How do I put the ' in my link?

[bbmak]

Hi 

Having problem with putting ' in to my link  .

 

this is what i want on the link

<li><a href="#" onclick="openLink('item.php?merchant_id=x')>Category 1</a></li>

this is my mess

echo '<li><a href="#" onclick="openLink('''; ?>item.php?merchant_id=<? echo $cat_id . ''')">' . $cat_name . '</a></li>';

& try this

echo '<li><a href="#" onclick="openLink('''item.php?merchant_id=' . $cat_id . ''')">' . $cat_name . '</a></li>';

[requinix]

Use a backslash to escape, not an apostrophe.

[bbmak]

thanks, got it

echo '<li><a href="#" onclick="openLink(\'item.php?merchant_id=' . $cat_id . '\')">' . $cat_name . '</a></li>';