Format JSON string

Question

I have this string in JSON format:

"message": "<?= __('I agree to the <a>Terms of Service</a>', $block->getUrl('terms-conditions')) ?>"

What I want to do is add a link to the string of this form

 "message": "<?= __('I agree to the <a href="%1">Terms of Service</a>', $block->getUrl('terms-conditions')) ?>"

But when I do this I get the following error:

SyntaxError: Unexpected token h in JSON

How can I add the link to the tag in a correct way?

Don't use a template to generate JSON. Build your data structure and then run it through JSON.stringify. — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 10:07

Jjagwe Dennis · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-24 10:08:27Z

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You have to escape the double quotes in the string like:

 "message": "<?= __('I agree to the <a href=\"%1\">Terms of Service</a>', $block->getUrl('terms-conditions')) ?>"

answered Apr 24, 2019 at 10:08

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jcubic · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-24 10:12:32Z

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If you have any string, it's best to just convert it to json, the function will handle all your characters that require escaping.

In php it can look like this:

"message": <?= json_encode(__('I agree to the <a>Terms of Service</a>', $block->getUrl('terms-conditions'))) ?>

each language should have similar json encode function, just search in google for you language.

answered Apr 24, 2019 at 10:12

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