.cnn.com')'>CNN</a> I get $santize:badparse

Reto Over a year ago

what is GotoUrl()? a JS function you wrote and put on $scope? if yes, please show it to us (edit your question)

Reto Over a year ago

the error you get simply says the that the string you pass to $compile is not valid HTML, which is true: you are passing it a URL without any tags. docs.angularjs.org/error/$sanitize/badparse so, you should not $compile your URL

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