Double quotes within php script echo

javascript php syntax echo
RXC picture RXC · Jun 14, 2012 · Viewed 135.3k times · Source

I have a line of php code that looks like this:

echo "<script>$('#edit_errors').html('<h3><em>Please Correct Errors Before Proceeding</em></h3>')</script>";

I would like to know how to add a font color to the text correctly. If I do this:

echo "<script>$('#edit_errors').html('<h3><em><font color="red">Please Correct Errors Before Proceeding</font></em></h3>')</script>";

The word "red" is in black text and the compiler throws an error.

If I use single quotes around red, then the text does not show up at all.

Any help would be great. Thanks

Answer

Zbigniew picture Zbigniew · Jun 14, 2012

You need to escape ", so it won't be interpreted as end of string. Use \ to escape it:

echo "<script>$('#edit_errors').html('<h3><em><font color=\"red\">Please Correct Errors Before Proceeding</font></em></h3>')</script>";

Read more: strings and escape sequences

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