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Jun 10.2010

Hello people, I have a php script which calls a javascript function with a parameter. I am having trouble getting this parameter act as an array inside the javascript function:

php:

[CODE]
<? $array1 = ‘”apple”,”orange”,”banana”‘;
$array2 = ‘”corn”,”bean”,”beet”‘;
$arrays = $array1.’///’.$array2;

<script type=”text/javascript”>
jsfunc(‘<? echo $arrays;?>’);
</script>
[/CODE]

js:

[CODE]
function jsfunc(arrays) {
array = arrays.split(“///”);

fruits = Array(array[0]);
vegs = Array(array[1]);

alert(fruits[0]); //outputs all the elements, instead of just “apple”

}
[/CODE]

JS sees fruits and vegs as a string rather then an array, so if I try to output fruits[0]; it gives me the entire string rather then seeing it as an array and giving me the first element.

What am I doing wrong?

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@Sterling_IsfineJun 11.2010 — [CODE][FONT="Courier New"]function jsfunc(arrays) {
array = arrays.split("///"); [B]// creates an array of 2 strings[/B]

fruits = array[0].split( ',' ); // creates array from string
vegs = array[1].split( ',' ); // " " " " "

alert(fruits[0]); //outputs just "apple"

}[/FONT][/CODE]
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@SparoHawkJun 11.2010 — Why don't you just print out a JS array?

Structure is simple:
[CODE]<?php
$array1 = array('"apple"', '"orange"', '"banana"');
$array2 = array('"corn"', '"bean"', '"beet"');

echo 'var jsArray = [];',"n",
' jsArray["fruit"] = [', join(',', $array1),'];',"n",
' jsArray["veg"] = [', join(',', $array2),'];';
?>[/CODE]

Though I like the object way better:
[CODE]<?php
$array1 = array('"apple"', '"orange"', '"banana"');
$array2 = array('"corn"', '"bean"', '"beet"');

$array1 = join(',', $array1);
$array2 = join(',', $array2);

echo <<<JS
var jsArray = {
fruits: [{$array1}],
vegs: [{$array2}]
}
JS;
?>[/CODE]
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@yahooman123authorJun 11.2010 — [CODE][FONT="Courier New"]function jsfunc(arrays) {
array = arrays.split("///"); [B]// creates an array of 2 strings[/B]

fruits = array[0].split( ',' ); // creates array from string
vegs = array[1].split( ',' ); // " " " " "

alert(fruits[0]); //outputs just "apple"

}[/FONT][/CODE][/QUOTE]

Hey, this created an array, however it is outputting the word with the quotes around it. How can I remove the quotes from the output?

I have tried using:

[CODE]array[0].replace( '/"/g', '' ).split( ',' );[/CODE]

but it no longer becomes an array?
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@yahooman123authorJun 11.2010 — Nevermind, I just took out the quote from the php variables. Thanks for you help guys!
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