In my HTML file, I'm using a string variable called {$var} which is passed from a PHP file. How could I use {$var} in a javascript function within the same html file? I would like to display this variable using the js function. This is what I have so far:
<span id="printHere"></span>
<script type="text/javascript">
var php_var = {$production};
$('#printHere').html(php_var);
</script>
You can echo out the variable directly into your JavaScript. Just be sure to json_encode() it so that data types and escaping are all done automatically.
var php_var = <?php echo json_encode($production) ?>;
If you are using Smarty for your templating engine, you want this instead:
var php_var = {$production|json_encode nofilter};
What this does is disable the HTML escaping of Smarty (with nofilter) and passes the value through json_encode().
Make sure $production is set. If it is a (javascript) String then use:
var php_var = '<?php echo addslashes($production); ?>';
If it is a Number then use
var php_var = <?php echo $production; ?>;
addslashes() to that.
{$production} displays <span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">Name</span> Does that count as a string?{$producetion} wouldn't output anything if it's just php (or even html)
{$var}displays<span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">Name</span>