On 10/26/07, Rodrigo Poblanno Balp <balpo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I get something like <div>this is the content<\/div> > it seems like the '/' is being escaped, but I need it as HTML. > how are you using the json object on the client-side after its sent by the server? below is a json snippet from an application of mine, many of the tags look the same as what youve shown (because theyve been encoded the same way). ive have not encountered the problem you have, that is, the escape characters do not pass though when i splice them into the DOM. im using the same encoding technique i recommended within PHP. on the client side i instantiate the json object as follows: var htmlUpdates = eval("(" + transport.responseText + ")"); if you use a string directly on the client side, the escape characters will pass through, however, if you run it through eval(), the escape characters will be stipped out by the javascript interpreter. im not sure whats going on, but im starting to think its something on the client side.. -nathan {"prevUpperNavId":"0:0","nextUpperNavId":"1:1","breadcrumb":"","leftContent":"<p>\nPHP is very interesting . One of it's greatest strengths is the gradient of development\npossibilities. A new PHP writer can easily publish their first dynamic page in a matter\nof minutes. Using PHP's integrated templating system, PHP scripts can be escaped at any time.\nSo escaping them simply outputs anything text directly as it appears in the script. By adding\nscript tags into large pages of code and dropping in PHP function calls, dynamic pages are easily\nobtained.<br\/>\n<br\/>\nAlthough handy, this isnt often the greatest technique for developing highly reusable or readable code.\nPHP offers many options for templating HTML . This is just the beginning. As a PHP developer, you will\nfind yourself needing to know a lot of technologies.\n<\/p>","rightContent":"<div>\n<p>\n\tHere is a small list of terms and acronyms one might encounter working with PHP;\n\thow many do you recognize?\n<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tObject Oriented Programming\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tDesign Patterns\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tMVC\n\t\t<\/li >\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tORM\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tZend\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tCMS\n\t\t<\/li >\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tShared Nothing\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tAJAX\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tJSON \n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tUnit Test\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\tSOAP\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div >"}