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ColdFusion Functions
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JSStringFormat
Description
Returns a string that is safe to use with JavaScript.
Category
String functions
Syntax
JSStringFormat(string)
Parameters
| Parameter |
Description |
string
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A string
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Usage
JSStringFormat escapes special JavaScript characters, such as single quote, double quote, and newline, so you can put arbitrary strings safely into JavaScript.
Example <!-----------------------------------------------------------
This example illustrates use of the JSStringFormat function.
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<html>
<head>
<title>JSStringFormat</title>
</head>
<body>
<H3>JSStringFormat</H3>
<cfset stringValue = "An example string value with a tab chr(8),
a newline (chr10)
and some ""quoted"" 'text'">
<P>This is the string we have created:<BR>
<cfoutput>#stringValue#</cfoutput>
</P>
<cfset jsStringValue = JSStringFormat(#stringValue#)>
<!--------------------------------------------------------------------
Generate an alert from the JavaScript string jsStringValue.
---------------------------------------------------------------------->
<SCRIPT>
s = "<cfoutput>#jsStringValue#</cfoutput>";
alert(s);
</SCRIPT>
</body>
</html>
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