jQuery textarea value does not work properly with space and return key

Question

I am using PHP with jquery.

I get textarea value by jquery command:

$('#textarea_id').val()

If i use spaces in textarea, like My Text , it only gets My.

If i use return key in my textarea like,

My

Text

It gets as MyText

EDIT:

It seems $('#textarea_id').val() works truly.

Actually, I am using a function call like

func1(...,$('#textarea_id').val(),...);

and in func1, i have:

function func1(...,textarea_content,...) {
  $('#textarea_id').load('/test.php?textarea_content=' + textarea_content + ...);
}

and also in test.php i grab textarea_content with $textarea_content = $_REQUEST['textarea_content'];

If i use echo $textarea_content for viewing textarea content.

in case of MyText, it will be ok.

in case of My Text it will be null!.

and in case of

My

Text

it will be MyText

SOLUTION:

I found the solution in

the solution is : encodeURIComponent($('#textarea_id').val())

Many thanks

@nettle is there a valid reason why we cannot use `val()` or `.prop('value')` ? — Roko C. Buljan, Dec 30 '12 at 11:06
Could it be similar to [this other post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/863779/textarea-line-breaks-javascript)? — Boon, Dec 30 '12 at 11:06
The code you posted works really well and it's VALID. You really need to setup a demo with your issue. http://jsbin.com/ixohis/1/edit Edit this one untill you menage to do it wrong :D — Roko C. Buljan, Dec 30 '12 at 11:07
@nettle According to the api, html() will return the initial content of the textarea, not the current, user-edited value. — Stefan Neubert, Dec 30 '12 at 11:12
works fine here http://jsfiddle.net/7ndM8/ it's either something else or browser specific. — kennypu, Dec 30 '12 at 11:19
Post your solution as an answer and accept it yourself. That way, it is clear to everyone what the answer is. — Bram Vanroy, Dec 30 '12 at 13:16
Please don't add 'solved' to your question title, just add your solution as an answer and accept it once you're able. — David Thomas, Dec 30 '12 at 13:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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I found the solution in

the solution is : encodeURIComponent($('#textarea_id').val())

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Dec 30 '12 at 13:30

Amir

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