How to handle '&' in a parameter value

[Abhishek Asthana]

Hi

I am using AJAX to save a name value. This is my JS code in the JSP file:

 function savePaneName(){
if(activePane!=null){
		var url = <some url>
	
		var paneName = document.getElementById("paneName").value;
							
		var params="ACTION=SAVE_PANE_NAME";
		params=params+"&PANE_NAME="+paneName;
		
		http.open('POST',url,true);
	        http.onreadystatechange = handlerPaneName;
                http.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");    
	        http.send(params);	
    }	
}   

In my servlet I simply extract the parameters and use them:

String paneName= request.getParameter("PANE_NAME");  

This works fine until user gives name like 'This & That' (anything that has an '&'). When this happens the servlet gets only the string before & (eg. 'This ')
This is happening because it thinks that there is another parameter due to occurrence of &.

Using & doesn't work too, because & comes there also.

Can someone please suggest how can I work around this?

Thanks in advance

[Shailesh Narkhede]

check this link

may be help you.

[Abhishek Asthana]

That worked Shailesh.

Thanks very much.

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