Passing PHP variables to Javascript

David_Wood

I do not know if this is possible, but I am sure someone will be able to enlighten me.

What I am trying to do is have an include file which contains a number of text variables (no problem with this) and in my main file there is some javascript (not my coding but I would like to include it in the site) The problem is that I need to be able to pass one of the variables from the include file to the Javascript but I do not know how (that is if it is possible)

Any help would be appreciated.

khaine

You could just echo it out while producing the page.

include file is


<?

$foo="Hello";

?>

Main file is


<?

include_once("includefile.inc.php");



?>

<HTML>
<HEAD>

<SCRIPT language="javascript">

function hello()
{
    window.status="<? echo $foo; ?>"
}

</SCRIPT>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<INPUT type="submit" onclick="hello();return false;">

</BODY>
</HTML>

Then when the function hello is called the windows status bar will read hello. You cant update the variable without refreshing the screen but you can use the contents of a variable like that.

Mark.

David_Wood

Many thanks - works great 🙂