passing php object via javascript in magento

Question

Here is what I'm trying to do:

In "app/design/frontend/default/default/template/catalogsearch/advanced/form.phtml" I have the following php statement

<?php $x=$this->getStoreCategories(); ?>

If I am not wrong $x would be an object and when i display it in php I am able to view it.

I need to convert this object into a javascript object (JSON) as i need to pass it using jQuery Ajax

But when I execute

<script>
var obj = JSON.parse('<?php echo json_encode($x) ?>');
alert(obj.toSource());
</script>

The alert gives me an empty object

Can anyone please help me out

Thanks in advance

What makes you think javascript on the client can parse and execute PHP code on your server? — tdammers
– tdammers, Commented Aug 3, 2012 at 11:52

Anton S · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-03 13:48:14Z

1

You could do;

<script>
var obj = <?php echo json_encode($x) ?>;
</script>

When the page outputs, your JSON object will be in the page. Or am I missing something about what you want to do?

Anton S

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answered Aug 3, 2012 at 12:28

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