Javascript SyntaxError: unterminated string literal

PHP
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Hi folks,

i am sending the below strings to a js tool tip. but i am getting the error :

SyntaxError: unterminated string literal{title: ‘#33 test…’,start: ‘2015-04-15’,tip: 'Order ID : 33

<?php

//compose a tool tip//
$tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . "\n" . 
        "Client Name :" . $client_id . "\n" .
        "Order Description :" . $order_description . "\n" .
        "Assign To :" . $assign_to . "\n" .
        "Order Date :" . $order_date . "\n" .
        "Deadline :" . $dead_line . "\n";
        "Days Remaining :" . $days_remaining;
?>
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you have used semi colon(:wink: instead of concatenation operation(.)

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Hi pbsonawane,

thanks for correcting that mistake. but its not the real problem. now i have further shorten the code.

 //compose a tool tip//
 $tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . "\n";

but problem remains same. the error points to the \n charactor only. if i remove the \n and it works. but i need line brakes.

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which should be preceded by a comma in order for the generated JavaScript to be valid.

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Did not get you Felgall.

somthing like

$tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . ",\n";

:grin:

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try using nl2br($tip);

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The “unterminated string literal” makes me think it’s a JSON syntax error. i.e.
'Order ID : 33
should have a quote after “ID”

Though I have a feeling another error is soon to follow due to the “double semi-colons”
,tip: 'Order ID : 33

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Did not get you Felgall.

somthing like

$tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . ",\n";

:grin:

Hi buddy, no, json is not used.

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Let’s go back to your error message.

The problem is that the string Order has not been closed, and a comma needs to separate it from the next ID part.

What you are wanting to end up with for that object is:

{title: ‘#33 test’, start: ‘2015-04-15’, tip: ‘Order’, ID: 33}

If you really want to avoid confusion, you may want to end up with the following:

{  
   "title": "#33 test",
   "start": "2015-04-15",
   "tip": "Order",
   "ID": 33
}
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Hi paul,

so what about the new line \n? coz i wanted to show those items line by line.

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Yes, new lines are perfectly fine too.

Given the recent changes, what code do you currently have? And what further help do you want with it?

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Hi guys,
nop nop, i think u did not understand my problem. this is my problem.

<?php
 $tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . " / " .
        "Order Date :" . $order_date . " / " . 
        "Deadline :" . $dead_line ;
?>

This works well with the java script calender tool tip

<?php
$tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . "\n" .
        "Order Date :" . $order_date . "\n" . 
        "Deadline :" . $dead_line;
?>

This does not work. error

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The JSON spec doesn’t allow newlines, or any control character for that matter, within strings. Instead, you’ll have to send a backslash-n.

$tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . "\\n" .
        "Order Date :" . $order_date . "\\n" . 
        "Deadline :" . $dead_line;
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In the attempt to remain on track, OP said it’s not being used as JSON code in post #9.

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Well it certainly isn’t a PHP error because the error shows up in the browser console. So the error happens on the frontend on code that looks and behaves conspicuously like JSON.

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Worked !!!
:innocent:

//compose a tool tip//
 $tip="Order ID : " . $order_id . "\\n" .   
          "Customer Name :" . get_customer_name($customer_id,$db) . "\\n" . 
          "Order Description :" . $row['order_desc'] . "\\n" . 
          "Assign To :" . get_sewer($assign_to,$db) . "\\n" . 
          "Order Date :" . $order_date . "\\n" . 
          "Deadline :" . $dead_line . "\\n" . 
          "Days Remaining :" . $days_remaining;

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME!!!

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Sorry, did not notice ur suggession. just eventually spotted.any way problem had solved. thanks buddy.

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