append text from object to textarea not working - php

Question

Here is the code:
<?php
$_SESSION['currentlocation'] = "combat.php";
if($_SESSION['ambush'] && $_SESSION['flee']) {
for($i = 0; $i < sizeOf($_SESSION['enemies']); $i++) {
$scaling = 20 - $_SESSION['enemies'][$i] -> luck;
if($_SESSION['enemies'][$i]-> rank >= 20 && $_SESSION['enemies'][$i]-> rank <
40) {
$prob = rand(1, 100);
if($prob <= 100) {
// if($prob <= 75 - $scaling * 3.8) {
if($_SESSION['comboAttack'] < 2) {
$_SESSION['comboAttack'] = 2;
}
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->comboAttack = 2;
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage="Enemy #".strval($i)."pulls off
a 2-hit combo. \n";
}
}
else if($_SESSION['enemies'][$i]-> rank >= 40 && $_SESSION['enemies'][i]-> rank
< 60) {
$prob = rand(1, 100);
if($prob <= 50 - $scaling * 3.8) {
if($_SESSION['comboAttack'] < 3) {
$_SESSION['comboAttack'] = 3;
}
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->comboAttack = 3;
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage="Enemy #".strval($i)."pulls off
a 3-hit combo. \n";
}
else if($prob <= 75 - $scaling * 3.8) {
if($_SESSION['comboAttack'] < 2) {
$_SESSION['comboAttack'] = 2;
}
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->comboAttack = 2;
}
}
if($_SESSION['enemies'][$i] != null) {
// $_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attack($i);
// echo $_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage;
}
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#combatinfo').append('<?php if($_SESSION['enemies'][$i] != null) echo
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage; ?>');
});
</script>
<?php
}
?>
<button type="button">Defend</button> <button type="button">Flee</button>
<form action="index.php" method="post">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
<?php
}
As the title states I'm trying to append the text in the text-field of an object(skinhead) to a textarea. The above code does not work. However when I replace some code with this:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#combatinfo').append('<?php if($_SESSION['enemies'][$i] != null) echo
"HELLO WORLD!" ?>');
});
</script>
This works.
The text in the object is not null, so how come it is not displaying?
Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

Replace
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage="Enemy #".strval($i)."pulls off
a 2-hit combo. \n";
with
$_SESSION['enemies'][$i]->attackMessage="Enemy #".strval($i)."pulls off a 2-hit combo.
";
and so on...