How can I accommodate a string with both single and double quotes inside of it in JavaScript

Question

I have an application, and it is fed some HTML. It then needs to put that HTML into a string. This HTML contains single and double quotes. Is it possible, in javascript, to

Answer 1

Use the escape function to replace special characters (including single and double quotes). You can then use the unescape function to return the string to it's normal state later if necessary.

For example:

var data = 'hello my name is "James"';
alert(escape(data)); //Outputs: hello%20my%20name%20is%20%22James%22