Escaping/encoding single quotes in JSON encoded HTML5 data attributes

Question

In PHP, I use json_encode() to echo arrays in HTML5 data attributes. As JSON requires - and json_encode() generates - values encapsulated by double

Answer 1

or use the build-in option:

json_encode(array('html5', ...), JSON_HEX_APOS)

you can check it up in the manual: http://php.net/manual/en/json.constants.php#constant.json-hex-apos