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prototype.js ajax w/ post - how to send '+' character

Hi,

Firstly, I don't know if this is just and isolated thing with the
prototype.js library or
is a problem in general with ajax calls with a '+' character, so i am
posting it here.

I am trying to send input from a form to do a live php boolean
search. so an example
search string is
'+neoflex +standard +output -green'

the problem is something is filtering the '+' and i can figure out to to
send it.

here is the html and js that i am using.

<input type="text" id="prodid" onkeyup="autose arch(this)" name="prodid" />

function autosearch(elem ent)
{ new Ajax.Request('a jax-search.php',
{ method: 'post',
postBody: element.name + '=' + escape(element. value),
onComplete: showResponse
});
return false;
}

ajax-search.php just echos (for testing right now)
$_POST['proddes']

'neoflex standard output -green'

This demo does the same thing if you enter something like '+jack' or
'jack+jill'
http://24ways.org/examples/easy-ajax-with-prototype/
http://24ways.org/advent/easy-ajax-with-prototype
any ideas?
Chuck
Mar 1 '06 #1
2 4646
Zif
chuck wrote:
Hi,

Firstly, I don't know if this is just and isolated thing with the
prototype.js library or
is a problem in general with ajax calls with a '+' character, so i am
posting it here.
The amount of help you'll get here for prototype.js is probably about
the same as that provided by its author's documentation. Search the
archives.

I am trying to send input from a form to do a live php boolean
search. so an example
search string is
'+neoflex +standard +output -green'

the problem is something is filtering the '+' and i can figure out to to
send it.

here is the html and js that i am using.

<input type="text" id="prodid" onkeyup="autose arch(this)" name="prodid" />

function autosearch(elem ent)
{ new Ajax.Request('a jax-search.php',
{ method: 'post',
postBody: element.name + '=' + escape(element. value),


Use encodeURICompon ent, not escape (see ECMAScript Spec Section 15.1.3).
It may not help...

[...]

--
Zif
Mar 1 '06 #2
Zif said the following on 3/1/2006 12:40 AM:
chuck wrote:
Hi,

Firstly, I don't know if this is just and isolated thing with the
prototype.js library or
is a problem in general with ajax calls with a '+' character, so i am
posting it here.


The amount of help you'll get here for prototype.js is probably about
the same as that provided by its author's documentation. Search the
archives.


I would endeavor to say that the help you will get for prototype.js is
better sought out from the author. It's not a very, umm, popular thing i
this group and the predominant opinion of it borders between junk and
"something VK might write".

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/
Mar 1 '06 #3

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