[Rails-spinoffs] prototype.js ajax w/ post - how to send '+' character

[chuck clark]

Hi,

  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" name="prodid" />

 

function autosearch(element)
{ new Ajax.Request('ajax-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

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