I want to add JSON data with the following string value:

json = "d:\xyz\abc";

This value is ing from a database at runtime. When I am going to display it in datatable, JSON formatting error is displayed. My requirement is that the above value will be displayed as it is in the datatable. Please help.

I want to add JSON data with the following string value:

json = "d:\xyz\abc";

This value is ing from a database at runtime. When I am going to display it in datatable, JSON formatting error is displayed. My requirement is that the above value will be displayed as it is in the datatable. Please help.

• javascript

• How are you creating your JSON? – deceze ♦ Commented Dec 13, 2011 at 12:04

4 Answers 4

Escape it with another \:

var json = "d:\\xyz\\abc";

You'd better use a JSON library for your programming language. You don't retrieve database values directly with jquery, aren't you?

So, you'd use something like JSON.escape(my_string_from_db), or, in Ruby language I usually do my_string.to_json.

This will automatically escape everything that needs to be escaped.

Change to this:

json = "d:\\xyz\\abc";

See this question for further information

\ is the escape character in JavaScript strings, it gives special meaning to the character following the slash. Like \t is a tab character, \n is a new line. To put a backslash literal you'll need to use \\

The first backslash says the next character is going to be special, the following backslash says "oh, it's just a backslash."