# Quotes in JavaScript string are converted to HTML entities **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [August 27, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104 "2007-08-27T17:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/1 "2007-08-27T17:48:50Z")
Hi Radiant users, I try to use the solution found at [http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2006-May/000261.html](http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2006-May/000261.html) to do client-side Mailer form validation using Prototype. At the line: The ‘mailer-form’ string is converted to ‘mailer-form’ So this script is unusable. How can I prevent this automatic conversion to HTML entities? Thanks! Jonathan ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/2 "2007-08-27T17:56:53Z")
if you are using textile you can either disable it, or wrap the content that shouldnt be processed in … blocks. ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/3 "2007-08-27T19:20:01Z")
Jonathan Métillon wrote: > So this script is unusable. How can I prevent this automatic > conversion to HTML entities? > I found that this is the Textile filter that’s converting the quotes. So I simply created a new snippet with no filter where I put the JavaScript code and I include it from my Mailer form. Now the client-side validation is working great! J. ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/4 "2007-09-25T23:04:04Z")
> … > > 😃 > > Also using a snippet, I don’t have to touch the extension hard code. > > Jonathan Let me correct : when I posted my message about snippets, I did not actually test it because I already had converted all my form to pure HTML and simply deactivated Textile filter. But now I have another form, which is still using Textile. And I included my snippet, containing the JavaScript. And the JavaScript is again f\*\*\*d up! So I added the … tag and it looks better, but one character remains converted: it’s & (the ampersand) that is converted to & And I really need it because I can’t use the JavaScript AND operator (&&)! Do you know how to stop Textile from escaping the ampersand? Thank you. Jonathan ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/5 "2007-09-25T23:02:02Z")
I suppose that having the Javascript in a different snippet and including it in the original snippet won’t work since the textile filter will be applied to all the complete snippet output. I’m right? ``` /AITOR ``` ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/6 "2007-09-25T23:10:22Z")
Have you tried wrapping the code in a CDATA tag? Textile might ignore that. Sean ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/7 "2007-09-25T23:10:53Z")
Aitor Garay-Romero wrote: > I suppose that having the Javascript in a different snippet and including > it in the original snippet won’t work since the textile filter will be > applied to all the complete snippet output. I’m right? > > ``` > /AITOR > > ``` You are 🙂 Jonathan ---
**Author:** ![jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/quotes-in-javascript-string-are-converted-to-html-entities/113104/8 "2007-09-25T23:07:19Z")
> > On Aug 27, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Jonathan Métillon wrote: //\>\>/ So this script is unusable. How can I prevent this automatic /\>\>/ conversion //to HTML entities?// /\>\>/ /\>\>/ Jonathan /\> > On /Mon Aug 27 15:55:56 GMT 2007/, _Andrew B._ wrote: > > if you are using textile you can either disable it, or wrap the > content that shouldnt be processed in … > blocks. Excellent, I didn’t know about that . And is there also and ? I still prefer to use a snippet, against wrapping the code in … 😃 Also using a snippet, I don’t have to touch the extension hard code. Jonathan