How to Pass string parameter in an onclick function

This post shows you how to pass string parameter in an onclick function javascript.

For example:

<a href="#" onclick="return getByCustomerID('+ item.customerID + ')">Edit</a>

If customerID is a string

ex. 'ABCD', 'XYZS'

You will get an error when passing value to onclick function

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<a href="#" onclick="return getByCustomerID(ABCD)">Edit</a>

To solve the problem, You just need to add some quotes around item.customerID

You can modify your code as shown below.

<a href="#" onclick="return getByCustomerID(\''+ item.customerID + '\')">Edit</a>