Getting "SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list"

Question

Im trying to use document.write in order to create a html element that will link to a function. However I am getting:

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list"

The document.write is also inside a for loop as it needs to dynamically create links for each piece of data.

standardArray[i] = '<a href ="javascript:void(0);" onclick = "showDetails(null, null, ' + stdata.rows.item(i).Title + ');">' + stdata.rows.item(i).StandardNumber + ' ' + stdata.rows.item(i).Title;
document.write(standardArray[i]);

Any ideas?

CORNEAL CALCIUM CHELATION is not a proper JavaScript syntax. — Aleksander Stelmaczonek
– Aleksander Stelmaczonek, Commented Jun 24, 2018 at 12:01
Try this standardArray[i] = "<a href ='javascript:void(0);' onclick = 'showDetails(null, null, '" + stdata.rows.item(i).Title + "')';>" + stdata.rows.item(i).StandardNumber + " "+ stdata.rows.item(i).Title; — dhaker
– dhaker, Commented Jun 24, 2018 at 12:11

Martin · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-24 12:04:02Z

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I assume CORNEAL CALCIUM CHELATION is a string, so you need to format your onclick as follows:

showDetails(null, null, 'CORNEAL CALCIUM CHELATION');

answered Jun 24, 2018 at 12:04

Martin

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NeoSpoon Over a year ago

Could you view my edited code and show how I would be able to make that element a string?

ThaFog Over a year ago

Just put single quotes between inserted string (...)"showDetails(null, null, \'' + stdata.rows.item(i).Title + '\');". Look at \' at the end of string before title variable and at the start of string after it

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