javascript array as a list of strings (preserving quotes)

Question

I\'ve got an array of strings. When I use .toString() to output it the quotes are not preserved. This makes it hard to build the mysql query using an \"in\". Consider the fol

Answer 1

Store the quotes:

var names = ["'item1'","'item1'","'item3'"];
alert('IN (' + names[1] + ')'); // IN ('item1')