JavaScript variable XSLT quotation mark prob

[JontyMC]

I am parsing an XSLT transformation to put in a JavaScript variable, to enable me to pull a book from an XML file of books. The variable is taken from an HTML input box. Works fine except when the book contains a ' (quotation mark).

The JavaScript variable is "bookfind". A typical example would be var bookfind = "title='Devil's Claw'". How do I get the ' into XSLT?

Could I do something like Devil{& amp;}s Claw in JavaScript? Or do I have to mess with it in XSLT?

Thanks,

Jon

 

[jel]

I think the problem might be in the scripting.
Your variable is string: title='Devil's Claw'
If you take that apart later, you'll probably want to extract another variable (title) that is a string.
However, you'll run into problems there, as the string is openened with singlequote it is close right behind Devil.
Can't you just use to variables?
var field = "title";
var value ="Devil's claw" ?

 

[harebrain]

Could I do something like Devil{& amp;}s Claw in JavaScript?

Did you try {& apos;} ?

 

[JontyMC]

Thanks for the replies, I solved the problem using escaped "'s eg:

var bookfind = "title=\"Devil's Claw\"".