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Triple Quotes? How do I delimit a databound Javascript string parameter in ASP.NET?

How do I delimit a Javascript data-bound string parameter in an anchor OnClick event?

I have an anchor tag in an ASP.NET Repeater control.
The OnClick event of the anchor contains a call to a Javascript function.
The Javascript function takes a string for its input parameter.
The string parameter is populated with a data-bound value from the Repeater.

I need the "double quotes" for the Container.DataItem.
I need the 'single quotes' for the OnClick.

And I still need one more delimiter (triple quotes?) for the input string parameter of the Javascript function call.

Since I can't use 'single quotes' again, how do I ensure the Javascript function knows the input parameter is a string and not an integer?

Without the extra quotes around the input string parameter, the Javascript function thinks I'm passing in an integer.

The anchor:

<a id="aShowHide" onclick='ToggleDisplay(<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "JobCode") %>);' >Show/Hide</a>

And there is my Javascript:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
/* Shows/Hides the Jobs Div */
function ToggleDisplay(jobCode)
{
    /* Each div has its ID set dynamically ('d' plus the JobCode) */
    var elem = document.getElementById('d' + jobCode);

    if (elem) 
    {
        if (elem.style.display != 'block') 
        {
            elem.style.display = 'block';
            elem.style.visibility = 'visible';
        } 
        else
        {
            elem.style.display = 'none';
            elem.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        }
    }
}
</script>

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1 Jan 1970