php - parseJson is running into an unexpected error (Unexpected identifier) -

php - parseJson is running into an unexpected error (Unexpected identifier) -

this in same script. know difference between ajax , serverside code. have php interwoven in javascript script follows:

<script> <?php $json_string = json_encode(array("agent_table" => "<span style='float: left;'></span>")); ?> var response = $.parsejson('<?php echo $json_string; ?>'); </script>

but parsejson complaining of error. error disappears when remove styling span.

the error 'unexpected identifier'. in chrome.

you have ' characters in data. these go on represented literal ' characters in json.

you embedding json straight javascript string, , string delimited ' characters. first ' appears as data in json terminate js string.

this general problem when embedding on info format in another. embedding json in javascript in html.

your options:

replace every instance of ' in json \' (so mean "apostrophe" instead of "end of js string") treat json javascript object literal instead of trying munge string run through json parser.

the latter alternative sane 1 (so long goal doesn't involve proving php can generate valid json).

var response = <?php echo $json_string; ?>;

you don't need worry farther escaping inserting html because sequence need worry (inside script element) </script> , php's json_encode output <\/script> anyway.

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