Showing error while passing json encoded associative array from php to javascript

Question

I have an associative array after json_encode like this

{"1":"CourseA", "2":"CourseB"}

and it is stored in a php variable named $jsonObject.Now, I want to send this to a javascript function and use that array inside that function. The function is invoked onclick like this:

 <a href="#" onclick="popup('.$jsonObject.');">link</a>

The problem is: It shows an error:invalid id popup({....

Whats the reason and what should be the solution for that? btw, I am working in moodle and the above link is shown inside a moodle block and declared inside $this->content->text.

Just leave it as JSON and html encode it into the html.

Musa
– Musa

2013-05-30 04:16:31 +00:00
Commented May 30, 2013 at 4:16 — Musa
– Musa, Commented May 30, 2013 at 4:16

Musa · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-30 04:21:03Z

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Html encode the JSON to escape special characters,

<a href="#" onclick="popup('.htmlspecialchars($jsonObject).');">link</a>

answered May 30, 2013 at 4:21

Musa

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