JavaScript function parameter issue [duplicate]

Question

I'm using a javascript function in my html click and pass three parameters in it

<div class="save_button" onclick="savetext('text','text_2000','Plan to share my experiences this week.')">Submit</div>

This is working fine for the function

function savetext(type,text_id,text_body){ 
    // mycode
}

Note: The 3rd parameter can be any text

When the 3rd parameter came like

<div class="save_button" onclick="savetext('text','text_2001','It's hot today, what I'll do? (better not to go outside!).Let's have an ice cream')">Submit</div>

showing the error in console

Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list

I know it due to additional ( , ) and ' coming on the parameter. But I couldn't able to remove that 3rd parameter because its dynamic

How it can fixed.??

are you sure you mentioned a right example?? you are calling function savetext and defining funtion savecomment — Manoj Dhiman
– Manoj Dhiman, Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 5:33
@ShowStopper Thanks for showing it.. but its same.. both case issue is generating.. I have edited my question :) — Vishnu Prasad
– Vishnu Prasad, Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 5:36
Your third argument needs some handling of escape character as it contains single quote 'It's hot today, what I'll do? (better not to go outside!).Let's have an ice cream' — MarmiK
– MarmiK, Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 6:35

Tushar · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-25 05:39:18Z

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You're using quotes ' inside quote. That is breaking the string and resulting in error.

Escape the quote by preceding with \.

See the highlighted changes in below code.

<div class="save_button" onclick="savetext('text','text_2001','It\'s hot today, what I\'ll do? (better not to go outside!).Let\'s have an ice cream')">Submit</div>
<!--                                                             ^^                  ^^                                       ^^ -->

edited Aug 25, 2015 at 5:39

answered Aug 25, 2015 at 5:26

Tushar

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kamil-mrzyglod · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-25 05:27:00Z

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Just escape any ' in your parameter using \ and I believe you will be fine.

answered Aug 25, 2015 at 5:27

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