JOL converts a data structure to a javascript object literal which looks similar to JSON. Though both are not the same.
The code base is derived from JSON.php.
$string_with_quotes = "'quotes'";
$object = new \stdClass();
$object->string = '"String example with" ' . $string_with_quotes;
$object->boolean = true;
$object->integer = 42;
$object->array = array(1, 2, 3);
$object->object = new \stdClass();
$jol = new JOL();
$val = $jol->encode($object);
print_r($val);
The above code snippet should produce the following output.
{string:'\"String example with\" \'quotes\'',boolean:true,integer:42,array:[1,2,3],object:{}}
Javascript object literals can then safely be used in attributes of HTML elements as this example shows: <html-element data-jol="{...}" />
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