title: jqplot not evaluating string
body: <p>I am using jqplot and have constructed an array with the following PHP code</p>
  
  <pre><code>if($fiveRes){
      $lastNum = mysql_num_rows($fiveRes);
  
      $testarray = array();
  
      while($row = mysql_fetch_array($fiveRes, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
          $testarray[] = array($row['GameDate'],  floatval($row['WKP']));
      }
  
      echo json_encode($testarray);
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This code outputs the correct code that I need to insert into the jqplot function.  Here is the array generated by the code above:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[["2011-12-24",0],["2011-12-19",14],["2011-12-08",22],["2011-12-04",14],["2011-11-27",12]]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So currently i'm printing this array to the screen, and then using jQuery .text() to capture the string and place it inside a variable.  I can echo out the var that I assigned the array string to and it works correctly, however when I pass it into the jqplot function it does nothing.</p>
  
  <pre><code>var p1array = $('.col.first .parray').text();
  
  alert(p1array); //Alerts the correct array formatted like above.
  
      var plot1 = $.jqplot('jqplot0', [p1array], {
            title:'Last 5 Fantasy Points',
            axes:{
              xaxis:{
                renderer:$.jqplot.DateAxisRenderer,
                tickOptions:{
                  formatString:'%b&amp;nbsp;%#d'
                } 
              },
              yaxis:{
                tickOptions:{
                  formatString:''
                  }
              }
            },
            highlighter: {
              show: true,
              sizeAdjust: 7.5
            },
            cursor: {
              show: false
            }
        });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>To make it even more complicated, if I copy the string that the PHP generates and I hardcode it into a variable in JS it works. Any ideas why the jqplot plugin won't evaluate the string I get from using <code>$(this).text();</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the jQplot example i'm modeling after: <a href="http://www.jqplot.com/tests/cursor-highlighter.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.jqplot.com/tests/cursor-highlighter.php</a></p>