Rails spinoffs - Mar 2006 - prototype.js ajax w/ post - how to send ''+'' character

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"
onkeyup="autosearch(this)" 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 <http://24ways.org/examples/easy-ajax-with-prototype/>


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On 3/1/06, chuck clark
<largebuttons-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>    postBody: element.name + ''='' + escape(element.value),
Use encodeURIComponent(), not escape().