JsObj - escaping Strings when output to page

[Bufferine]

Hi,

What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to output a javascript object into
the page (so my front end guy can do some stuff with the data without
parsing it out of elements by id) but it's replacing all the double
quotes with " (only in view source - if I inspect it then firebug
converts them to double quotes again)

I've copied the example from Exploring Lift, but it still does the
same:

& ".data_as_object *" #> {
JsCrVar("myObject", JsObj(("persons", JsArray(
JsObj(("name", "Thor"), ("race", "Asgard")),
JsObj(("name", "Todd"), ("race", "Wraith")),
JsObj(("name", "Rodney"), ("race", "Human"))
))))

becomes

<div class="data_as_object" style="display: none;">var myObject =
{&quot;persons&quot;: [{&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Thor&quot;,
&quot;race&quot;: &quot;Asgard&quot;}, {&quot;name&quot;:
&quot;Todd&quot;, &quot;race&quot;: &quot;Wraith&quot;},
{&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Rodney&quot;, &quot;race&quot;:
&quot;Human&quot;}]
};</div>


I've noticed that if what I'm outputting is a number rather than a
string then it's fine.

I'm running Scala 2.8.1 and Lift 2.2RC1 - it's a normal templated SBT
project from the archetype.

Catherine

[David Pollak]

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Bufferine <catheri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to output a javascript object into
the page (so my front end guy can do some stuff with the data without
parsing it out of elements by id) but it's replacing all the double
quotes with &quot; (only in view source - if I inspect it then firebug
converts them to double quotes again)

Try:

& ".data_as_object *" #> {
   Script(JsCrVar("myObject", JsObj(("persons", JsArray(

       JsObj(("name", "Thor"), ("race", "Asgard")),
       JsObj(("name", "Todd"), ("race", "Wraith")),
       JsObj(("name", "Rodney"), ("race", "Human"))

   )))))

JsExp are also Nodes, so they render out, but they render out escaped.  Putting Script() around them turns them into:
<script>
// <![CDATA[
....
]]>
</script>

Which is what you want.

 

I've copied the example from Exploring Lift, but it still does the
same:

& ".data_as_object *" #> {
   JsCrVar("myObject", JsObj(("persons", JsArray(
       JsObj(("name", "Thor"), ("race", "Asgard")),
       JsObj(("name", "Todd"), ("race", "Wraith")),
       JsObj(("name", "Rodney"), ("race", "Human"))
   ))))

becomes

<div class="data_as_object" style="display: none;">var myObject =
{&quot;persons&quot;: [{&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Thor&quot;,
&quot;race&quot;: &quot;Asgard&quot;}, {&quot;name&quot;:
&quot;Todd&quot;, &quot;race&quot;: &quot;Wraith&quot;},
{&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Rodney&quot;, &quot;race&quot;:
&quot;Human&quot;}]
};</div>


I've noticed that if what I'm outputting is a number rather than a
string then it's fine.

I'm running Scala 2.8.1 and Lift 2.2RC1 - it's a normal templated SBT
project from the archetype.

Catherine

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[Catherine Jung]

Ahh - that does it, perfect, thanks.

Catherine