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Asif Alamgir
Asif Alamgir

Reputation: 1462

How to use php json_encoded array in jQuery

In my php code, I have

 <?php
      $test = json_encode($array);//$array is a valid multidimensional array
 ?>

I am passing this variable to a javascript function and I am trying to set this variable to javascript.

 <script>
     var test = "<?php echo $test;?>";
  </script>

(To clarify I am using codeigniter framework and for simplicity I did not use how I am sending the variable to the page)

But when I execute the above code, I am getting 

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

I have checked all my syntax.

Thank you in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 310

Answers (2)

beeplogic
beeplogic

Reputation: 478

It's not required to wrap the output of json_encode in quotes, otherwise it will be interpreted as a string. At which point you'll need to decode it within JavaScript.

Upvotes: 2

Mike Brant
Mike Brant

Reputation: 71384

Don't put the decoded json array inside double quotes in the javascript. Change to this.

var test = <?php echo $test;?>;

Upvotes: 6

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