Pass parameter containing `&` with AJAX

Question

I am passing my string to PHP through AJAX using $.Ajax.

I'm trying to pass this string:

action=abc&parameter=C&W

The AJAX splits the C&W on the basis of &, so the request comes in this format:

$action = "abc";
$parameter = "C";

How can I pass it as C&W, without it being split into a different parameter?

@Pranav No you need `action=abc&parameter=C%26W` – Alvin Wong Jun 27 '13 at 07:55 — Alvin Wong, Jun 27 '13 at 07:55

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '13 at 07:47

7

You should let jQuery do the encoding for you :

$.ajax({
   url: someUrl, // <- no parameter here
   data: {action:'abc', parameter:'C&W'},
   ...

answered Jun 27 '13 at 07:47

Denys Séguret

1

@copticbag should be automatic – John Dvorak Jun 27 '13 at 07:50
The URL will be properly encoded, which means that any standard server will read it correctly. – Denys Séguret Jun 27 '13 at 07:50

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

1

Using bog-standard JavaScript (no jQuery), you can use encodeURIComponent:

var url = "action=" + encodeURIComponent(action) + "&parameter=" + encodeURIComponent(param);

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

Community

answered Jun 27 '13 at 07:53

Danny Beckett

1

jQuery is used anyways, so why compose the URL yourself? This makes sense if you used `XmlHttpRequest`. – John Dvorak Jun 27 '13 at 07:54
@JanDvorak Ah, no jQuery tag. Just spotted the elusive `$.Ajax` in the question body. – Danny Beckett Jun 27 '13 at 07:55

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