simple javascript question

[Anon]

k, i have a small javascript function that redirects to another page, passing some variables along with it.

one of the form values has several spaces in it, that are not automatically converted to %20 's in the location.href. I'm not super java fluent (php is betta), is there a function, like urlencode() or something that I can run??

my code is here... the 'newvalue' variable is sending spaces, causing the rest to be neglected
/*

function dostuff(newvalue, id, region, field)
{
var thingy;
thingy = '?value=' + newvalue + '&id=' + id + '&region=' + region + '&name=' + field;
top.location.href = 'dealerssql.php' + thingy;
}

*/

[cheald]

Javascript can use regular expressions - I'd suggest that you parse the string for spaces and replace them with whatever you want to replace them with.

[Anon]

use escape function just like urlencode.

[Anon]

Worked like a charm!

Thanks Bibin!!! You are great