Why not just escape(selected.value) the "improperly" encoded value to convert the "&" to "&"?
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:07:25 -0400, Scott Reston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a <select> form element that contains values that include escaped > ampersands. eg, > <select> > <option value="This & That">This & That</option> > </select> > > I'm finding that when I use javascript to get the value of the (selected index of > the) field, the value that javascript gets has the &, not & > > My character set for the form is ISO-8859-1. > > I'm using the form input on another page and want to stay XHTML... Does anyone have > any insight into why I wouldn't get the whole value and what I can do to remedy the > situation? > > Scott Reston > Director, Web Development > Capstrat > 919/882.1966 v > 919/834.7959 f > 1201 Edwards Mill Road, Suite 102 > Raleigh, NC 27607 > www.capstrat.com > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ > Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge > To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- Brian Duchek =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c: 847.809.2140 w: www.inquiline.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
