Re: [xmlc] Javascript output into XHTML

You can probably do something like this:
1) Create a new TextNode, with the contents "//", append as a child to
<script> element.
2) Create a new CDataSection, with the contents of your script plus
"//" at the end, append as a child to your <script> element.

If the "//" doesn't work, try doing "/*" and then in the CData put
"*/" as the first thing in there, plus your script, and end with "/*".
 Then create another TextNode with "*/" and append after the Cdata.

-Justin


On 9/15/05, i_am_erik@xxxxxxxxx <i_am_erik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is very frustrating.  I want to output some javascript into my document 
> via XMLC.  The problem comes with < and > symbols.  They get escaped into, 
> for example:
> ---
> <script type="text/javascript">
>   for(var i=0;i < someArray.length; i++)
>   {
>     // do stuff
>   }
> </script>
> ---
> This is invalid javascript, and generates an error in all the browsers I've 
> tried.
> 
> Personally, I find section 4.8 of the XHTML Specification 
> (http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.8) to be rather ridiculous.  Why would the 
> contents of the <script> tag be PCDATA?!?  Why would they force you to make 
> your javascript into CDATA just to do some comparisons or loops?  I'd love to 
> hear any explanations other than "backwards compatibility" for this.
> 
> Note that this is not a problem at all if I make my mime type 
> "application/xhtml+xml", but then my page only works in Firefox, and I can't 
> use any innerHTML javascript.  The latter, I could eschew, but the former is 
> a show stopper.
> 
> I can't use the org.w3c.dom.Document.createCDATASection() method, because 
> that results in something like:
> ---
> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[
>   for(var i=0;i < someArray.length; i++)
>   {
>     // do stuff
>   }
> ]]></script>
> ---
> And that's not valid javascript either!
> 
> From what I can tell from searching internet forums, you have to do something 
> like:
> ---
> <script>
>   <!-- // <![CDATA[ -->
>   for(var i=0;i < someArray.length; i++)
>   {
>     // do stuff
>   }
>   <!-- ]]> -->
> </script>
> ---
> Unfortunately, with the DOM methods available to me with XMLC, that's simply 
> impossible to output.
> 
> As far as I can see, the only solution to this is to put some lessThan(a, b) 
> and greaterThan(a, b) methods into an included js file.  Obviously, this 
> solution is revolting, and I would love to hear any other suggestions you 
> might have.
> 
> Cheers,
> Erik
> 
> 
> 
> 
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